GRRRR!
While this study has not been yet released in it's entirety, I am far from the only person to get a draft copy.
The study pointed quite clearly to improper modifications to the home as the source of nearly all of the code violations. Please note that the study has NOT identified any hazards not already covered by basic code issues.
Yet ... in the latest IAEI internet weekly newsletter, the lead "article" starts off by stating the older the home, the greater the risk of electrical hazards - so far, so good - then starts plugging tamper-resistant receptacles as the cure !!! Not AFCI's, not corrosion-resistant products ... but TR!
This is a classic example of false logic. No wonder some posters have accused the NEC of being little more than a sales campaign for manufacturers!
As you might guess, I'm more than a little upset.
