This might be a record for the most state inspection stickers on a residential panel for me. Can anyone top it?
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All the way back to 1982. Do they have to inspect it if a breaker is replaced?
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Not for replacement I don’t think. But if new circuits are added I think it’s supposed to be inspected. Many inspectors note the number of circuits on their label now.
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AHJ inspector opens panel door “Yep, there were 14 breakers, now there is 15. Passed Code”.
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So please tell me you found something wrong after all the inspections.
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It was decent, but can always count on double tap neutrals of course. Also, possible missing hold down on the backfed main (hold down not visible). And an info note about only having 60 amp service.
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Yeah those are normal in my area too. There’s one particular town that has their inspection stickers on the panels and there’s always several things wrong, sometimes very important.
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In my area, the state inspection means practically nothing. Frustrated/lazy state inspector sometimes gave the sticker to the “homeowner electrician” to apply to the panel himself. Several licensed electricians also confirm the folly of state electrical inspections here. So for @ruecker, I think the most I’ve seen is maybe three but probably two.
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I would rather see a panel full of inspection stickers than no stickers at all, like the one I inspected this past week that had been completely re-wired (removed all of the AL and FPE panel).
My first clue was temporary connections at the overhead. Then I got to the panel and found there were no AFCI breakers.
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I agree. And I call out panels without a sticker to have an inspection performed and a sticker applied.
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The NEC doesn’t require afci breakers to be installed during a panel change or service upgrade.
I agree on the service upgrade or panel replacement, but as I stated above, the house was re-wired.
Do you still stand by your statement? Are you saying that anytime there’s an upgrade such as a re-wire, that the upgrade doesn’t need to be brought up to current code?
Or were you just refering to only a panel or service upgrade?
Just a panel or service upgrade.
A few years ago I was doing a new build inspection and the AHJ came by at the same time I was there, so when I got to the basement he was looking at the panel with the cover on, so I asked him to leave the cover off when he was finished, he said he wasn’t taking the cover off and that he didn’t have time because he was covering for another AHJ that was out and that he had to cover 3 counties… Sticker on… NEXT!
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According to the NEC any change in branch circuit wiring that is more than 6’ in length would trigger the requirement to add AFCI protection to that circuit.
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I don’t get the 6’ rule, but this whole house had been re-wired. They also didn’t install an emrgency disconnect.
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If those NM cables were there before the panel change then no AFCI protection would be required unless the cables were extended more than 6’. Since the house has been rewired then AFCI protection would be required.
The EM disconnect would be required if under the 2020 or 2023 NEC. Also the IBT for the communication systems bonding is missing and then just ran a jumper to the screw on the SE cable connector.
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