Quote Originally Posted by AndyD View Post
I suspect their deskilling of the industry in the UK with the introduction of 'Part P' resulted in an increase of consumer unit fires. Legislating that steel CU's be used is treating the symptoms, not the cause of the problem.
I dont see how that could be the cause ... if you look at the electrics in SA (especially the ones hanging from bare overhead lines) we dont seem to have that many fires ?

One thing that blows my mind about the UK electrics ... they seem to have way more rules and regs ... they shyte themselves about silly things like maintenance free junction boxes and vibration ...steel enclosures ... yet you can install a wire from the meter to the main DB without a conduit or any form of protection ... i dont get it.