Home inspector

I love home inspector threads. They should have their own section

ponyboy said:

I love home inspector threads. They should have their own section

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I agree!


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Or you could just say sometimes that happens. There very well could be absolutely nothing wrong.

sparky402 said:

........ Any other ideas.

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Undersized service.
Undersized service conductors.
Undersized branch circuit.
Bad motor in disposal.
Put disposal on circuit separate from light.
Poltergeists.
Cletis wired it.

Close the lights before using the garbage disposal and they won't dim!

Is it on same circ. as lights?
If not move it to other leg in panel.



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480sparky said:

Undersized service.
Undersized service conductors.
Undersized branch circuit.
Bad motor in disposal.
Put disposal on circuit separate from light.
Poltergeists.
Cletis wired it.

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:laughing: That was a good one.


As for an HI one of the first things I tell people after an HI gives them the report is to burn it. Nothing close to touching reality will be present in it.

I told him that it happens and he want me to figure put the draw of the circuit. I think the lights and disposal are together

sparky402 said:

I told him that it happens and he want me to figure put the draw of the circuit. I think the lights and disposal are together

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Best thing is go over and look over what the home inspector may have missed. Around here its not to uncommon for the disposer circuit to share the light above the sink since both switches are in the same box. Dimming is inevitable.

Nothing a Sawzall, some cable and a breaker won't fix.

Mate said:

Close the lights before using the garbage disposal and they won't dim!

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That statement sounds like "old country".
Make out the lights, when you leave! Don't leave them burning. :blink:

comprehensive inspection $300

upgrade main service to 200 amps$3,500

add multiple branch circuits into kitchen area $2,500

I love it when the home inspector charges them $300 to tell them it needs "further evaluation by a licensed tradesman". Then the buyer expects you to go there for free and look at it.:no:

Joefixit2 said:

I love it when the home inspector charges them $300 to tell them it needs "further evaluation by a licensed tradesman". Then the buyer expects you to go there for free and look at it.:no:

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Half the time its not even a code violation. :laughing:

meadow said:

Half the time its not even a code violation. :laughing:

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Yea they usually miss the major things.

sparky402 said:

Yea they usually miss the major things.

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They really do Dont even get me started

Had an inspector tell one of my customers who bought a new house that all the outlets were ungrounded. He said "its strange, its all new romex in the panel". Jackazz had a bulb out in his plug in tester. They were fine. He prob did 10 inspections that week and every house had ungrounded outlets.

480sparky said:

Undersized service.
Undersized service conductors.
Undersized branch circuit.
Bad motor in disposal.
Put disposal on circuit separate from light.
Poltergeists.
Cletis wired it.

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You left out stuff

Too many dwellings on one poco xfmr.
Undersized poco xfmr.
Undersized poco xfmr at the other end of the street and that house is the end of the line.
Some re........tard put rice in the disposal and ruined it.

macmikeman said:

You left out stuff

Too many dwellings on one poco xfmr.
Undersized poco xfmr.
Undersized poco xfmr at the other end of the street and that house is the end of the line.
Some re........tard put rice in the disposal and ruined it.

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I never understood that, why does rice ruin disposers?