- Reaction score
- 386
Ok I should have explained my thinking a bit better,
I'm not really referring to commercial jobs as in the vast majority of cases the skill level of the installer is of a higher level, whereas in domestic although there are many good installers/electricians who are conscientious about their work, there are a lot of bad domestic installers/electricians around also, it seems to me that the good are slowly becoming outnumbered by the bad!
My view is that as many others have previously said the majority of CU fires are caused by poor workmanship, so the reaction of changing the spec for boards is a good thing, but as it seems to be that domestic MC boards may become the norm again, rather than non combustible insulated
So the bad installs of course will continue as will fires
and for example the jobs I'm referring to the result could easily be deaths or injuries from electric shocks if they had been of metal construction .
The issue of poor workmanship and unqualified persons has again been sidestepped, this should have been addressed as it's long overdue.
This was yet again a good opportunity for the industry to become better regulated and denying those without the skills, inclination to do a decent job from staying in the trade
I'm not really referring to commercial jobs as in the vast majority of cases the skill level of the installer is of a higher level, whereas in domestic although there are many good installers/electricians who are conscientious about their work, there are a lot of bad domestic installers/electricians around also, it seems to me that the good are slowly becoming outnumbered by the bad!
My view is that as many others have previously said the majority of CU fires are caused by poor workmanship, so the reaction of changing the spec for boards is a good thing, but as it seems to be that domestic MC boards may become the norm again, rather than non combustible insulated
So the bad installs of course will continue as will fires
and for example the jobs I'm referring to the result could easily be deaths or injuries from electric shocks if they had been of metal construction .
The issue of poor workmanship and unqualified persons has again been sidestepped, this should have been addressed as it's long overdue.
This was yet again a good opportunity for the industry to become better regulated and denying those without the skills, inclination to do a decent job from staying in the trade
