It doesn't take a 5 year apprenticeship to do the kind of work this guy attempted- anyone who had taken a half hour to read the IRC's residential electrical section should easily have been able to do this correctly, including this guy.
I can not disagree more with that.
You can not read a code book and learn how to wire.
The code does not tell you what to buy, how to use it, how to install it or how to layout the work.
The reason professionals of any trade can alway spot DIY work is because even if the DIY work meets code they do not follow accepted trade practices or procedures.
Now do I think electric work is 'rocket science'?
Heck no!
However no one can do any task well without some experience.
[This message has been edited by iwire (edited 07-29-2006).]
