This was really good, and the emphasis on safety was terrific. I am very thankful. I learned a great deal.

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Anything else you're looking for?

Great content, and as Always, Jim is a very good mentor, Inspector and coach.

@internachi

4 жыл бұрын

Jim is one of the best CPIs.

@ChakasCave

3 жыл бұрын

Lon is my favorite. I’m just glad Jim got rid of his early 2000s hairstyle😂😂

@joeshmoe5935

2 жыл бұрын

@@internachi Hands Down

@glennferris5056

2 жыл бұрын

Home inspector is a scam , they don't warrenty thier work? They take your money and run, just call your local electrical company to do this.

Very comprehensive inspection. I am a recently-retired professor of biology. One thing that I had access to back when I was still teaching was a lab safety inspection checklist. I used the checklist in preparing for scheduled lab inspections. I am wondering if electricians and homeowners would benefit from a home electrical inspection checklist. Just a thought. It would be fairly easy to generate from what you addressed in your video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@internachi

Жыл бұрын

Great point!

Very helpful! Thanks for putting so much time into these videos. The effort put into the add-in diagrams and built in videos is extra helpful. Keep up the great work! Thanks again.

@internachi

Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for watching the video and for replying. For more home inspection videos, please visit www.nachi.org/webinars

Some very good tips and information. Carrying extra screws in case you drop and lose some: nice touch!

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Nice.

Thank you for this! I’m an Apprentice, for my side job, and this helps me understand what Inspectors look for during inspections!

@internachi

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I invite you to take the Master Class for Home Inspectors at www.nachi.org/masterclass.htm.

@waynedickens4031

3 жыл бұрын

Hey as a apprentice . If you copy this guy . You wont live long . Were ppe . Then no one will call your old lady . And tell her you burned your eyes. From a electrician .

@whith5184

3 жыл бұрын

@@waynedickens4031 he explained why he wasn't wearing any

@fatherelijah1763

3 жыл бұрын

@@whith5184 still

@paulb9156

3 ай бұрын

What type of apprentice? Electrician or home inspector?

I'm just getting started doing home inspections, great video.

@internachi

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Swing Trader. Glad to hear you enjoy watching the videos. Be sure to subscribe to our channel.

@chadsadventures

3 жыл бұрын

How is it going did u continue with it

Thank you very much for sharing all this to me you are top the best to hear and learn ,my whole respect and admire your knowelege,i want to become like you

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome

As a Colorado electrician, I appreciate your work. Looks to be pretty thorough.

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Thank you.

Nicely explained thank you great sir! I got a midterm popping up for my electrical inspection course and this helps generalize everything 💯

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@mikeobrien213

2 жыл бұрын

@@internachi I

He's a Legend. Great video and thank you.

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. I recommend Check out my free, online class "How to Become a Successful Home Inspector" at www.nachi.org/webinars/2020/how-to-become-a-successful-home-inspector-1 Another good inspection video is at kzread.info/head/PLKPEi6DdHVZyHK4tkfQuDKRPkBE5oWtuA

Unfortunately, some of your information is incorrect. When pointing to the neutral busbar you said ‘fused neutrals’ were permitted prior to the ‘96 NEC. The term fused neutral is not applicable to what you pointed out. Secondly, multiple grounded conductors (most of those wires are not ‘neutrals’) are not permitted under a single busbar terminal). Although not added to the Code until the 2002 edition, the listing, and the ‘label’ within the panelboard would have indicated if more than ‘one’ grounded conductor was permitted, which it wouldn’t. Also, a ‘green’ insulated wire would not normally be found between the meter socket enclosure and the panelboard. The grounded service conductor would normally be bonded within the meter enclosure, in addition to a bonding bushing and jumper on either end of the nipple connecting the meter enclosure to the panelboard.

Can't give this video enough thumbs up

@internachi

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting.

As a newbie I'm wondering if there is a list of correct gauge wires to size of breaker. Would be handy. Great video!!!

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

That's in our free, online electrical course at www.nachi.org/education.

Great video. I am a electrician. I been yelled at with horror in there voices . Never take a cover off a panel with no glasses .

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Good point! PPE is essential. Every home inspector must protect themselves in order to come back home at the end of the day.

@TheBooze13

3 жыл бұрын

Lol cmon Wayne real electricians never wear glasses!

