# Electrical Inspections **URL:** https://forum.nachi.org/c/specific-inspection-topics/electrical-inspections/22.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.nachi.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.nachi.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.nachi.org/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Emergency disconnect / service equipment / sub panel](https://forum.nachi.org/t/emergency-disconnect-service-equipment-sub-panel/263236)
**Author:** [@jfrederick](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jfrederick)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/emergency-disconnect-service-equipment-sub-panel/263236 "2025-12-21T00:05:13Z")
I’ve tried reading up on this via past post and I’m still a little confused. If somebody could help me out with this setup I’d greatly appreciate it. Just wondering if the interior panel which is directly on the back sid… --- ## [clarification; service disconnect, Main Panel, Sub Panel](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clarification-service-disconnect-main-panel-sub-panel/122630)
**Author:** [@mhanna3](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mhanna3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clarification-service-disconnect-main-panel-sub-panel/122630 "2025-12-18T16:39:09Z")
--- ## [Shed service tapped from lugs](https://forum.nachi.org/t/shed-service-tapped-from-lugs/262682)
**Author:** [@adefoyd](https://forum.nachi.org/u/adefoyd)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/shed-service-tapped-from-lugs/262682 "2025-12-08T15:02:11Z")
This was on an inspection today and I could use help explaining it. Specifically, service to a shed is tapped from the 2 lugs at the top of this panel. From the top of the panel the wires go through a mast head, then 15 … --- ## [Video: Oh, just flipping a breaker. AFC AIC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/video-oh-just-flipping-a-breaker-afc-aic/262604)
**Author:** [@bnesbitt](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bnesbitt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/video-oh-just-flipping-a-breaker-afc-aic/262604 "2025-12-07T16:22:32Z")
Short, worth watching, speaks of an inspection that could have even more wrong. But did get caught on video from two angles. Thanks Morgan ! --- ## [Service and subpanel confusion](https://forum.nachi.org/t/service-and-subpanel-confusion/257560)
**Author:** [@tcollier4](https://forum.nachi.org/u/tcollier4)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/service-and-subpanel-confusion/257560 "2025-12-05T23:58:34Z")
Hello all. Just did my second mock inspection at a manufactured home. The main exterior service panel is rated at 150 amps with breakers adding up to 110 amps. It’s correctly fed with 2/0 aluminum wires. Neutrals and gro… --- ## [Service ampacity rating: dual meters](https://forum.nachi.org/t/service-ampacity-rating-dual-meters/262683)
**Author:** [@dfreund](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dfreund)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/service-ampacity-rating-dual-meters/262683 "2025-12-05T23:53:56Z")
I’ll try to keep this short :slight\_smile: I performed an inspection in May for one of my regular pre-listing realtors, (guess they’re just now reading my report?) She texted me today saying they’re in contract with a bu… --- ## [TR GFCI Receptacle](https://forum.nachi.org/t/tr-gfci-receptacle/262432)
**Author:** [@ndegaris](https://forum.nachi.org/u/ndegaris)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/tr-gfci-receptacle/262432 "2025-12-01T18:58:42Z")
I’ve never run into this situation before on an apparent new TR GFCI receptacle. I could not get the 3-light tester (tried 2 different testers) to insert into the receptacle… a little too resistant --- ## [Damaged neutral](https://forum.nachi.org/t/damaged-neutral/262441)
**Author:** [@ndegaris](https://forum.nachi.org/u/ndegaris)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/damaged-neutral/262441 "2025-11-27T19:47:24Z")
Just curious if anyone has seen this type of damage before? It doesn’t look like mechanical or physical damage --- ## [Termination of grounding electrode](https://forum.nachi.org/t/termination-of-grounding-electrode/262379)
**Author:** [@bfeltner](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bfeltner)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/termination-of-grounding-electrode/262379 "2025-11-21T16:22:53Z")
@rmeier2 @gwells 4 wire feeder cables from a meter stand in yard to exterior panel at the structure. The grounding electrical originates from a bonding clamp at the knockout. Does this grounding feeder need to terminat… --- ## [Inspecting the Main Electrical Panelboard During a Home Inspection](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inspecting-the-main-electrical-panelboard-during-a-home-inspection/237805)
**Author:** [@bgromicko1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bgromicko1)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inspecting-the-main-electrical-panelboard-during-a-home-inspection/237805 "2025-11-16T06:37:40Z")
Enjoy reading this new inspection article, “Inspecting the Main Electrical Panelboard During a Home Inspection.” --- ## [Thanks to Paul Abernathy!](https://forum.nachi.org/t/thanks-to-paul-abernathy/24357)
