Tag Archives: Electricity

This was posted to a regional listserv in response to a post complaining about a service issue with our local electric utility. Tom Horne, Master Firefighter, has graciously given us permission to reprint his response, as it provides a perspective … Continue reading

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As part of a Home Inspection, Bob tests a representative sample of outlets in each room. Most outlets test fine and aren’t noteworthy. However, on a recent inspection he noticed the cover plate of the outlet was hot to the … Continue reading

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The owners of this house installed an indoor pool, which required a subpanel. However, the pool room had a steep angled roof, with only a very short kneewall on which to install the panel. So they installed the panel near … Continue reading

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What Home Inspectors do is not rocket science. We are trained to look for defects in a methodical way and we have an extensive list of what we are looking for, but that doesn’t mean YOU, the buyer, can’t be … Continue reading

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