The air conditioner is running. The refrigerator is cold. Every light comes on. Your electrical system must be safe, right? Not necessarily. A panel box can distribute electricity throughout your home while failing at its most important job: shutting off power when something goes wrong. Federal Pacific Electric (FPE) Stab-Lok, Zinsco, and certain Sylvania panel
Hands down, the most dangerous part of a home inspection is the electrical panel box. 240 volts with as many as 200 amps is enough to kill a person. The process to inspect this danger is a question of either electrocution or proper execution. Before opening the door to the panel box, there are safety
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Once the wow factor ebbs when buying a new house, there are important safety issues. Your inspector needs to make sure the builder has completed these correctly. These changes to the National Electrical Code went into effect in 2023. All new houses and renovations must be brought to these standards. 1. What’s happening to kitchen
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With the smell of meat grilling, the sound of ice clinking, and sight of games in the water, families enjoy the last days of summer. Enjoy your time together, but be safe. Swimming near a boat dock or a pier can be dangerous. Electrically charged docks kill people every year due to lack of maintenance.
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Have you ever wondered what an inspector is doing or why it is taking them so long? In the “How We Inspect” series, we will answer this question. Each time, we will discuss one of the major systems of a house: Electrical, Plumbing, Structure, HVAC, and Appliances. At Inspections of Texas, we inspect over 400
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When inspecting, there are safety issues to keep in mind for every home. As people who really care about people, our mission is to put our best foot forward to make other lives better. We give a thorough inspection that helps clients make the best financial decision and keep them safe.
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With the smell of fresh grilled meat, clinking of ice-cold drinks, and sound of laughter in the water, families enjoy the last days of summer on Labor Day weekend. Enjoy your time together, but stay safe. Lives can be saved by being proactive around water: either the pool or the lake. Small Children Vigilance is
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Most of us who swim in lakes or other bodies of water don’t think about being electrocuted. However, even swimming near a boat dock can be dangerous. Electrically charged boat or fishing docks kill people every year due to lack of maintenance. Best practice is to not swim within 50 yards of any known electrical
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There is nothing more refreshing than swimming in clean, cool pool water. What most people don’t know is that electrically charged swimming pools, spas, and boat docks kill people every year due to lack of maintenance. Electrical Shock Drowning (ESD ) happens when an electrical ground fault leaks into water. Electrical currents as low as
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One of the most common defects we see is the lack of bonding gas equipment to the house grounding system. Bonding simply means that a bond wire is attached to the gas pipes near the equipment and to the house grounding system. Lack of bonding exposes your house to a fire hazard. What is it?
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