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Home Electrics Diy Competence -Vs- Need Qualified Electrician.
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<blockquote data-quote="Lurch" data-source="post: 401386" data-attributes="member: 6967"><p>I have also been to houses wired by very skilled engineers. Some have been borderline deathtraps, others have been perfectly safe from an electrical POV but completely wrong from a BS7671 POV.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is where it is sometimes easier to just say no. I would probably dish out advice dependant on why they are asking and what attitude they have. Some users will completely ignore anything you tell them and will insist on telling us that they know better, it doesn't matter how many times they say it or why they are here, if they do not seem competent then I will generally not offer advice. Some users may not be competent but if they know this then I would happily tell them anything they want to know if I felt that they weren't going to leave here and blindly wire things in a poor fashion.</p><p></p><p>Some people, either DIYers or so called electricians, are just incapable of doing a decent job no matter what advice they are given.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The problem is that some people will keep going until they get the answer they want and will ignore perfectly good advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lurch, post: 401386, member: 6967"] I have also been to houses wired by very skilled engineers. Some have been borderline deathtraps, others have been perfectly safe from an electrical POV but completely wrong from a BS7671 POV. This is where it is sometimes easier to just say no. I would probably dish out advice dependant on why they are asking and what attitude they have. Some users will completely ignore anything you tell them and will insist on telling us that they know better, it doesn't matter how many times they say it or why they are here, if they do not seem competent then I will generally not offer advice. Some users may not be competent but if they know this then I would happily tell them anything they want to know if I felt that they weren't going to leave here and blindly wire things in a poor fashion. Some people, either DIYers or so called electricians, are just incapable of doing a decent job no matter what advice they are given. The problem is that some people will keep going until they get the answer they want and will ignore perfectly good advice. [/QUOTE]
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