Lightning Bug Electric's Forty Point Residential Safety Inspection

Nothing is more important than your safety! You flip a switch, your lights turn on, but is your electrical system safe?

Your home's electrical system is the least serviced or maintained! Let lightning bug electric find and repair any issues before disaster strikes. 

OUR RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY CHECK INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FORTY CHECK POINTS!

ELECTRICAL PANEL, SERVICE & GROUNDING

• DOES PANEL CONTAIN MORE BREAKERS THAN ALLOWED? 
• SERVICE WIRE SIZED CORRECTLY WITH MAIN BREAKER? 
• PROPER CLEARANCE IN FRONT OF AN ELECTRICAL PANEL? 
• FLAT TIPPED SCREWS BEING USED TO SECURE PANEL COVER? 
• IS THE PANEL LABELED FOR CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION? 
• ARE THE BREAKERS UL RATED? 
• ARE THE BREAKERS / FUSES SIZED CORRECTLY? 
• ANY ARCING / CORROSION ON BREAKERS OR BUSBAR? 
• PANEL BOX NEUTRAL WIRES DOUBLED UP? 
• ANY DOUBLE TAPPED BREAKERS? 
• SECONDARY PANEL INSTALLED CORRECTLY IF PRESENT?
• GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM INSTALLED? 
• IS THE WATER HEATER AND PRV PROPERLY BONDED? 
• IS THE WEATHERHEAD OK? 
• IS THE EYEBOLT, OK? 

ELECTRICAL SAFETY DEVICES

• REQUIRED SMOKE, CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS INSTALLED? 
• ARE ANY SMOKE, CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND TURNING YELLOW? 
• PROPER GFI PROTECTION INSTALLED WHERE REQUIRED FOR SAFETY AND WORKING? 
• PROPER ARC FAULT PROTECTION INSTALLED WHERE REQUIRED FOR SAFETY AND WORKING? 
• WHOLE HOME SURGE PROTECTION INSTALLED? 
• GENERATOR OR TRANSFER SWITCH INSTALLED CORRECTLY? 

SWITCHES / RECEPTACLES

• ARE ALL OUTLETS AND SWITCHES WORKING PROPERLY WITH NO DAMAGE? 
• DO ALL ELECTRIC PLUGS FIT SNUGLY INTO THE OUTLETS? 
• ARE THE OUTSIDE OUTLETS TR/WR AND WITH BUBBLE COVER? 
• ARE THERE ANY MISSING OR BROKEN COVER PLATES? 

FURNACE & AC WIRING

• IS THE AC BREAKER SIZED CORRECTLY
• IS THE AC, FURNACE WIRING DONE CORRECTLY? 

ATTIC / BASEMENT / CRAWLSPACE

• UNFINISHED AREAS USED FOR STORAGE ARE LIGHTS INSTALLED FOR SAFETY? 
• ATTIC VENT FANS OK AND A SAFETY SWITCHED DISCONNECT INSTALLED? 
• WHOLE HOUSE FAN OK AND FIRE STAT SWITCH INSTALLED? 
• ARE THERE ANY OPEN SPLICES J-BOXES IN THE UNFINISHED AREAS? 

MISC SAFETY CONCERNS

• IS THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL WIRING INSTALLED CORRECTLY? 
• ALL OTHER APPLIANCES INSTALLED AND WIRED CORRECTLY? 
• ARE THERE ANY DAMAGED ELECTRICAL CORDS?
• IS THE DOORBELL WORKING?
• IS THE POOL HOT TUB WIRING SAFE? 
• ARE THE FANS INSTALLED ON PROPER BOXES? 
• PROPER WATTAGE BULBS BEING USED?
• CLOSET LIGHT FIXTURES INSTALLED SAFELY? 

Call Our Marietta Electricians for Today for your Residential Safety Check: (404) 471-3847

Learn more valuable home safety tips from our Marietta Electrician at Lightning Bug Electric. We are available to meet your home safety needs, so don't hesitate to contact us today. Our team also serves the Atlanta area!

Need an electrician in Cobb County, GA? Call us anytime at (404) 471-3847 to request a service or an estimate.  

^{LIMITATIONS OF THE ELECTRICAL SAFETY CHECK: THIS IS A VISUAL INSPECTION ONLY. THE INSPECTOR OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS LIMITED BY (BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO) THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS CONCEALED BEHIND FINISHED SURFACES COULD NOT BE INSPECTED. NOT ALL OUTLETS, SWITCHES AND FIXTURES MAY HAVE BEEN TESTED. FURNITURE AND/OR STORAGE MAY HAVE RESTRICTED ACCESS TO SOME ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS INSPECTION IS PERFORMED WITH THE FULLEST INTENT TO EXPOSE ALL POSSIBLE PROBLEMS BUT BY NO MEANS CARRIES ANY GUARANTEES, NEITHER LIGHTNING BUG ELECTRIC NOR THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE PERFORMING THE INSPECTION SHALL BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGESWHICH MAY ARISE WITH ANY PART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.}