Why conduct the inspection

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) identifies electrical problems as the largest cause of property damage in home structure fires across the US. An electrical home inspection provides a thorough examination of your entire electrical system, ensuring all electrical wires, systems, and components (such as appliances) meet legal safety standards. The Electrical Safety Foundation recommends a home inspection when the following occurs:

• purchasing a home
• home is 40 years or older
• when adding an appliance
• when a home has had a major renovation

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports small appliances plugged into inadequate or improper wiring as the leading cause of accidental electrocutions. These potential safety hazards can be addressed and prevented.

A safety inspection will cover all areas of your home that receives electricity, including the attic and crawl spaces. It will also cover and check all grounding and bonding of circuits, branch circuits within your home, wiring methods and related devices.

General electrical safety checklist

Electrical safety inspections should be conducted because of a home’s age, wiring, and whether the electrical service panel has been updated. There is also a wiring called knob- and-tube that still exists in a lot of homes today. There are some complications with that, too,

Our team of licensed, professional electricians can inspect the following:

• light fixtures to ensure they are working and have diffusers installed
• cords to ensure they are in good condition without signs of deterioration, bends, or wear and tear
• extension cords are not being used in place of permanent wiring
• all appliances grounded
• the wiring methods are suitable for their current use
• ensure that all conductors of a circuit are grouped together
• check for wet and damp locations and the suitability of boxes and fittings in that area
• check wiring and bending space in cabinets and boxes
• ensure that any switches in wet or damp locations are properly installed in weatherproof enclosures
• ensure that the household is compliant with branch-circuit voltage limitations
• check what grounding electrodes are present on the premises

Homeowners can schedule an electrical inspection once a year as a preventive safety measure; it’s also sometimes requested by a lender when refinancing your home. If you have any doubt with regards to your home’s safety, Call us today! One of our licensed professionals will come to your home to conduct the necessary and relevant checks