Residential Electrical Inspection Form

[Scott K]

Does anybody have or know where I could find a Residential Electrical Inspection Form that can be filled out and given to the customer after completing the inspection? Thanks so much!

 

[petersonra]

have you considered a home inspector site?

 

[102 Inspector]

Inspection form will vary from jurisdiction and range from nothing to 5 pages of check marks. If it is for contract reasons, I would list all the items agreed on the contract and verify. If it is for new construction, some jurisdiction will record nothing and that why it does not get call into court later. I have never written an inspection report that said "No violations", I would write "No violations found".

 

[Scott K]

It's for a customer that requested an inspection on a mobile home. The mobile home park is requiring the inspection by an electrical contractor just to verify that the electrical is safe before they will allow her to rent it out. I will check some home inspection sites. Thanks

 

[kwired]

It's for a customer that requested an inspection on a mobile home. The mobile home park is requiring the inspection by an electrical contractor just to verify that the electrical is safe before they will allow her to rent it out. I will check some home inspection sites. Thanks

I would not make any statement that it is safe. Any electrical mishap can be blamed on you and at very least drag you into litigation even if it resulted from conditions that were not present when you made the inspection. Simple report of what you looked at and a list of deficiencies found, along with a statement indicating you can not determine the condition of anything that is concealed unless you remove coverings that provide concealment is about the most you can do.

 

[cowboyjwc]

I would not make any statement that it is safe. Any electrical mishap can be blamed on you and at very least drag you into litigation even if it resulted from conditions that were not present when you made the inspection. Simple report of what you looked at and a list of deficiencies found, along with a statement indicating you can not determine the condition of anything that is concealed unless you remove coverings that provide concealment is about the most you can do.

Especially on a mobile home.

 

[growler]

Does anybody have or know where I could find a Residential Electrical Inspection Form that can be filled out and given to the customer after completing the inspection? Thanks so much!

It's for a customer that requested an inspection on a mobile home. The mobile home park is requiring the inspection by an electrical contractor just to verify that the electrical is safe before they will allow her to rent it out. I will check some home inspection sites. Thanks

I doubt if you will find anything close to a proper electrical inspection on a home inspection site.

Make up your own form and list what you intend to inspect and what your findings are.

Start with such simple things and age of moble home and type of wiring used. Be carefull because some of the older homes were wired with AL and have been rigged over the years and are not safe.

Check the feeder to the home to start with.
Check panel and bonding to frame.
Check for grounds at all receptacles
Check for GFCI protection
Make sure the wiring has not been modified (loose wiring under the home)
Heat, range, water heater (gas or electric )

 

[petersonra]

I would not make any statement that it is safe. Any electrical mishap can be blamed on you and at very least drag you into litigation even if it resulted from conditions that were not present when you made the inspection. Simple report of what you looked at and a list of deficiencies found, along with a statement indicating you can not determine the condition of anything that is concealed unless you remove coverings that provide concealment is about the most you can do.

You cannot avoid liability suits like that. The reason you have liability insurance is to cover cases where you get sued regardless of whether you are really liable or not.

You can bet your bottom dollar that anyone even remotely associated with the mobile home is going to get dragged into litigation if some lawyer decides there is money to be made doing so. Insurance companies are the first line of defense against this kind of thing and are remarkably effective.

I do think you have a moral and ethical obligation to report what you actually did for the money you were paid, and if there were things you were unable or unwilling to inspect you should make it clear in your report that those items were not inspected.

I also agree you should not be proclaiming anything as "safe". proclaim it is being in compliance with the code as of whatever date it was in compliance, but not "safe" since you have no way to know that.