Most certainly if the boiler had been shut down by the owner the fuel supply and the water may have been turned off to the system and I would have made no attempt to operate. Would have recommended that the owner have the system ready to inspect
There are many safety switches that could be causing this boiler not to fire up, when raising the thermostat settings. If and when I run into this situation, I disclaim the entire Boiler and it’s mechanicals. I tell my clients that they will be doing a final walk-through before the close of escrow and to require the Sellers to have this boiler prepped for final testing on their final walk-through.
2.4. Heating
I. The inspector shall inspect:
A. The heating system and describe the energy source and heating method using normal operating controls.
B. And report as in need of repair electric furnaces which do not operate.
C. And report if inspector deemed the furnace inaccessible.
II. The inspector is not required to:
A. Inspect or evaluate interiors of flues or chimneys, fire chambers, heat exchangers, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, electronic air filters, solar heating systems or fuel tanks.
B. Inspect underground fuel tanks.
C. Determine the uniformity, temperature, flow, balance, distribution, size, capacity, BTU, or supply adequacy of the heating system.
D. Light or ignite pilot flames.
E. Activate heating, heat pump systems, or other heating systems when ambient temperatures or when other circumstances are not conducive to safe operation or may damage the equipment.
F. Override electronic thermostats.
G. Evaluate fuel quality.
H. Verify thermostat calibration, heat anticipation or automatic setbacks, timers, programs or clocks.
3.2. Exclusions:
I. The inspectors are not required to determine:
II. The inspectors are not required to operate:
A. Any system that is shut down.
