Heating
(a) The Oregon certified home inspector shall observe permanently
installed heating systems including:
• Heating equipment;
• Normal operating controls;
• Automatic safety controls;
• Chimneys, flues, and vents, where readily visible;
• Solid fuel heating devices;
• Heat distribution systems including fans, pumps, ducts, and piping,
with supports, insulation, air filters, registers, radiators, fan coil
units, convectors; and
• The presence of installed heat source in each room.
(b) The Oregon certified home inspector shall describe:
• Energy source; and
• Heating equipment and distribution type.
(c) The Oregon certified home inspector shall operate the systems
using normal operating controls.
(d) The Oregon certified home inspector shall open readily accessible
panels provided by the manufacturer or installer for routine homeowner
maintenance.
(e) The Oregon certified home inspector is not required to:
• Operate automatic safety controls;
• Ignite or extinguish solid fuel fires;
• Observe:
• The interior of flues;
• Fireplace insert flue connections;
• Humidifiers; or
• The uniformity or adequacy of heat supply to the various rooms.
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Mark Pierce
Oregon Certified Home Inspector
503-757-7784
OCHI #345-PCO
#153495 WSDA WDO #61752
