North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 11 - INSURANCE
Chapter 08 - ENGINEERING AND BUILDING CODES DIVISION
Section .1100 - N.C. HOME INSPECTOR STANDARDS OF PRACTICE AND CODE OF ETHICS
Section 08 .1112 - AIR CONDITIONING

Universal Citation: 11 NC Admin Code 08 .1112

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) The home inspector shall inspect:

(1) Central air conditioning and through-the-wall ductless installed cooling systems including:
(A) Cooling and air handling equipment; and

(B) Normal operating controls.

(2) Cooling distribution systems including:
(A) Fans, pumps, ducts and piping, with associated supports, dampers, insulation, air filters, registers, fan-coil units; and

(B) The presence or absence of an installed cooling source for each habitable space.

(b) The home inspector shall describe the:

(1) Energy sources; and

(2) Cooling equipment type.

(c) The home inspector shall operate the systems using normal operating controls appropriate to weather conditions at the time of the inspection.

(d) The home inspector shall open readily openable access panels provided by the manufacturer or installer for routine homeowner maintenance. The home inspector shall report the method used to inspect the air conditioning system and whether or not access panels were removed.

(e) The home inspector is not required to:

(1) Operate cooling systems when weather conditions or other circumstances may cause equipment damage;

(2) Inspect window air conditioners; or

(3) Inspect the uniformity or adequacy of cool-air supply to the various rooms.

Authority G.S. 143-151.49;
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. February 1, 2007; April 1, 2005; May 1, 2003;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2018.

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