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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3211536" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>That's almost impossible unless you pay three or four and they come up with the same recommendations. </p><p>When we were shopping for our last house, the realtors sent out an inspector that they have on their speed dial. They will approve almost anything unless it's glaringly obvious.</p><p> I'm totally familiar with electrical, plumbing and Mechanical industrial. The house we live in now was "inspected" and passed. When he left, I inspected by removing the breaker panel cover, opening several outlets, the water well and a couple of the the electrical wall connections, and found several violations that would not meet electrical or plumbing code. One that stood out was a piece of 10 ga electrical three conductor SO cable coming out of the sheet rock that fed the electric water heater. The insulation had split and there was exposed wiring in the cracks of the wire within the cable. Went around the house opening and closing the hose bibs and found one leaking later. A small pile of what looked like rubber gasket material was under the bib. Used to stop a seat leak in the bib. </p><p>The water well was a nightmare of wiring and plumbing. </p><p>After noting all the violations, the previous owners fixed them. There has been some plumbing issues that have cropped up over the 30 years we have lived there that were direct result of poor plumbing from the 3/10 mile water line they laid but those had to be corrected by me at a large expense. </p><p>Beware of home inspectors is my final word. Get more than one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3211536, member: 5412"] That's almost impossible unless you pay three or four and they come up with the same recommendations. When we were shopping for our last house, the realtors sent out an inspector that they have on their speed dial. They will approve almost anything unless it's glaringly obvious. I'm totally familiar with electrical, plumbing and Mechanical industrial. The house we live in now was "inspected" and passed. When he left, I inspected by removing the breaker panel cover, opening several outlets, the water well and a couple of the the electrical wall connections, and found several violations that would not meet electrical or plumbing code. One that stood out was a piece of 10 ga electrical three conductor SO cable coming out of the sheet rock that fed the electric water heater. The insulation had split and there was exposed wiring in the cracks of the wire within the cable. Went around the house opening and closing the hose bibs and found one leaking later. A small pile of what looked like rubber gasket material was under the bib. Used to stop a seat leak in the bib. The water well was a nightmare of wiring and plumbing. After noting all the violations, the previous owners fixed them. There has been some plumbing issues that have cropped up over the 30 years we have lived there that were direct result of poor plumbing from the 3/10 mile water line they laid but those had to be corrected by me at a large expense. Beware of home inspectors is my final word. Get more than one. [/QUOTE]
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