Home inspection: Checklist #5
Editor's note: This information is adaptedfrom the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's ResidentialRehabilitation Inspection Guide, 2000. Clickhere for other stories and checklists in this series.
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Inspection checklist |
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5- Electrical system |
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| DATA | CONDITION/NEEDED REPAIRS | ||||
| Service entry | repair | replace | |||
| Capacity from street | amps | volts | |||
| Overhead wire cleanance | |||||
| Electric meter adequate? | |||||
| Service entrance conductor adequate? | |||||
| Main panelboard | repair | replace | |||
| Main circuit breaker | amps | volts | |||
| Grounded to: | |||||
| 15 amp fuses/circuit breakers | # | ||||
| 20 amp fuses/circuit breakers | # | ||||
| 25 amp fuses/circuit breakers | # | ||||
| 30 amp fuses/circuit breakers | # | ||||
| 40 amp fuses/circuit breakers | # | ||||
| Overcurrent protection adequate? | |||||
| Branch circuits | repair | replace | |||
| circuit no. | wire gage | wire capacity | area served | ||
| Circuits grounded to panel box? | |||||
| Wire insulation in good condition? | |||||
| Aluminum wire used? | |||||
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