I have an inspector coming over to sign off on the grounding job that I'm
having done. One question, when the inspector is present, is it his duty or
job to also spot other non-code or hazardous within the structure - outside
of what is being worked on?

My house undoubtedly contains numerous out of code conditions, all of which
are work in progress for me. So when he/she/it shows up can I expect him to
reserve his comments for the job at hand or will he walk about pointing out
things that need to be fixed elsewhere?

Your town, or city will have specifics regarding the responsibility of an
electrical inspector and it varies widely


"Eigenvector" wrote in message
. ..
I have an inspector coming over to sign off on the grounding job that I'm
having done. One question, when the inspector is present, is it his duty
or job to also spot other non-code or hazardous within the structure -
outside of what is being worked on?

My house undoubtedly contains numerous out of code conditions, all of
which are work in progress for me. So when he/she/it shows up can I
expect him to reserve his comments for the job at hand or will he walk
about pointing out things that need to be fixed elsewhere?

"Eigenvector" wrote in message
. ..
I have an inspector coming over to sign off on the grounding job that I'm
having done. One question, when the inspector is present, is it his duty
or job to also spot other non-code or hazardous within the structure -
outside of what is being worked on?

My house undoubtedly contains numerous out of code conditions, all of
which are work in progress for me. So when he/she/it shows up can I
expect him to reserve his comments for the job at hand or will he walk
about pointing out things that need to be fixed elsewhere?


it will also depend on the personality of the individual inspector. the
electrical inspectors i have dealt with tend to have tunnel vision for
electrical work. i wouldn't worry about especially if it is existing
work.

buffalo ny: most folks pay for an inspection and enjoy hearing about
hazards BEFORE the house catches fire.
your answer depends on the local requirements.
old isn't necessarily unsafe, it needs to be tested and inspected.
an inspector would be negligent if he didn't point out electrical
hazards.
if you've got an electrician have him explore your concerns.
tidy up the dangerous conditions yesterday.
please read:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/electrical-wiring/part1/

Eigenvector wrote:
I have an inspector coming over to sign off on the grounding job that I'm
having done. One question, when the inspector is present, is it his duty or
job to also spot other non-code or hazardous within the structure - outside
of what is being worked on?

My house undoubtedly contains numerous out of code conditions, all of which
are work in progress for me. So when he/she/it shows up can I expect him to
reserve his comments for the job at hand or will he walk about pointing out
things that need to be fixed elsewhere?

"buffalobill" wrote in message
oups.com...
buffalo ny: most folks pay for an inspection and enjoy hearing about
hazards BEFORE the house catches fire.
your answer depends on the local requirements.
old isn't necessarily unsafe, it needs to be tested and inspected.
an inspector would be negligent if he didn't point out electrical
hazards.

Much depends on the inspector too. Some are grumpy jerks that have not been
laid in 20 years and enjoy giving you a hard time. Most are reasonable
people and would give you some pointers on how to correct a problem. If he
knows you are correcting problems, he will not hassle you.

Some homeowners try to hide stuff, take shortcuts and do things half assed.
They deserve the wrath of the inspector.

If it's really half-assed, bad work that never met code he'll probably bring
it up, but if you can convince him you inherited it, you're probably ok. If
it's stuff that once met code but no longer does, you're ok. If it's
somewhere inbetween, it's kind of up to the inspector. If it's unrelated to
the job at hand and you explain that you're slowly bringing everything up to
code, you're probably fine.

If, on the other hand, you created the situation due to prior bad work of
your own, then you deserve what you get g

-Tim

P.S. I wouldn't "throw a blanket" like the other post said, that would
arouse lots of suspicion and prove that you were trying to hide something.

if you have an occupancy permit and any required construction permits,
he usualy has the right to tag anything he sees in his area (electrical
in this case) that he is concerned with. Most inspectors are cool about
home improvements unless you are in the Oxford MI area, then he is a
complete and total...well lets just say more precise than usual.

