California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 9.3 — Home InspectorsSection 7196.2
(a) If a home inspector observes any shade of yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing during a home inspection, the home inspector shall include that observation, and the following notification, in the home inspection report:
“Manufacturers of yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing believe that yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing is safer if properly bonded and grounded as required by the manufacturer’s installation instructions. Proper bonding and grounding of this product can only be determined by a licensed electrical contractor.”
(b) For purposes of this section, “corrugated stainless steel tubing” means a flexible, stainless steel pipe used to supply natural gas and propane in residential, commercial, and industrial structures.
(c) The degree of care specified in Section 7196 shall be used in determining whether a home inspector has complied with the requirements of subdivision (a).
Notes
Requires a home inspector who observes any shade of yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing to report the observation and notify the client that manufacturers consider it safer when properly bonded and grounded and only a licensed electrical contractor can determine compliance. Defines the tubing as flexible stainless steel pipe for natural gas or propane and applies the specified degree-of-care standard.
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