| The improper maintenance of the electrical system in | | | | The New Jersey home inspector started by |
| a house will pose safety hazards. This makes it | | | | examining the service entry cables, the main electrical |
| mandatory to do get a home inspection done if you | | | | panel and the sub panels and even checked their |
| are going to buy a new house or if it has been a long | | | | interior components. This included the compatibility |
| time since you conducted your last inspection. In | | | | and size of the material used for service and feeder |
| order to do an inspection on your own, you must | | | | cables. Along with that, the fuse size and wire size |
| have a good understanding of the home inspection | | | | were compared to see the capacity and checking |
| standards in your local area. | | | | was performed for double tap. |
| In many cases, the home buyers will be clueless | | | | The next step was to examine for the proper |
| about the standards of the house they are going to | | | | building service grounding and the wiring of the |
| purchase. Licensed home inspectors who are qualified | | | | primary electrical distribution system. The termination |
| for the job will perform the inspection and issues the | | | | connections of the grounding conductor were |
| report. In our area, the certified New Jersey home | | | | examined and the NJ home inspector looked for |
| inspector prepares the report on various aspects of | | | | damages or corrosion of the conductor. It is |
| the building, conforming to the needs of the buyers. | | | | advisable to use a conduit to protect the conductor |
| This helps the prospective buyers to finalize the deal | | | | from damages. The inspection continued further with |
| and procure the property if the safety standards are | | | | the checking of faults in the over-current protection |
| confirmed in the report. | | | | devices. Also, he tested to see if the amp capacity |
| Once we hired a NJ home inspector from a reputed | | | | of the devices are compatible with the connected |
| company. We liked the way he conducted our home | | | | wiring. |
| inspection, especially the electrical check up. As the | | | | The examination even included the switch, lighting |
| company does not work for any banks and only for | | | | fixture and receptacle in each room and those |
| the customers, the inspectors have an elaborate | | | | located outside. We were happy to see the NJ home |
| checklist which they follow scrupulously. We have | | | | inspector scrutinizing the ground fault circuit |
| been using the same checklist for years to find out | | | | interrupters that offer protection from electric |
| serious damages to our property. | | | | shocks. |