We are a Certified Hot Water Heater Inspector in Florida.

Requirements to be an InterNACHI Certified Hot Water Heater Inspector

Goal:

The goal of this course is to teach home inspectors how to inspect residential water heater tanks, including fuel and electric water heater tanks.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, the inspector will be able to:
  ⦿   identify components of gas-fired and electric water heater tanks;
  ⦿   recognize and describe defects and safety hazards in relation to modern standards and requirements;
  ⦿   communicate how a flammable vapor ignition resistance system (FVIR) works;
  ⦿   understand the importance of temperature-and-pressure relief valves; and
  ⦿   check hazards of confined spaces with fuel-fired water heater tanks.

Course includes:

  ⦿   8,141 words;
  ⦿   113 minutes of video;
  ⦿   student book;
  ⦿   inspection and writing assignment;
  ⦿   research and writing assignment;
  ⦿   60-question final exam;
  ⦿   instant grading;
  ⦿   Certificate of Completion.

The Inspector will learn the following topics:

  ⦿   Components of a water heater tank
  ⦿   Water heater as a space heater
  ⦿   Sacrificial rod
  ⦿   Drain valve
  ⦿   Access
  ⦿   Labeling
  ⦿   Pressurized expansion tanks
  ⦿   Tankless water heaters
  ⦿   Tankless temperature control
  ⦿   Tankless size
  ⦿   Tankless coils in boilers
  ⦿   Indirect water heaters
  ⦿   Water heater tank locations
  ⦿   Located in storage closets, bedrooms and bathrooms
  ⦿   Located in garages
  ⦿   Located in attics
  ⦿   Confined space and combustion air
  ⦿   Seismic supports for tanks
  ⦿   Water valves for water heater tanks
  ⦿   Inspecting the valve
  ⦿   Dip tube hole
  ⦿   Fuel shutoff valves or electric disconnects
  ⦿   TPR valves
  ⦿   Location of TPR valves on water heater tanks
  ⦿   Relief valve importance
  ⦿   Expansion tank on a boiler
  ⦿   Discharge pipe on TPR valve
  ⦿   Water leak catch pan
  ⦿   Defects at a water heater tank
  ⦿   Hot water
  ⦿   FVIR
  ⦿   Bradford White
  ⦿   Maintenance recommendations
  ⦿   Suggested inspection report narratives