You’ve searched and searched for the perfect home and you finally found it! The only thing standing in your way is that dreaded inspection. It can be heartbreaking to find the perfect home and find out there are issues with the home. However, scheduling a full electrical inspection with Simon Electric is one of the best things you can do for the safety of you, your family and your future home.

Benefits of an Electrical Inspection

It’s important to make sure the inspection is conducted by a professional, and that it’s done before you purchase a home. The temporary inconvenience of scheduling and paying for an electrical inspection is nothing compared to the benefits that come with doing it. So, what are these benefits?
1. Safety factor. When a home has faulty wiring, it can be dangerous. These dangers can be hard to know about without a proper inspection. These dangers include overloading, electrical shocks, and the potential for fires.
2. Making sure the home is up to electrical code. The electrical system will also be inspected to ensure that the wiring is compliant with government electrical standards. These codes are updated every three years which makes electrical inspections important.
3. Saving money and avoiding disaster. Don’t allow not knowing about potential problems hurt you. Have an electrical inspection done before you buy to avoid big and more expensive problems down the road. You can avoid a house fire by finding a problem early on.

Yearly Residential Electrical Maintenance Inspection

Not only should an inspection be done before you buy a home, it should be done once a year. Remember that codes change every three years. That means that that something that was deemed safe three years ago might not be any longer be. That puts you, your family and your home in danger. Carve out the cost of an annual electrical inspection into your budget each year so the cost won’t catch you off-guard.

What Does an Electrical Inspection Entail?

There are a lot of areas that an electrical inspection includes, but for the most part it’s looking at safety and repair aspects of the current electrical system, which includes:
Electrical Outlets. All the outlets in your home will be tested to see if they are properly grounded and for any physical issues. The outlets will also be looked at to make sure they are right for the rooms they are in. Rooms like the kitchen, bathroom and laundry room need to have ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) installed because these areas can get wet or damp.
Electrical Wiring. Your inspector will let you know if the wiring in your home is old or is aluminum wiring. These types of wiring are more likely to cause fires and cost you a lot in repairs later on.
Faulty Electrical Points. Power surges can happen anytime. They can ruin your appliances and cause short. Short circuits can be very dangerous occur when there are faulty points.
Electrical Panel. Every single wire and connection in your electrical panel will be looked at. This will let the inspector know the condition of the wiring in your home and if unlicensed work has ever been done.

Electrical System Inspection & More in Delray Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter & Boca Raton & Palm Beach County Florida

Scheduling an electrical inspection is money well spent. Contact Simon Electric today!