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Automatic Safety Controls: Devices designed and
Installed to protect Systems and components from excessively high or low pressures and
temperatures, excessive electrical current, loss of water, loss of ignition, fuel leaks.
Tire, freezing. or other unsafe conditions.
Central Air Conditioning: A system which uses
ducts to distribute cooled and/or dehumidified air to more than one room or uses pipes to
distribute chilled water to teat exchangers in more than one room, and which is not
plugged into an electrical convenience outlet.
Component: A readily accessible and observable
aspect of a system, such as a floor, or wall, but not individual pieces such as boards or
nails where many similar pieces make up the component.
Cross Connection: Any physical connection or
arrangement between potable water and any source of contamination.
Dangerous or Adverse Situations: Situations
which pose a threat of injury to the inspector, and those situations which require the use
of special protective clothing or safety equipment.
Describe: Report in writing a system or
component by its type, or other observed characteristics. to distinguish it from other
components used for the same purpose.
Dismantle: To take apart or remove any
component. device or piece of equipment that is bolted, screwed, or fastened by other
means and that would not be dismantled by a homeowner in the course of normal household
maintenance.
Engineering: Analysis or design work requiring
extensive preparation and experience in the use of mathematics, chemistry, physics, and
the engineering sciences.
Enter: To go into an area to observe all visible
components.
Functional Drainage: A drain is functional when
it empties in a reasonable amount of time and does not overflow when another fixture is
drained simultaneously.
Functional Flow: A reasonable flow at the
highest fixture in a dwelling when another fixture is operated simultaneously.
Household Appliances: kitchen and laundry
appliances. room air conditioners, and similar appliances.
Home Inspector: Any person who examines any
component of a building, through visual means and through normal user controls, without
the use of mathematical sciences.
Installed: Attached or connected such that the
installed Item requires tools for removal.
Normal Operating Controls: Homeowner operated
devices such as a thermostat, wall switch, or safety switch.
Observe: The act of making a visual examination.
On-Site Water Supply Quality: Water quality is
based on the bacterial, chemical, mineral, and solids content of the water.
On-site Water Supply Quantity: Water quantity Is
the rate of flow of water.
Operate: To cause systems or equipment to
function.
Primary Windows and Doors: Windows and/or
exterior doors which are designed to remain in their respective openings year round and
not left open for the entire summer.
Readily Open Able Access Panel: A panel provided.
for homeowner inspection and maintenance which has removable or operable fasteners or
latch devices in order to be lifted off, swung open, or otherwise removed by one person,
and its edges and fasteners are not painted in place. Limited to those panels within
normal reach or from a 4-foot stepladder, and which are not blocked by stored Items,
furniture, or building components.
Recreational Facilities: Spas, saunas, steam
baths, swimming pools, tennis courts. playground equipment, and other exercise,
entertainment, or athletic facilities.
Representative Number: For multiple identical
components such as windows and electrical outlets - one such component per room. For
multiple identical exterior components - one such component on each side of the building.
Roof Drainage Systems: Gutters, downspouts,
leaders, splashblocks, and similar components used to carry water off a roof and away from
a building.
Safety Glazing: Tempered glass, laminated glass,
or rigid plastic.
Shut Down: A piece of equipment or a system is
shut down when it cannot be operated by the device or control which a home owner should
normally use to operate it, if its safety switch or circuit breaker is in the
"off" position, or its fuse is missing or blown, the inspector is not required
to reestablish the circuit for the purpose of operating the equipment or system.
Solid Fuel Heating Device: Any wood, float, or
other similar organic fuel burning device, including but not limited to fireplaces whether
masonry or factory built, fireplace Inserts and stoves, woodstoves (room heaters), central
furnaces, and combinations of these devices.
Structural Component: A component which supports
non-variable forces or weights (dead loads) and variable forces or weights (live loads).
System: A combination of interacting or
Interdependent components, assembled to carry out one or more functions.
Technically Exhaustive: An Inspection Is
technically exhaustive when It involves the extensive use of measurements. Instruments,
testing, calculations, and other means to develop scientific or engineering findings.
conclusions, and recommendations.
Under Floor Crawl Space: The area within the
confines of the foundation and between the ground and the underside of the lowest floor
structural component.
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