Performing to your Standards and Beyond- Electrical Systems

As a Washington State home inspector I certain obligations. One very important item is the reporting of certain electrical service panels.

From the Washington State Home Inspectors Standards of Practice WAC 308-408C-110 Electrical System

(1)The inspector will: (section (h)) Report on any circuit breaker panel or subpanel known within the home inspection profession to have safety concerns.

What the state is inferring to are the “Zinsco and Federal Pacific” service panels and sub panels.

Here is an investigational report from  NBC Bay Area on Federal Pacific breakers

View more videos at: http://nbcbayarea.com.

Here is a Zinsco Test-

 

If your home inspector is not making a recommendation for further evaluation and/or replacement then they are not doing what is required by the Washington State SOP.

These are the known circuit breaker panels in the home inspection industry that have been reported to pose serious safety concerns.

“You cannot make an observation if you do not know what to look for”

D.L. Hester

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