Inspection History Details
Inspection Status: Approved
Inspection History: INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
| Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/19/2014 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | Approved | RECEIVED CALL FROM TFD FOR ELECTRICAL HAZARDS AT A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. UPON MY ARRIVAL I FOUND THAT TFD HAD CLEARED THE SCENE. MET WITH OCCUPANTS DAVID AND CATHY ORTEGA WHO MENTIONED THEY HAD A BREAKER TRIP ON 8/17, RESET THE BREAKER. ON 8/18 THEY HEARD A VERY LOUD POP AND SMELLED BURNING AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE SUB PANEL INSIDE. I CHECKED THE SUB PANEL AND EXCEPT FOR MIXED BREAKERS I FOUND NOTHING REALLY WRONG, NO BURNING OR BURN MARKS, PROPER WIRING ETC. I CHECKED THE MAIN SERVICE PANEL AND IT ALSO LOOKED LIKE IT WAS PROPERLY WIRED. I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH PROPERTY MANAGER QUAY, WHO MENTIONED ELECTRICIAN HAD ALREADY BEEN OUT AND TOLD OCCUPANTS THAT THEY WERE OVERLOADING A CIRUIT. I ASKED IF HE COULD GET A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN TO EVALUATE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND HE SAID HE COULD DO THAT BUT WOULD NEED TO CALL THEM THE NEXT MORNING. BECAUSE QUAY HAD A ELECTRICIAN OUT ALREADY AND BECAUSE HE WAS WILLING TO MEET ME THE FOLLOWING DAY I PUT OFF ISSUING A NOV UNTIL I MEET WITH QUAY. *** 8/19/2014 RECEIVED A CALL FROM QUAY WHO MENTIONED HE HAS A ELECTRICIAN LINED UP TO MEET HIM AT 2:00 PM COULD I MEET HIM THERE. ALL PARTIES AGREED TO MEET. I CHECKED PERMITS PLUS AND FOUND THAT THE SERVICE PANEL HAD BEEN UPGRADED TO A 200 AMP SERVICE IN 2004 PERMIT #T04EL02180 AND THAT WAS A CONCERN WHEN I SAW MAIN SERVICE PANEL. I DID SPEAK WITH RICK HOLLINGER WHO WILL ALSO MEET ON SITE. |