@waynedickens4031

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBooze13 real men dont eat quiche. But were glasses . Haha

@whith5184

3 жыл бұрын

he explained why he wasn't wearing any PPE

@robblochinger986

11 ай бұрын

35 years of taking of panel covers with no giant arcs, you tend to get complacent. I just thought he was gettin danger close to the lugs when he was poking around with the pen.

All the new construction at least post 2015 the main panels are outside also in Texas.

@internachi

Жыл бұрын

Yep.

Up in Canada I’ve never seen a distribution panel outdoors. That’s scary to me considering you could be standing in moist/wet ground.

@internachi

3 ай бұрын

Common in about half of panels in U.S.

Ummmm....The reference made at 5:06 is incorrect, that is a violation of multiple grounded (neutral) conductors under a single lug but its not a "fused" neutral as stated.

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

Good comment. Thanks.

NEC table250.122 number 10 equipment grounding conductor is allowed on a 60 amp circuit

@internachi

Жыл бұрын

Right.

I noticed that there is dryer duct hose running right next to the distribution panel, which normally we are not supposed to have any plumbing or duct work either directly above or below. Would you call that out as a defect or simply note its existence in this particular case?

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Great catch, James. Spot on. Defect.

Thanks for the video =)

@internachi

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Ideal circuit analyzer? In my mind last 2 weeks have been fighting over Amprobe INSP III or Ideal. Folks say Ideal take too long for start and load drop screen.

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

Okay. Got it.

I was told to not use the tester to test the GFI but to use the built in tester of the outlet.If the circuit is ungrounded but is GFI protected, then the circuit tester will still report as not working.

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Sure. Either way.

As a uk electrician am I missing part of the testing? Here we have to much more testing, testing that earths (grounds) have a complete path with resistance readings to make sure the breaker will trip off in correct timings. We also have to test insulation resistance of cable to make sure the pvc hasnt broken down?

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

Hm. We don't test over here.

@darylsavage119

2 жыл бұрын

@@internachi as in ever? Or just during inspections? Over here it's called, periodic testing and inspection,and should be carried out at no more than 5yr intervals

@kevinwalker4623

2 жыл бұрын

I'm from the US and watching CJR do y'alls inspections is interesting and confusing. I think where the major difference is we are mostly 120vac where I understand yall are 240vac. The consequences of a short in 240 is worlds different. Still trying to figure out rings, spurs, mcd's and rcd's. I finally figured out the testing gizmo is just a meggar, a fancy expensive one. Here in my home, I have a 200amp "consumer unit". I want a bigger one so I can have more 240 outlets in the garage for a welder and an air compressor. No testing is required by the NEC in residential that I've ever read.

@darylsavage119

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinwalker4623 forget about rings, only dinosaurs are still installing them in new builds, and in exsisting dwellings they're a constant source of headache. RCBO is a GFCI from what I understand, difference is we do it at the DB so we can protect the entirety of the cable as well as outlets. RCD is an older version of GFCI that covered a couple of circuits, problem was a fault in any of the circuits resulted in a loss of alot of your circuits until it was reset, and if the issue is bad enough it wouldn't reset until you found a fault

@darylsavage119

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinwalker4623 also our testing is to determine a multitude of things, earth fault loop impedance (make sure our ground is actually connected right the way through and it adequate to actually carry the fault current sufficiently to 1. trip breaker within a given time and 2.carry the fault current without also causing fire. While megger is the brand CJR uses there is others, but his tester same as mine will carry out the 4 main tests we care about, earth fault loop impedance, ring continuity, RCD/RCBO tripping times, insulation resistance

The placement of the carbon monoxide detector would be lethal to the occupants if a CO emission began accumulating the deadly gas in the home, CO is heavier than air and will not be detected until it reaches the height that the detector is placed. Good call on using the plastic pen in the breaker box, I'm nervous when working on putting wire into a breaker and securing it with the screw., I've shorted them before. I don't care how much less aluminum wire costs, copper is the best for home use, it's all there is here in NY State.

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Great comments, Dave. Thanks for watching.

Great information

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

The CO alarm is suppose to be few inches off the floor not that high. By the time CO alarm goes off, the occupants Let's say sleeping on the bed would be dead. The CO gas is much heavier than other gases or air and starts to sink on the floor and built up. The CO alarm, I recommend to be installed no more than 24 inches off the ground on the wall. I don't understand why he didn't call that as a defect.

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Good recommendation.

14:00 " they are both 12 amp breakers (12 gage conductors)"

@internachi

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. Good catch. I think he meant 12 gauge.

