Advanced Electrical Inspection Training

The goal of this course is to teach how to inspect a residential electrical panel, including identifying common electrical violations, defects and concerns. This course is ICC approved and is part of the four-point inspection certification.

Live Onsite Courses

34 InterNACHI credit hours

10 Sections

MD (4 CE'S)

Goal:

Take your electrical inspection skills to the next level with our Advanced Electrical Inspection Training class. This class covers the evolution of residential electrical systems, from early 1880's knob-and-tube wiring with fuses to modern 200-amp panels. You'll see examples of various types of wiring used in homes and learn how to identify common electrical defects, all inside Pro Spex Academy Training Center.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to inspect an electrical panel and identify common electrical violations, defects, and concerns. Follow the instructors as they inspect mock-up panels and components in the studio and take part in a roundtable discussion with local Master Electrician.

You will learn the following topics:

  • Inspecting the electrical panel, the interior, the bathroom, the kitchen;
  • Grounding and bonding;
  • Determining the size of the service;
  • Safety procedures;
  • Common electrical defects and concerns;
  • Inspecting the panel and "sub" panel;
  • Double-taps and over-fusing;
  • Sizing the A/C breaker;
  • Multi-wire branch circuits;
  • Aluminum wires;
  • Electric dryers and appliances;
  • Service conductors;
  • Grounding rods, GECs, and water pipes;
  • Electrical inspection devices and tools;
  • Infrared on breakers;
  • Federal Pacific and Zinsco;
  • GFCI and AFCI breakers and receptacles;
  • Proper procedures for testing devices;
  • Electrical violations; and
  • Disconnects for detached structures.

Course Lessons

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