**Author:** [@tgardner](https://forum.nachi.org/u/tgardner)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/thanks-to-paul-abernathy/24357 "2025-11-11T07:03:09Z")
--- ## [Exterior Disconnect - main panel is now a sub?](https://forum.nachi.org/t/exterior-disconnect-main-panel-is-now-a-sub/244774)
**Author:** [@gzimmerman2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gzimmerman2)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/exterior-disconnect-main-panel-is-now-a-sub/244774 "2025-11-07T13:24:09Z")
New houses in my area have exterior disconnects. So at what point are the “main panels” in the house now a sub panel? The house I did yesterday had an external panel with a 200 amp disconnect breaker and zero breakers i… --- ## [Found a Safe FPE Panel](https://forum.nachi.org/t/found-a-safe-fpe-panel/261833)
**Author:** [@mfellman](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mfellman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/found-a-safe-fpe-panel/261833 "2025-10-31T09:16:18Z")
I was looking over a family friend’s house today in preparation for him selling and came across the first safe FPE panel I’ve ever seen…. one without breakers :slight\_smile: He installed this in a detached garage in pre… --- ## [Dry cell rechargable batteries](https://forum.nachi.org/t/dry-cell-rechargable-batteries/261381)
**Author:** [@bnesbitt](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bnesbitt)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/dry-cell-rechargable-batteries/261381 "2025-10-25T00:57:58Z")
Any idea what these batteries might have been for? --- ## [Wall switch on the shower wall](https://forum.nachi.org/t/wall-switch-on-the-shower-wall/261652)
**Author:** [@smorris1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/smorris1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/wall-switch-on-the-shower-wall/261652 "2025-10-23T13:10:44Z")
I saw this today on a home built in 2022. I light and fan switch was installed inside shower (never seen on a new build) Shower fan and light were not on a GFCI breaker. What do you say. Thanks --- ## [Service line hazard](https://forum.nachi.org/t/service-line-hazard/261662)
**Author:** [@dhorton2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dhorton2)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/service-line-hazard/261662 "2025-10-23T03:17:50Z")
Overhead Service line missing covers at the crimp connections. One of the hot lines is actually touching the neutral, how is this not shorting out? --- ## [Electrical oddity](https://forum.nachi.org/t/electrical-oddity/257590)
**Author:** [@dhorton2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dhorton2)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/electrical-oddity/257590 "2025-10-16T00:45:59Z")
Found a complete mystery today that I cannot explain, thought I would share.. 30 amp breaker for the dryer recep is off, but I was still getting current at the recep with the tester. So I removed the cover to look clos… --- ## [Extra wires on weatherhead?](https://forum.nachi.org/t/extra-wires-on-weatherhead/261380)
**Author:** [@bnesbitt](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bnesbitt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/extra-wires-on-weatherhead/261380 "2025-10-10T04:11:36Z")
What might these “extra” wires on the weather head have been or be for ? --- ## [Detached garage with 4-wire feeder, metallic path, and no GES](https://forum.nachi.org/t/detached-garage-with-4-wire-feeder-metallic-path-and-no-ges/261169)
**Author:** [@dfreund](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dfreund)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/detached-garage-with-4-wire-feeder-metallic-path-and-no-ges/261169 "2025-10-05T16:43:45Z")
I’ve been reviewing many similar posts and just want to make sure that I’m understanding the bonding and GES requirements for this detached garage. I think this is the first setup where I could actually view a metallic p… --- ## [4 point Inspection Panel Age - Florida](https://forum.nachi.org/t/4-point-inspection-panel-age-florida/261182)
**Author:** [@camador2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/camador2)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/4-point-inspection-panel-age-florida/261182 "2025-10-05T00:56:43Z")
Home built in 2011 Electrical panels were manufactured in 2008 based of serial# and stamps. When filling out the 4 point inspection report is panel age based of the year stamped on the panels or the year the home was b… --- ## [3-Way Switches Michigan connection](https://forum.nachi.org/t/3-way-switches-michigan-connection/261149)
**Author:** [@gwells](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gwells)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/3-way-switches-michigan-connection/261149 "2025-10-02T06:11:59Z")
I grew up in NW Ohio, close to the Ohio-Michigan line. Ohioans tend to call anything that is not standard “Michigan …” (and not without some justification). As an apprentice electrician, we were warned not to use a Michi… --- ## [Electrical Cloth Wiring - Florida](https://forum.nachi.org/t/electrical-cloth-wiring-florida/193427)
