Therein lies the problem Sparky. Look at any of these discussion boards, and you'll see half of the electricians b**ching about lack of code compliance, and the other half b**ching because some inspector wants them to follow the code. And, of course there's always the contractor who wants his competition to follow the absolute letter of the code while he gets a free pass to ignore it. Toss in local political subdivisions who adopt "Rehab Codes" that water down the code and (in my opinion) workmanship, as well as hiring the local precinct committeeman's cousin as the electrical inspector, and you've got a pretty good idea of the climate in our trade these days. Is there a good answer for these problems? I don't know. That's what I come here for. I do know this, those of us who are truly concerned with safety and quality workmanship need to stick to our guns before the trade goes completely to hell.
