Standards of Practice

  • Inspect
    • Installed heating and cooling systems
    • Readily openable access panels
    • Central and through-the-wall systems
    • “Ductless Mini-Split” systems
    • Visible and readily accessible portions of associated distribution systems, flues, and chimneys
  • Describe
    • Heating system(s)
    • Cooling system(s)
    • Energy source(s)
    • Distribution system(s)
    • Basic Delta-T readings measured at supply and return air registers (compressor-based systems)
  • Not required
    • Inspection of any system without power, fuel supply turned off, winterized, or shut down by local utility company or service specialist
    • Operate any system except with normal controls
    • Operate cooling system if outdoor temperature is below 65° F
    • Adequacy of heat supply, cooling supply, or distribution balance
    • Interiors of flues or chimneys that are not readily accessible
    • Any portion of a compressor-based system that is not readily accessible
    • Heat exchangers
    • Humidifiers or dehumidifiers
    • Electronic or ultraviolet filtration systems
    • Solar or solar-hybrid heating systems
    • Window or portable AC units