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Eigenvector wrote:
I have an inspector coming over to sign off on the grounding job that I'm
having done. One question, when the inspector is present, is it his duty or
job to also spot other non-code or hazardous within the structure - outside
of what is being worked on?

My house undoubtedly contains numerous out of code conditions, all of which
are work in progress for me. So when he/she/it shows up can I expect him to
reserve his comments for the job at hand or will he walk about pointing out
things that need to be fixed elsewhere?

On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:30:57 -0700, "Eigenvector"
wrote:

I have an inspector coming over to sign off on the grounding job that I'm
having done. One question, when the inspector is present, is it his duty or
job to also spot other non-code or hazardous within the structure - outside
of what is being worked on?

My house undoubtedly contains numerous out of code conditions, all of which
are work in progress for me. So when he/she/it shows up can I expect him to
reserve his comments for the job at hand or will he walk about pointing out
things that need to be fixed elsewhere?


In my experience:

I've had electrical inspectors check my work, on sites that seemed
under constant DIY work by the home owner. The inspector passed my
work, and while chatting started looking around as he talked.

I learned something, like a cop being called to a scene for loud music
will act if he see other illegal activities, your inspector can also
do so. Since 99% of work I've seen that was 'WRONG' and 'UNSAFE' was
unpermitted and uninspected. So he/she is securing their job and your
safety.

Good luck,

tom @ www.FreelancingProjects.com

It's not the state's busines what you do with your home. Hide all you
can and do it yourself. What thye dont know cant hurt you!!!!


Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

Some homeowners try to hide stuff, take shortcuts and do things half assed.
They deserve the wrath of the inspector.

Largely, I agree with you, however it's also true, that what you don't know
may hurt you or someone else. For the most part these inspectors are just
trying to prevent fires and electrocution


wrote in message
ups.com...
It's not the state's busines what you do with your home. Hide all you
can and do it yourself. What thye dont know cant hurt you!!!!


Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

Some homeowners try to hide stuff, take shortcuts and do things half
assed.
They deserve the wrath of the inspector.

"Tim Fischer" wrote in message
. ..
If it's really half-assed, bad work that never met code he'll probably
bring it up, but if you can convince him you inherited it, you're probably
ok. If it's stuff that once met code but no longer does, you're ok. If
it's somewhere inbetween, it's kind of up to the inspector. If it's
unrelated to the job at hand and you explain that you're slowly bringing
everything up to code, you're probably fine.

If, on the other hand, you created the situation due to prior bad work of
your own, then you deserve what you get g

-Tim

P.S. I wouldn't "throw a blanket" like the other post said, that would
arouse lots of suspicion and prove that you were trying to hide something.
It doesn't sound like it will be an issue then. I'm not trying to hide
anything so much as I'm fully aware that the house does in fact need a lot
of work. The laws were much more lax in 1960 than they were today so I was
wondering what he would say about all that half-assed work they did back
then. It's a catch-22 situation for me. I need him to pass the work on the
box so that I can start in on fixing the crappy work they did back then.
But I don't want him to fail the work for the box simply because the rest of
the house needs repairs.

"Eigenvector" wrote in message

The laws were much more lax in 1960 than they were today so I was
wondering what he would say about all that half-assed work they did back
then. It's a catch-22 situation for me. I need him to pass the work on
the box so that I can start in on fixing the crappy work they did back
then. But I don't want him to fail the work for the box simply because the
rest of the house needs repairs.

If the work complies with the 1960 rules, you have no problem. they cannot
force you to upgrade old work. New, or course must comply. I don't see it
as a problem for you and you will probably make him happy that the other
work is going to be upgraded.

"Eigenvector" wrote in message
It doesn't sound like it will be an issue then. I'm not trying to hide
anything so much as I'm fully aware that the house does in fact need a lot
of work. The laws were much more lax in 1960 than they were today so I
was wondering what he would say about all that half-assed work they did
back then.

After my last post, I found thins posted by David Nebenazhl. Explains what
I was getting at.
http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/pdfs/h-09-22-06.pdf