General Apliances

§535.232 Standards of Practice: Minimum Inspection Requirements for Appliances

General provisions

The inspector is not required to:
  1. operate or determine the condition of other auxiliary components of inspected items;
  2. test for microwave oven radiation leaks;
  3. inspect self-cleaning functions;
  4. disassemble appliances;
  5. determine the adequacy of venting systems; or
  6. determine proper routing and lengths of duct systems.

Dishwashers

The inspector shall report as Deficient:The inspector shall:
  1. inoperative units;
  2. deficiencies in performance or mounting;
  3. rusted, missing or damaged components;
  4. the presence of active water leaks; and
  5. the absence of backflow prevention.

Food waste disposers

The inspector shall report as Deficient:
  1. inoperative units;
  2. deficiencies in performance or mounting;
  3. missing or damaged components; and
  4. the presence of active water leaks.

Range hoods and exhaust systems

The inspector shall report as Deficient:
  1. inoperative units;
  2. deficiencies in performance or mounting;
  3. missing or damaged components;
  4. ducts that do not terminate outside the building, if the unit is not of a re-circulating type or configuration; and
  5. improper duct material.

Electric or gas ranges, cooktops, and ovens

The inspector shall report as Deficient:
  1. inoperative units;
  2. missing or damaged components;
  3. combustible material within thirty inches above the cook top burners;
  4. absence of an anti-tip device, if applicable;
  5. gas leaks;
  6. the absence of a gas shutoff valve within six feet of the appliance;
  7. the absence of a gas appliance connector or one that exceeds six feet in length;
  8. gas appliance connectors that are concealed within or extended through walls, floors, partitions, ceilings or appliance housings; and
  9. deficiencies in:
    1. thermostat accuracy (within 25 degrees at a setting of 350° F);
    2. mounting and performance;
    3. gas shut-off valves;
    4. access to a gas shutoff valves that prohibits full operation; and
    5. gas appliance connector materials.

Microwave ovens

The inspector shall inspect built-in units and report as Deficient:
  1. inoperative units;
  2. deficiencies in performance or mounting; and
  3. missing or damaged components.

Mechanical exhaust systems and bathroom heaters

The inspector shall report as Deficient:
  1. inoperative units;
  2. deficiencies in performance or mounting;
  3. missing or damaged components;
  4. ducts that do not terminate outside the building; and
  5. a gas heater that is not vented to the exterior of the building unless the unit is listed as an unvented type.

Garage door operators

The inspector shall report as Deficient:
  1. inoperative units;
  2. deficiencies in performance or mounting;
  3. missing or damaged components;
  4. installed photoelectric sensors located more than six inches above the garage floor; and
  5. door locks or side ropes that have not been removed or disabled.

Dryer exhaust systems

The inspector shall report as Deficient:
  1. missing or damaged components;
  2. the absence of a dryer exhaust system when provisions are present for a dryer;
  3. ducts that do not terminate to the outside of the building;
  4. screened terminations; and
  5. ducts that are not made of metal with a smooth interior finish.