**Author:** [@ctrieu](https://forum.nachi.org/u/ctrieu)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/electrical-cloth-wiring-florida/193427 "2025-09-28T18:58:47Z")
Hi QQ on concern with Electric Cloth Wiring for 4-points insurance in Florida There is a 150-Amp main panel outside which looks to be newly installed as well as sub-panel inside the home. The sub-panel and wiring in t… --- ## [Non-weatherproof cabinet with NM-B](https://forum.nachi.org/t/non-weatherproof-cabinet-with-nm-b/261026)
**Author:** [@dfreund](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dfreund)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/non-weatherproof-cabinet-with-nm-b/261026 "2025-09-27T15:00:42Z")
1955 single-family. I believe that this wooden cabinet housing around the service panel would not be considered weatherproof. Am I correct? If not weatherproof, then this would be considered a wet location and the NM-B w… --- ## [Stranded copper in breaker box.](https://forum.nachi.org/t/stranded-copper-in-breaker-box/682)
**Author:** [@ltreesh](https://forum.nachi.org/u/ltreesh)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/stranded-copper-in-breaker-box/682 "2025-09-24T02:15:58Z")
Is stranded (not solid) copper wire allowed when making connections in the breaker box? Hopefully the picture will load and you can see the wires. Thank you in advance, Louis --- ## [No main service disconnect and how to report on this old panel](https://forum.nachi.org/t/no-main-service-disconnect-and-how-to-report-on-this-old-panel/260632)
**Author:** [@pbuffone](https://forum.nachi.org/u/pbuffone)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/no-main-service-disconnect-and-how-to-report-on-this-old-panel/260632 "2025-09-13T15:53:45Z")
Hi All, new inspector here and I came across an old panel today that I’m not sure about. There was no obvious main disconnect. The bottom left has a label “main” but is this one of those panels where all the breakers nee… --- ## [Intentifying old main electrical panels. Database?](https://forum.nachi.org/t/intentifying-old-main-electrical-panels-database/260140)
**Author:** [@bnesbitt](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bnesbitt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/intentifying-old-main-electrical-panels-database/260140 "2025-09-09T07:24:32Z")
The building info center has great information on water heater age, and some on subpanels. But what about MAIN panels? I’m trying to identify THIS main panel, with GE breakers: Due to a suspected issue. There are … --- ## [Grounding and bonding question](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grounding-and-bonding-question/260320)
**Author:** [@aroesner2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/aroesner2)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grounding-and-bonding-question/260320 "2025-09-06T17:00:07Z")
I’m inspecting my own panel board as part of the pre-licensing course and it’s brought up some questions. the cable entering the panel board has 2 ungrounded conductors and 1 bare grounded conductor that is bonded to th… --- ## [Service Wire Exterior Jacket](https://forum.nachi.org/t/service-wire-exterior-jacket/260388)
**Author:** [@lking](https://forum.nachi.org/u/lking)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/service-wire-exterior-jacket/260388 "2025-09-05T17:11:05Z")
What is the proper repair for deteriorated exterior jacket on service wires? Before and after pictures. Is electrical tape suitable for the repair? --- ## [Newer GFI receptacle wiring and how to properly check](https://forum.nachi.org/t/newer-gfi-receptacle-wiring-and-how-to-properly-check/260412)
**Author:** [@tmoss2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/tmoss2)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/newer-gfi-receptacle-wiring-and-how-to-properly-check/260412 "2025-09-05T01:32:01Z")
Some manufacturers have changed the Line side of their GFI receptacles. More than once I have had an electrician not realize and just wire the outlet in his “old” way. (Old way was Line in top: Protected Load in bottom. … --- ## [Whole house Standby/ATS generator sizing](https://forum.nachi.org/t/whole-house-standby-ats-generator-sizing/259348)
**Author:** [@jayalallanas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jayalallanas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/whole-house-standby-ats-generator-sizing/259348 "2025-09-04T02:27:41Z")
Greetings! Whole house generator with ATS question: So, it seems to me that in every YouTube video I’ve watched about standby generator installs with whole house automatic transfer switch on houses that have a 200 A se… [Previous page](https://forum.nachi.org/c/specific-inspection-topics/electrical-inspections/22.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.nachi.org/c/specific-inspection-topics/electrical-inspections/22.md?page=3)