Plumbing System

During a standard home inspection, the plumbing items below are inspected:

1.  Interior water supply and distribution system including:

• piping materials, including supports and insulation
• fixtures and faucets
• functional flow
• leaks
• cross connections

2.  Interior drain, waste and vent system, including:

• traps; drain, waste, and vent piping; piping supports and pipe insulation
• leaks
• functional drainage

3.  Hot water systems including:

• water heating equipment
• normal operating controls
• automatic safety controls
• chimneys, flues and vents

4.  Fuel storage and distribution systems including:

• interior fuel storage equipment, supply piping, venting and supports
• leaks

5.  Sump pumps

Comments

[Charles Beaverson]

Hi Scott....happened onto your Plumbing inspection blog. Your checklist seems very thorough and complete. Do you give permission to copy this list?

[Scott Hubbard]

Hi Charles,

This list is what we inspect, and it basically comes from the AZ Board of Technical Registration's Standards of Practice for AZ Home Inspectors so you're welcome to copy the list.