N.M. Admin. Code § 16.66.7.18

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 20, October 22, 2024

Section 16.66.7.18 - COOLING AND AIR CONDITIONING

A. The licensee shall open readily openable access panels provided by the manufacturer or installer for routine homeowner maintenance.

B. The licensee shall inspect central and permanently installed cooling equipment and distribution systems, using normal operating controls.

C. In the home inspection report, the licensee shall describe at least the following:

(1) Energy sources; and

(2) Cooling systems.

D. The licensee is not required to:

(1) Operate cooling systems when weather conditions or other circumstances may cause equipment damage;

(2) Operate automatic safety controls;

(3) Inspect electric air cleaning and sanitizing devices;

(4) Inspect cooling units that are not permanently installed or that are installed in windows;

(5) Inspect cooling systems using ground-source, water-source, solar, and renewable energy technologies;

(6) Determine the uniformity, temperature, flow, balance, distribution, size, capacity, BTU, or supply adequacy of the cooling system.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.66.7.18

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 23, December 15, 2020, eff. 1/15/2021