20 Aug
2004
20 Aug
'04
10:28 a.m.
Am 20 Aug 2004 22:33 meinte Antonio Carlini:
New building regs allegedly coming into force at the
end of the year in the UK. They will restrict the
amount of rewiring (of fixed wiring) that a normal
householder (i.e. not a member of the NECEIC or similar
trade body) will be able to do. Nothing can be done
in the kitchen or bathroom, and only minor works
(e.g. a new spur) elsewhere.
Given that the number of people killed or seriously
injured annually in the UK (because of a faulty
installation) is approximately equal to the number
of people in the US who die by drowning while
jaywalking, it's pretty obvious who lobbied
for this one :-)
Tony's comment just reminded me of something
else that you can't do for no good reason.
Antonio
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Antonio Carlini arcarlini(a)iee.org
> Typical!. Prevent something that can
actually be quite
useful because
I'm trying to stop myself typing "Part P
Building Regs." just
to see what happens. Obviously I've failed :-)
Ok, I b(i/y)te ... what is that thing?