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I had a home inspector recommend replacing a fuse panel because wires were doubled up on the line side of the range circuit to feed a seperate breaker ( right next to fuse panel) for central air. There are no spares to avoid this. The panel is O.K. otherwise and is flush mount with finished walls. Opinions anyone?
 
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Opinions anyone?
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You know what they say about opinions, and that's what I think about home inspectors.

If I sound bitter, I am. I've had more than one customer who have had major issues (is a fire major enough?) with electrical systems that home inspectors have given glowing reports on.
 
starsandstripes said:
I had a home inspector recommend replacing a fuse panel .
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That's all I need to know. Install a breaker panel. Probably help sell the house anyway.

Or go with Marc's idea, that's even better.
 
It's time for an upgrade. The HO has gotten his money's worth out of the old fuse panel and it should be replaced to remove the violation(s). Seems like the HI got this one right.
 
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All good advice. Glad to see someone else feels the same about home inspectors Around here they are called third party inspectors. I have good relations with the electrical inspectors and sometimes I go against what the home inspector has written up.Semper Fi
 
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I recently sold my house in MA and had to go through the home inspection process.
The inspector wrote us up for mold growing on the back side of the roof plywood.
Upon examination by the remediation company, it turned out to be spray paint.
Apparently someone had been spray painting something on the pile of plywood before it was installed.
I wonder how much needless work is done as the result of inspectors who don't have a clue.
As they say, jack of all trades and master of none.
 
There is an Ad in the back of Popular Science reading.."You can earn up to $56,000 per year as a home inspector"
Its a home study & exam course, cost $700 & you get a nifty tool bag with a level, 3 screw drivers, tape measure, and binoculars.

Most of(not all) these inspectors have no construction or remodel experience, are on their 3rd try to find a career. But when they make a list of repairs that will earn me money, I can't get too upset.

In every real estate transaction there are 4 emotionally attached people. Buyer, seller & usually 2 realtors.
By agreeing with their reports I can make 3 out of 4 of the real estate transaction happy. The buyer is happy and 2 Realtors because the deal closes on time. the only one a little unhappy is the seller paying for repairs.

Every one of these inspection reports exposes you to 3 potential new customers too!
 
Every one of these inspection reports exposes you to 3 potential new customers too![/QUOTE said:
Couldn't agree more! I love HI's and then I usually find 4-5 more things that need to be repaired/replaced/upgraded. Most everyone is happy and the work gets done that needed to be done.:grin:
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But when (the Home Inspectors) make a list of repairs that will earn me money, I can't get too upset.
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But if an HI includes on that list something that does not, in fact, require a repair, there is cause for one or more persons to get upset.

On the other hand, I have friends who paid $400 for a home inspection of a house they were thinking about buying. After moving in, they had a serious plumbing failure. The HI did not happen to notice the weakness in the pipes, and the repair costs were in the thousands of dollars. I don?t know what, if any, recourse they had against the HI, for failure to notice and report an obvious impending failure.

We have several Home Inspectors as members of this Forum. Anyone want to offer a comment?
 
I recently bought a home, and we had what I thought was a very complete review of all the systems. The report was 20? pages long, describing what they saw, and what needed correcting. The text saying what the report and HI company did not cover and was not responsible for was >50% of the report length.
 
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As in every trade you have good and bad contractors. We are not talking about all Home Inspectors. I treat all customers as I want to be treated and don't fix anything that doesn't need fixing. Just recently an inspector didn't catch a washer outlet that was not in but had water pipes for that appliance. Also didn't catch the kitchen counter without outlets where it only had two outlets in the dinning room about eight feet from the sink. He did say the incoming service was bad but was not, sometimes old service wires look bad to the eye but are not. I do agree that I get allot of work because of them. Semper Fi
 
i agree, you should take the opportunity to explain to the ho that his life and his building are worth the service upgrade. he may possibly get a discount on his insurance for a new service. as you explain to the ho the benefits of a new service you might also try to get a rewiring of the whole house if he/she is receptive towards the initial change. opportunity knocks and you must step up to the plate for all its worth.
 
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