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(a)Plumbing systems. The inspector shall: (1)report: (A)location of water meter; (B)location of homeowners main water supply shutoff valve; and (C)static water pressure; (2)report as Deficient: (A)the presence of active leaks; (B)the lack of a pressure reducing valve when the water pressure exceeds 80 PSI; (C)the lack of an expansion tank at the water heater(s) when a pressure reducing valve is in place at the water supply line/system; (D)the absence of: (i)fixture shut-off valves; (ii)dielectric unions, when applicable; (iii)back-flow devices, anti-siphon devices, or air gaps at the flow end of fixtures; and (E)deficiencies in: (i)water supply pipes and waste pipes; (ii)the installation and termination of the vent system; (iii)the performance of fixtures and faucets not connected to an appliance; (iv)water supply, as determined by viewing functional flow in two fixtures operated simultaneously; (v)fixture drain performance; (vi)orientation of hot and cold faucets; (vii)installed mechanical drain stops; (viii)commodes, fixtures, showers, tubs, and enclosures; and (ix)the condition of the gas distribution system. (3)The inspector is not required to: (A)operate any main, branch, or shut-off valves; (B)operate or inspect sump pumps or waste ejector pumps; (C)verify the performance of: (i)the bathtub overflow; (ii)clothes washing machine drains or hose bibbs; or (iii)floor drains; (4)inspect: (A)any system that has been winterized, shut down or otherwise secured; (B)circulating pumps, free-standing appliances, solar water heating systems, water-conditioning equipment, filter systems, water mains, private water supply systems, water wells, pressure tanks, sprinkler systems, swimming pools, or fire sprinkler systems; (C)inaccessible gas supply system components for leaks; (D)for sewer clean-outs; or (E)for the presence or performance of private sewage disposal systems; or (5)determine: (A)quality, potability, or volume of the water supply; or (B)effectiveness of backflow or anti-siphon devices. (b)Water heaters. The inspector shall: (1)report: (A)the energy source; (B)the capacity of the units; (2)report as Deficient: (A)inoperative units; (B)leaking or corroded fittings or tanks; (C)damaged or missing components; (D)the absence of a cold water shut-off valve; (E)if applicable, the absence of a pan or a pan drain system that does not terminate over a waste receptor or to the exterior of the building above the ground surface; (F)inappropriate locations; (G)the lack of protection from physical damage; (H)burners, burner ignition devices or heating elements, switches, or thermostats that are not a minimum of 18 inches above the lowest garage floor elevation, unless the unit is listed for garage floor installation; (I)the absence of an opening that would allow access to equipment for inspection, service, repair or replacement without removing permanent construction or building finish; (J)when applicable; a floored passageway and service platform that would allow access for equipment inspection, service, repair or replacement; (K)the absence of or deficiencies in the temperature and pressure relief valve and discharge piping; (L)a temperature and pressure relief valve that failed to operate, when tested manually; (M)in electric units, deficiencies in: (i)performance of heating elements; and (ii)condition of conductors; and (N)in gas units: (i)gas leaks; (ii)flame impingement, uplifting flame, improper flame color, or excessive scale build-up; (iii)the absence of a gas shut-off valve within six feet of the appliance; (iv)the absence of a gas appliance connector or one that exceeds six feet in length; (v)gas appliance connectors that are concealed within or extended through walls, floors, partitions, ceilings or appliance housings; (vi)deficiencies in: (I)combustion and dilution air; (II)gas shut-off valves; (III)access to a gas shutoff valves that prohibit full operation; (IV)gas appliance connector materials; and (V)vent pipe, draft hood, draft, proximity to combustibles, and vent termination point and clearances. (3)The inspector is not required to: (A)verify the effectiveness of the temperature and pressure relief valve, discharge piping, or pan drain pipes; (B)operate the temperature and pressure relief valve if the operation of the valve may, in the inspector's reasonable judgment, cause damage to persons or property; or (C)determine the efficiency or adequacy of the unit. (c)Hydro-massage therapy equipment. The inspector shall: (1)report as Deficient: (A)inoperative units; (B)the presence of active leaks; (C)deficiencies in components and performance; (D)missing and damaged components; (E)the absence of an opening that would allow access to equipment for inspection, service, repair or replacement without removing permanent construction or building finish; and (F)the absence or failure of operation of ground-fault circuit interrupter protection devices; and (2)The inspector is not required to determine the adequacy of self-draining features of circulation systems.
This agency hereby certifies that
the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within
the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on February 14, 2013
TRD-201300626 Kerri T. Galvin
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: March 31, 2013
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092
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