| (a) Service entrance and panels. The inspector shall:
(1) report as Deficient:
(A) a drop, weatherhead or mast that is not securely
fastened to the building;
(B) the absence of or deficiencies in the grounding
electrode system;
(C) missing or damaged dead fronts or covers plates;
(D) conductors not protected from the edges of electrical
cabinets, gutters, or cutout boxes;
(E) electrical cabinets and panel boards not appropriate
for their location; such as a clothes closet, bathrooms or where they
are exposed to physical damage;
(F) electrical cabinets and panel boards that are not
accessible or do not have a minimum of 36-inches of clearance in front
of them;
(G) deficiencies in:
(i) electrical cabinets, gutters, cutout boxes, and
panel boards;
(ii) the insulation of the service entrance conductors,
drip loop, separation of conductors at weatherheads, and clearances;
(iii) the compatibility of overcurrent devices and
conductors;
(iv) the overcurrent device and circuit for labeled
and listed 240 volt appliances;
(v) bonding and grounding;
(vi) conductors;
(vii) the operation of installed ground-fault or arc-fault
circuit interrupter devices; and
(H) the absence of:
(i) trip ties on 240 volt overcurrent devices or multi-wire
branch circuit;
(ii) appropriate connections;
(iii) anti-oxidants on aluminum conductor terminations;
(iv) a main disconnecting means.
(2) The inspector is not required to:
(A) determine present or future sufficiency of service
capacity amperage, voltage, or the capacity of the electrical system;
(B) test arc-fault circuit interrupter devices when
the property is occupied or damage to personal property may result,
in the inspector's reasonable judgment;
(C) conduct voltage drop calculations;
(D) determine the accuracy of overcurrent device labeling;
(E) remove covers where hazardous as judged by the
inspector;
(F) verify the effectiveness of overcurrent devices;
or
(G) operate overcurrent devices.
(b) Branch circuits, connected devices, and fixtures.
The inspector shall:
(1) manually test the installed and accessible smoke
and carbon monoxide alarms;
(2) report the type of branch circuit conductors;
(3) report as Deficient:
(A) the absence of ground-fault circuit interrupter
protection in all:
(i) bathroom receptacles;
(ii) garage receptacles;
(iii) outdoor receptacles;
(iv) crawl space receptacles;
(v) unfinished basement receptacles;
(vi) kitchen countertop receptacles; and
(vii) receptacles that are located within six feet
of the outside edge of a sink;
(B) the failure of operation of ground-fault circuit
interrupter protection devices;
(C) missing or damaged receptacle, switch or junction
box covers;
(D) the absence of:
(i) equipment disconnects;
(ii) appropriate connections, such as copper/aluminum
approved devices, if branch circuit aluminum conductors are discovered
in the main or sub-panel based on a random sampling of accessible
receptacles and switches;
(E) deficiencies in:
(i) receptacles;
(ii) switches;
(iii) bonding or grounding;
(iv) wiring, wiring terminations, junction boxes, devices,
and fixtures, including improper location;
(v) doorbell and chime components;
(vi) smoke and carbon monoxide alarms;
(F) improper use of extension cords;
(G) deficiencies in or absences of conduit, where applicable;
and
(H) the absence of smoke alarms:
(i) in each sleeping room;
(ii) outside each separate sleeping area in the immediate
vicinity of the sleeping rooms; and
(iii) in the living space of each story of the dwelling.
(4) The inspector is not required to:
(A) inspect low voltage wiring;
(B) disassemble mechanical appliances;
(C) verify the effectiveness of smoke alarms;
(D) verify interconnectivity of smoke alarms;
(E) activate smoke or carbon monoxide alarms that are
or may be monitored or require the use of codes;
(F) verify that smoke alarms are suitable for the hearing-impaired;
(G) remove the covers of junction, fixture, receptacle
or switch boxes unless specifically required by these standards.
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