I finally understood why my inspector kept touching every outlet

Last week during a walkthrough in Denver, the seller's agent got annoyed at my inspector for testing every single outlet in the house. Turned out three of them in the kitchen were wired backwards, which could've fried my new fridge. Did anyone else's inspector find weird electrical stuff that seemed small but saved you big later?

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rubybarnes2d ago

Things stay energized when switched off?" That's terrifying.

wren_brown2d ago

Actually, calling reversed polarity a small thing is a bit off. That's a serious safety issue, not just a risk to appliances. It means the hot and neutral wires are swapped, so things stay energized even when switched off. It can lead to shocks, especially with things like lamps. A good inspector checking every outlet is doing their job right, because you can't tell by just looking at it. That find in your kitchen was a major catch.