An excellent video

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

interesting how in the US the panels are on the exterior of the home.

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Not all homes, but many. It really depends on location.

In Pennsylvania, do I need to pay $225 to the exam ? Is the exam include in the package?

@internachi

Жыл бұрын

No. www.nachi.org/licensing-and-certification/us/pennsylvania

Would this be a good guidelines to how electrical inspectors for the city do inspections

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

In a newly built house that needs to be connected to the electric network for the first time, what documents are necessary to do this?

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure. Thanks for watching and commenting.

All those branch circuits wiring coming thru looks like a 2" opening, would that be considered bundling ...

@internachi

4 жыл бұрын

Good catch.

@lloydmills9619

3 жыл бұрын

No, but it is a violation.

@jjoejones1

3 жыл бұрын

From the video, it’s hard to discern if multiple cables are entering the cabinet through a connector or a raceway. If it’s a nonmetallic sheathed cable (Romex) connector, some jurisdictions would consider the installation an NEC violation because the connector is not listed for multiple cables. ‘Bundling’, as you refer to it, describes a failure to maintain separation of cables, but it’s only an NEC violation if the length of the ‘bundled’ cables exceeds 24-inches.

Thanks

@internachi

Жыл бұрын

Welcome

How do you tell the difference between aluminum wires and tin coated copper?

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good question. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qYWYlKyDYrunYpM.html

Interesting that you have to bond to the water system! I have not ever done that! I bond to the slab, gas but never the water

@internachi

Жыл бұрын

Got it.

When you said you saw an indication of someone who is not an electrician was in the electrical panel, all I could think was "like the inspector?"

@internachi

6 ай бұрын

Ha. Good one.

At 5:10 You use the term "fused Neutrals" This is not the correct term. A fused neutral is a dangerous condition, typically found in knob and tube wiring sections. You are referring to multiple neutrals under one lug. I am not being critical, but using the wrong terms can be confusing for all involved.

@internachi

4 жыл бұрын

Correct, David. Thank you for watching our videos. I'll forward your comment to the inspector in the video.

23:12 i always mention when a smoke detector is located near a return, register or WH fan with the possibility of smoke being drawn away from it.

@internachi

4 жыл бұрын

Nice. Good feedback. Thanks, Stephen, for watching.

Only counter top receptacles in the kitchen require GFCI.

@internachi

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, but also other kitchen receptacles or circuits, such as the dishwasher. It requires GFCI protection. 2018 IRC E3902 codes.iccsafe.org/content/IRC2018P3/chapter-39-power-and-lighting-distribution

Is this called sub panel or distribution panel?

@HamsterLover360

4 жыл бұрын

at 10:30 he said it's a sub panel :)

@HamsterLover360

4 жыл бұрын

* 10:13 oops

@internachi

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

Wearing Gloves and a Protective Shield is only required in a Industrial Complex !! NOT in a Residential or Commercial !!

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

Nope. It's ultimately up to the home inspector and what PPE she feels is needed.

8:37 Just what you do in a situation whereas you remove a pointy screw, Would you go to your bag and get a flat screw to replace the pointy one 🤔9:18 😋

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. That's why we bring extra panel screws for replacements.

Nice Job Jim, but never stick anything inside a live electric panel even if it is a nonconductive plastic pen.

@internachi

Жыл бұрын

He uses a plastic pen with no metal parts or guts. Good point.

FYI- That's sheathing and not insulation on that NM Cable....Big Difference.

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

Good comment. Thanks.

Miss your fro Jim

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

I have spilled those plug in air fresheners!! It was horrible!

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Me too.

I don’t believe you wear PPE. Pair glasses/hardhat/gloves/ steel toe boots wouldn’t affect video quality If you regularly wear PPE one would have expected them to be with all your other tools that are used on a daily basis. Is what it is, I don’t either

@internachi

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting. Good point.

A friend of mine . worikg on electrical panel no gloves . He is a serious electrician . Explosion. Burnt his hand so bad he suffered for 6 months . Then got a good job . Cause they wee afraid of a lawsuit .

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback.

Those are some sad looking panels, whoever wired them needs to make their work a lot cleaner and organized

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Hm. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Nice job but OSHA doesn’t care if you’re making a video, proper PPE is always required inside the arc flash boundary. I’m a retired electrician and we all had to learn how to do a lot of things we didn’t think were realistic when all of the arc flash regulations came out. I thought they were nuts in the beginning but when I moved over into power distribution, substation, and breaker maintenance I got to work with really good electrical engineers doing arc flash studies and trip device settings I got to see clearly how it all works. And yes, even the little 120/240 breaker panel can be extremely dangerous depending on the coordination of the over current devices and the power source. We found some panels that beyond class 4, they were prohibited for energized work under any condition.

