Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) The home
inspector shall inspect:
(1) Electrical
service entrance conductors;
(2)
Electrical service equipment, grounding equipment, main overcurrent device, and
interiors of panelboard enclosures unless unsafe conditions are
reported;
(3) Amperage and voltage
ratings of the electrical service;
(4) Branch circuit conductors, their
overcurrent devices, and the compatibility of their ampacities at the interiors
of panelboard enclosures unless unsafe conditions are reported;
(5) The operation of a representative number
of installed ceiling fans, lighting fixtures, switches, and receptacles located
inside the house, garage, and on the dwelling's exterior walls;
(6) The polarity and grounding of all
receptacles within six feet of interior plumbing fixtures, and all receptacles
in the garage or carport, and on the exterior of inspected
structures;
(7) The operation of
ground fault circuit interrupters; and
(8) Smoke detectors and installed carbon
monoxide alarms.
(b) The
home inspector shall describe:
(1) Electrical
service amperage and voltage;
(2)
Electrical service entry conductor materials;
(3) The electrical service type as being
overhead or underground; and
(4)
The location of main and distribution panels.
(c) The home inspector shall report in
writing the presence of any readily accessible single strand aluminum branch
circuit wiring.
(d) The home
inspector shall report in writing on the presence or absence of smoke
detectors, and installed carbon monoxide alarms in any homes with fireplaces,
fuel fired appliances or attached garages, and operate their test function, if
readily accessible, except when detectors are part of a central alarm
system.
(e) The home inspector is
not required to:
(1) Insert any tool, probe,
or testing device inside the panels;
(2) Test or operate any overcurrent device
except ground fault circuit interrupters;
(3) Dismantle any electrical device or
control other than to remove the covers of panelboard enclosures; or
(4) Inspect:
(A) Low voltage systems;
(B) Security systems and heat
detectors;
(C) Telephone, security,
cable TV, intercoms, or other ancillary wiring that is not a part of the
primary electrical distribution system;
(D) Built-in vacuum equipment;
(E) Back up electrical generating
equipment;
(F) Other alternative
electrical generating or renewable energy systems such as solar, wind, or hydro
power;
(G) Battery or electrical
automotive charging systems; or
(H)
Electrical systems to swimming pools or spas, including bonding and
grounding.
Authority
G.S.
143-151.49;
143-151.58;
Codifier
determined that agency findings did not meet criteria for temporary rule Eff.
October 15, 1996;
Temporary Adoption Eff. October 24,
1996;
Eff. July 1, 1998;
Amended Eff. September 1,
2013; February 1, 2007; April 1, 2005;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
2018.
