ishium 80439
Senior Member
A lot of people in the trade like to bash inspectors. I would like to share my recent positive experience. I had a job that was a simple panel change. It was a simple FPE R&R (exterior panel). Underground service, we were just changing the panel , a 150 for a 150, the meter was not being touched. I called for an inspection on Thursday. The inspector called me that afternoon and told me since they were short a man that day and missed that inspection and it would get done the next day. I called him back and told him that the HO was waiting for him that day and could not be there the next day. I told him that I personally looked at the CWG and it was where it needed to be and jumped over the water meter. I told him that he could at least verify the size at the panel. Further I asked him if he would take me at my word and not require access to the house. He told me that would be fine. He looked at the work we did on the panel and signed off on the job. I have worked w/ this inspector before but would find it hard to say that we had an existing relationship. He looked at our work and made a judgement that we were on the level.
I find that too many inspectors are just trying to find a way to find violations rather than ensuring a safe installation. Kudos to this man for finding a common ground and trusting in a safe, compliant installation rather than looking to beat the letter of the law into the ground just to make a few extra bucks for his municipality.
I find that too many inspectors are just trying to find a way to find violations rather than ensuring a safe installation. Kudos to this man for finding a common ground and trusting in a safe, compliant installation rather than looking to beat the letter of the law into the ground just to make a few extra bucks for his municipality.