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

Great comment. Safety first.

Internachi sop says not to insert any items in electrical panel lol

@internachi

4 жыл бұрын

"not required to"

@waynedickens4031

3 жыл бұрын

I would not stick anything in a panel either.

@4:00 Good idea not to be standing in a puddle.

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

Right.

ha ha ha ha

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

hee hee hee hee

As a licensed Master electrician, NEVER use a pen to touch LIVE electrical parts. Some screw drivers and tools are rated for high voltage for a reason. The last time I checked pens are not rated for electricity.

@internachi

4 жыл бұрын

The home inspector removes all metal parts from the pen including the inner components and the outside pocket hook and button.

@allanguindon2156

4 жыл бұрын

@@internachi 1)Do honestly believe that guy took the time to remove all metal parts from the pen?? Its a pen!.. No one wastes their time disassembling a pen. 2) Was that pen rated for Voltage? Was that pen tested by U.L. or by a federal safety agency? Look at screwdrivers. Some are plain old screwdrivers and some are rated for voltage. Why would screwdrivers need that voltage rating?

@waynedickens4031

3 жыл бұрын

Pens are not ul rated . Is right .

@kentdavis4446

3 жыл бұрын

I took a screenshot and zoomed in. Its a click style pen and he does not have tip out, however I cannot be sure all of the internal components have been removed.

@farmerdave7965

3 жыл бұрын

I use a long soda straw.

That is a ten cent pen. Not what I usually like to trust my life to. Seems unnecessary to touch and drag things over live circuits for zero reason

@Thebeardedangler785

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@internachi

Жыл бұрын

The metal components of the pen have been removed for safety.

People will watch this and get hurt . No glasses no gloves I am trained to say something if I see a hazard.

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Home inspectors should wear PPE, and it's up to them to choose which equipment. InterNACHI takes safety seriously and that's why we provide a free, online course about home inspector safety at www.nachi.org/safety_course.htm. This course is free, online, and open to everyone. Everyone. Go ahead and take it. No credit card required.

@whith5184

3 жыл бұрын

he explained why he wasn't wearing any

@bradleywilliams229

3 жыл бұрын

are you also trained to pay attention?

This is a payaso

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

No. Es un profesional inteligente que gana mucho dinero en su negocio.

Off gasses? WTF are you talking about?

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure.

Anyone who takes the top screws out first on the cover needs to reevaluate their profession. I've looked at hundreds of breaker boxes, I've never seen a burnt wire. And his tone of voice is angry. He sounds like an angry father berating his teenager for putting s dent in the car fender.

@internachi

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed watching the video.

For the love of God, please quit saying “pitcher” instead of “picture”.

@internachi

4 жыл бұрын

Ha. Or roof instead of ruff.

Were safety glasses and gloves not like this guy . He is unsafe . Non electrician should not open electrical panel. Even electrician. Dont open panel without a safe work plan . Super dangerous . If I did this when I was working at some large corporation. They would kick me and my company off site . Cause they would seem us incompetent.

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

PPE is critical. You're correct. We agree.

Only electricians should take panel covers off . Obviously the guy has no clue . Sorry that's from a electrician

@internachi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Wayne. I hear what you're saying. I've found that I do a better home inspection for my client when I can remove the dead front safely. Home inspectors are not required to remove them. But some/many do. And when I do, I often find defects, and that's when I recommend that a licensed electrician come and further evaluate and make necessary corrections. My report summary is essential a lead-generation for licensed professionals like yourself. Thanks for watching.

he is doing an electrician job by opening the dead front cover. SOP SOP

@internachi

6 ай бұрын

Home inspectors are permitted by the InterNACHI Standards of Practice to remove the dead front cover.

@ara5823

6 ай бұрын

@@internachi what's the point of the SOP?

its not required to open dead front cover then don't do it. period

@internachi

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting.

you are inter-nachi people operating outside the SOP. so I take inter nachi course told to follow SOP and now you are showing other wise. contradiction. hypocritical

@internachi

6 ай бұрын

Nope. Home inspectors are permitted to exceed the minimum standards. Read www.nachi.org/exceed-or-not-exceed.htm