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09-25-2011, 11:32 PM
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Home Inspection.
Hi,Guys. I got a call from a customer who wants me to go do an inspection.The house got hit with lightning,so she contacts the insurance company.They instruct her to contact an electrician to make sure everything is ok.what exactly should I be inspecting?Im thinking on doing a panel check,checking grounding with a ground meter and voltages at all receps ect.Any suggestions will be helpful thanks again.
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09-25-2011, 11:35 PM
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Meg
Meg the whole house.
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09-25-2011, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by knowledge29
Hi,Guys. I got a call from a customer who wants me to go do an inspection.The house got hit with lightning,so she contacts the insurance company.They instruct her to contact an electrician to make sure everything is ok.what exactly should I be inspecting?Im thinking on doing a panel check,checking grounding with a ground meter and voltages at all receps ect.Any suggestions will be helpful thanks again.
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Check for damage all over the house take out receptacles and inspect them same with switches and lights. 
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09-26-2011, 09:19 AM
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This is a can of worms due to the danger of insulation damage to wires hidden in walls.
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09-27-2011, 01:17 AM
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Remove all GFCI's before megging, also make sure everything is unplugged.
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09-27-2011, 06:14 AM
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& shut off all the afci's
~CS~
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09-27-2011, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by CraigV
This is a can of worms due to the danger of insulation damage to wires hidden in walls.
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That's what a meggers for
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Originally Posted by chicken steve
& shut off all the afci's
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You can't meg terminated wires. This is a common request from insurance companies dealing with lightning strikes. Every wire in the entire house must be megged.
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09-27-2011, 06:59 AM
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Fried Bologna um um good!
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Most all the insurance companies I have dealt with want you to visually inspect the panel and devices. I have yet to have an insurance company want the wiring meggered for a lightning SURGE which is what usually happens. Direct hits they usually require circuit meggering.
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Last edited by jwjrw; 09-27-2011 at 07:02 AM.
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09-27-2011, 08:11 AM
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Most insurance companies call because the homeowner has made a claim on damaged appliances. You can ring the crcuits affected and visually inspect the devices.
As for megging try this experiment. take a peice of romex 12/2 and meg it now lay a short section out flat and take a blow tourch to it until the coating is completly removed allow it to cool and the meg it again.
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09-27-2011, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr Rewire
Most insurance companies call because the homeowner has made a claim on damaged appliances. You can ring the crcuits affected and visually inspect the devices.
As for megging try this experiment. take a peice of romex 12/2 and meg it now lay a short section out flat and take a blow tourch to it until the coating is completly removed allow it to cool and the meg it again.
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Rewire, I'll buy your megger
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09-27-2011, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by dronai
Rewire, I'll buy your megger
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How much are you willing to spend i can get you a real good one... 
  
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09-27-2011, 12:14 PM
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Phosphate Coated as of 05
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$10.00 !
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09-27-2011, 12:34 PM
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$10.00 !
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$1,000? 
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09-27-2011, 02:14 PM
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Phosphate Coated as of 05
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HARRY304E
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Joking, I sent you a PM
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