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We found that this panel had many problems, one of which could cause an electrical fire in the panel. Can you spot the double wired breaker. The circuit showed signs of melting insulation and past arcing.
This is the same panel as above. See if you can spot another problem. It has an unmatched breaker in the panel, the one with the paint on it. This breaker is not for this brand of panel and does not fit. it has been arcing and burning in the panel for years. The present owner had an inspector inspect the property when he bought it, the inspector missed it and the sellers are paying for it now. Cost $1,200.00
With our company you get a well trained professional inspector digging into the electrical system looking past the surface to the heart of the electrical system. Most Inspectors don’t receive the training that we provide anywhere else.
OK, here’s another example. The power company meter reader has looked at this every month for the past 3 years. The home owner had the property inspected by the Realtors favorite inspector, oh he’s really good, the Realtor said. The service connections have loose insulation, anybody can see that, but didn’t. Look again. Do you see the melting insulation at the power compay’s cable. We identified this problem and as the power company said “Prevented a fire and power loss at the connections.”
Here is a good example of a Knob and Tube wiring system. This is the type of wiring systems most homes have when build in the 30’s 40’s and 50’s. Your inspector will look for any signs that this type of system is still in uses in the home your buying. Can be a fire hazard.
Badly burned breaker panel
This is one of the most common problems we find at most all structures. The trees and bushes are all over the service cable. This can pull the service cable right off the house during a storm and high winds. You may want to go out and check yours right now.
Main meter base has hole in wall. When box was removed found that mail wiring leads had cuts in insulation, could cause a fire.
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