My term, “worth the trouble” is a poor use of it here. I should have said something like, which of these defects are not important for a home inspector to report?
Does my revised question change your answer?
You are serving up some spicy food for thought.
In fact, so much food for thought, that I thought about it overnight and I think I am going to start a different thread on it.
To go to the specifics of this discussion:
Could be, but for a home inspector, looking at the entire circuit is not required. Does the gauge match up with the breaker amps?
First, the HI is paying attention. The observation should include matching the breaker to the label. But in your example, rarely is a 14g conductor properly matched to that 30A breaker.
It is way beyond a home inspector’s job and in many states, it is illegal for a home inspector to confirm adequate torque, so we just report observations. Visible defects with the MBJ are important and reported.
Agree, but for a home inspector, we never, ever should be checking lug tightness. We report the observation. The SoP in some states require the home inspector to explain the concern and/or recommend who should correct it, but for the rest of us, making the observation and recommending evaluation and correction by an electrician is sufficient.
Depends on the individual situation doesn’t it? But, that is way beyond our job description.
While I want to flesh my next point out in the new thread I will open, I will just make a quick summary. Simply put, these defects I listed are code violations and if you don’t report them, then you have opened yourself up for future trouble and time-consuming conversations explaining your reporting.