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Electrical Issues W/ House: Home Inspector Checked Electrical Using Generator. Part Of House Did Not Power On?
Posted by admin on February 8, 2010 · 5 Comments
I am looking at a house and had a home inspection done. The inspector said he tested the electrical system using a generator and part of the house did not power on. What could be the issue? How much would repair cost to such issue?
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Does the generator installation include a transfer panel? Many transfer panels do not power the entire house. Mine powers only 12 circuits. It powers the well pump, a few kitchen outlets, some lights, television, etc. The remainder of the house is left without power.
Otherwise if the house has been disconnected from the commercial AC lines on the street he would have had to back feed the panel somehow. In that case he may have not powered both live lines. This could result in half the house circuits not being powered. There may have been other breakers not turned on properly or a GFCI outlet may have tripped.
Hi probably a very simple issue, because it did work at some point. It is probably a tripped GFCI ( ground fault circuit interupter ). These can be in bathrooms , kitchens, or sometimes in odd places. Check these first then check breakers ( I would flip all breakers off then back on again ). If that doesn’t work it is a lose wire, so have a local handyman you trust check each outlet with a tester and you will probably find the source where the power stops. I would think this is a fairly cheap fix for someone that knows what they are doing. Good Luck!
I am wondering if he only hooked up to one leg of power ….
You need to find out how he did his test …was he back feeding the system through an outlet.
What the heck type of home inspector did you use? Like the first poster said, it probably is a GFCI or a breaker issue. Why your inspector did not locate the problem doesn’t make sense to me. This is not a difficult problem to solve or probably correct.
Some home inspectors just ain’t the sharpest knife in the drawer.
I just had a heat call from a customer who had a home inspector tell him that there isn’t any heat. The ‘inspector’ failed to notice that there were radiators rather than registers.