Electrical Panel or Circuit Breaker Home Inspection

Make sure your electrical panel or circuit breaker is includedin your home inspection. What should you look for when inspecting an electrical panel or circuit breaker? Learn what catches a home inspector's eye when he's inspecting an electrical panel or circuit breaker in your home. You shouldn't do an electrical panel or circuit breaker inspection on your own.

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[ExpertRealEstateTips]

The home inspector in this video is only showing what a home inspector would look at during a routine home inspection that a buyer would pay for before  purchasing the property. It isn't meant to be a full-fledged electrical inspection. He's just checking to make sure it looks like it's wired correctly. Ilyce Glink ExpertRealEstatetips

[melectron]

My advice to anybody is to stay out of it if you are not properly trained in the subject especially when it comes to trades, in my opinion I believe that people knowledgeable in their field ought to be doing the inspections, not some cheese house inpector that might have taken a few electrical classes and knows just enough to be dangerous.

[Shawnnh78]

its the amps that kill not the volts!!

[xxakli]

@67tr876 huh?

[xxakli]

wow, that was informative, not!

[cruz47144]

No Sir that is a NEC violation. If you need to join two circuits that has to be combined in a j-box outside the panel. Read your code book.

[SkilledEddie]

@cruz47144

Many breakers like Square D QO, Cutler Hammer CH, and Murray allow double taps on certain breakers.  The panel on the video looks like a Murray brand.

[cruz47144]

Your so called expert missed the double up circuit in the panel. Some expert.

[Dg2811live]

is this in america ??

[loflow77]

He is a generalist you idiots. His job is to spot things that most homeowners do not know how to spot. If he sees anything serious and it a specialized trade needs to be called upon thats what he will do. What, do you think the typical homeowner is going to hire a different specialized tradesperson for each component of the home?? Gah what a bunch of sixth graders!

[67tr876]

@hugeshows 120/240 will give you a nice pop and bang with 3 phase 208/230 should not give a bad arc flash but still a nice one but then 277/480/4160 will and could kill you.Were the right PPE

[InspectionTech]

This is definately one of those things that most people would not think to look at when buying a home. Any good home inspector looks at the electrical panel and take off the cove to make a full analysis of the electrical service.

[InspectionTech]

This is definately one of those things that most people would not think to look at when buying a home. Any good home inspector looks at the electrical panel and take off the cove to make a full analysis of the electrical service.