Pool and Spa Inspection
A pool inspection is uncommon in Oregon and sits outside the home inspection. Pools and spas are not among the ten categories the standards of practice name.
A pool and spa inspection is a separate engagement in Oregon because pools are not one of the ten systems in OAR 812-008-0205 through 0214. The home inspector may note the equipment but has no standard to report against. Prevalence is low in Oregon, so specialists are few.
Outside the ten categories
The Oregon standards of practice name ten systems, from structural components to built-in kitchen appliances. A pool or spa is none of them, so the home inspection report has no required content for it.
What the inspector can observe, such as visible equipment condition and electrical bonding, falls under the electrical and exterior categories only incidentally.
A rare Oregon question
In-ground pools are uncommon across most of Oregon, which is why this page exists for completeness rather than volume. Where one exists, the shell, plumbing and heater need their own inspection.
The permit record matters here as elsewhere. A pool, its electrical bonding and its heater each required permits, and the city or county portal shows whether they were pulled.
Asked and answered
Shell condition, visible plumbing and equipment, the heater, electrical bonding and the fence or barrier. None of it is required content in an Oregon home inspection report. Pools are not among the ten categories in OAR chapter 812 division 8. Order a separate inspection and pull the permit history for the pool, its electrical work and its heater.
The home inspection is the one written examination of ten system categories to a legal standard before closing. In Oregon that standard is OAR chapter 812 division 8. Its limits are fixed in rule, so pools, underground items and environmental hazards need separate engagements. Start from the exclusions and add the specialists the property calls for.
Questions are taken verbatim from live Google People Also Ask results for this inspection type. Answers rest on Oregon rule text and the records cited above.