Home Inspections of Your
Electrical System
 Home
inspections make good sense whether
buying, building or selling.
Understanding your home’s systems
and components are critical when it
comes to purchase, repair and
maintenance decisions. We are a LICENSED
CITY OF CHICAGO SUPERVISING
ELECTRICIAN.The one system that
is of greatest concern to home
buyers and home owners is the
electrical system. Very few home
inspectors are qualified to make a
complete detailed assessment of an
electrical system. At
Safe Electrical Service, we are
a licensed master electrician. Our
basic home inspection already
includes an inspection of the
electrical system that exceeds
industry standards for home
inspections. The inspection
includes:
The removal and inspection of a
select number of wiring devices
(outlets, switches, etc.) to:
- check the condition of the device
and the wire feeding the device
- check for open grounds
- check for proper polarity
- check the integrity of the
connections
- check to see whether it is
properly wired (i.e. proper wiring
methods and workmanship)
A representative number of
devices will be checked. Typically,
we check 10-15% of the devices but
if we find problems in some of the
devices, we increase the number of
devices that we check so that we can
better assess the likelihood that
the problems exist in other areas.
Inspecting the main panel and sub
panels for proper grounding,
bonding, and integrity of
connections.
Checking
the integrity of the water meter
bonding jumper if it is present.
Check for the presence of a driven
ground rod and the integrity of the
connection.
Check for proper grounding of
supplemental systems such as
telephone and cable television and
the integrity of the connections.
Check critical areas for potential
corrosion problems that may result
from improper connections or the use
of dissimilar metals.
Test the operation of all Ground
Fault Circuit Interrupters.
If you are looking for a electrician
or need electrical services, please
call us today at 708.361.1555 or
click on the link below:
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“Charles
explained what was causing my kitchen light to go on and off in
language I could understand. He did a wonderful job of keeping me
informed through the whole process. He went out of his way to keep
my home clean by using shoe covers and a drop cloth in his work
area. I was extremely happy with the service provided. I have found
an electrician for life!.” Michelle O Palos
Heights Il
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