Home Inspection
April 1st, 2010
Safety switch behind panel on furnace missing – is this a home inspection defect?
Last month I had a home inspection done on my house and the furnace was missing the safety switch behind the panel. This is a switch that automatically shuts the system off to prevent people from getting electricuted when the panel is opened.
The furnace and AC work fine – cools and heats up the house well and the master switch works fine as well. Since the system is operational without any problems, is the missing safety switch a defect that the homeowner needs to fix for the homebuyer?
This is found in NEC or National electrical code from memory I think it states ‘A shut off must be located within 36″ of the access panel…” Not 100% but I believe that is what it says.
But as to the part of who is responsible to pay to add it in is dependent on when the last repair or maintenance was done to the unit. If you read your inspection report it should have some sort of disclaimer absolving the inspector of any thing.
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