La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XL-321

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Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XL-321 - Air Conditioning and Heating System

A. The home inspector shall inspect permanently installed heating and cooling systems including:

1. heating, cooling and air handling equipment installed through the wall;

2. normal operating controls;

3. chimneys, flues, and vents, where readily accessible;

4. solid fuel heating devices, including fireplaces;

5. air distribution systems including fans, pumps, ducts and piping, with associated supports, insulation, air filters, registers, radiators, fan coil units, convectors; and

6. the presence of an installed heat and/or cooling source in each habitable room.

B. The home inspector shall describe:

1. energy sources; and

2. the heating and cooling methods by their distinguishing characteristics.

C. The home inspector shall operate the systems using normal operating controls.

D. The home inspector shall open readily openable access panels provided by the manufacturer or installer for routine homeowner maintenance.

E. The home inspector is not required to:

1. operate heating systems when weather conditions or other circumstances may cause equipment damage;

2. operate automatic safety controls;

3. inspect or operate air duct dampers; or

4. inspect:

a. heat exchangers;

b. humidifiers;

c. dehumidifiers;

d. electronic air filters;

e. the uniformity, adequacy or balance of heat or cooling supply to habitable rooms;

f. solar space heating systems;

g. components of solid fuel heating devices, such as fire screens and doors, seals and gaskets, automatic fuel feed devices, mantles and fireplace surrounds, combustion makeup air devices, heat distribution assists, whether gravity-controlled or fan-assisted; or

h. ignite or extinguish fires, determine draft characteristics, or move fireplace inserts, stoves or fireboxes.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XL-321

Promulgated by the Department of Economic Development, Board of Home inspectors, LR 26:2748 (December 2000), amended by the Office of the Governor, Board of Home Inspectors, LR 30:1692 (August 2004), LR 36:2863 (December 2010), repromulgated LR 38:2533 (October 2012), Amended by LR 41923 (5/1/2015), Amended LR 43314 (2/1/2017).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1475.