When inspecting the heating system, a home inspector shall:
Inspect Heating
- Installed heating equipment and energy sources, without determining heat supply adequacy or distribution balance, and without operating automatic safety controls or operating heat pumps when weather conditions or other circumstances may cause damage to the pumps, and excluding humidifiers, electronic air filters and solar heating systems;
- Combustion vent systems and chimneys, excluding interiors of flues or chimneys;
- Fuel storage tanks, excluding propane and underground storage tanks; and
- Visible and accessible portions of the heat exchanger.
Describe Heating
- Heating equipment and distribution type; and
- Energy sources.
