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Excellent point. Less regulation works in Europe because people who don't know what they are doing don't attempt to do the work, partly because it is cheap to find someone who does but also because there isn't a culture of unnecessary risk taking. This topic reminds me of our binge drinking...

Witzl I strongly recommend you get an electrician to do this work. What you are outlining here is illegal and I wouldn't want my previous comments in this thread to be seen to be encouraging that. I never touch my own wiring for this reason.

Sorry about that evand - my intention wasn't to insult anyone. Only to point out the lower electrical accident rate in those jurisdictions who let people work on their own wiring. I find the evidence compelling... And I agree people should stick to what they're good at. Engineers should...

I was referring to buying an existing house where there is no knowledge of the electrician who did the work. For electricians who do poor work I usually bring it to their attention in the first instance. True but that shouldn't stop us from advocating for change in the interest of public...

Thanks Pulse - you saved me searching for it. I'm an electrical engineer. I spent four years at university learning about electricity from the quantum level to the very large power level. I flatter myself that I know a little bit more about it than your average electrician. Yet I'm not...