Hi! I have an electrical inspection coming up soon here in Vaud, and I’m starting to wonder how this actually works in real life. Do they really need to check every single outlet in the entire house? Most of ours are accessible and obviously I’ll make sure they can easily get to them, but I have a few outlets behind furniture that simply cannot be moved. And I don’t mean “I don’t feel like moving it” I mean furniture that was basically installed there and is not realistically movable, like my bed and some other large pieces of furniture. So… what happens in that situation? If they can access 95% of the outlets but there are two or three they physically can’t reach, is that actually a problem? Am I supposed to somehow dismantle half my bedroom so a man can inspect one outlet? 😭 Also, for those of you who have already had this inspection: what is the appointment actually like? How long were they in your house? Did they go into every room? Did you have to prepare anything beforehand? Was it a big deal, or did someone just walk around with a tester for a while and then leave? Because judging by the atmosphere in my house right now, you would think we’re preparing for a federal raid rather than an electrical inspection. (Certain people ( I won’t name my dad 👀) have also apparently decided that the entire house needs to be absolutely spotless because an electrician is coming. And I genuinely don’t understand this phenomenon. 😭 Obviously I’m going to clean and tidy up. Obviously there needs to be enough space for someone to walk around and access whatever they need to inspect. I’m not planning on making the poor guy climb over mountains of stuff to reach the outlets.) But why does the house suddenly have to look like nobody has ever lived in it just because a stranger is coming inside for an hour or two? My dad has basically been pacing around the house stressing about this inspection for a WEEK, and the guy hasn’t even arrived yet. At this point I feel like my dad is already traumatized by an event that hasn’t happened. So please tell me is this inspection actually as dramatic as my family is making it sound? 😂 Did you have to move heavy furniture? Did they really check every single outlet? (And did your family also collectively lose their minds beforehand, or is that just mine?) submitted by /u/InspecteurMcLapine
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