Originally Posted by
James Duffin
There are different types of electricians and they are all very capable at what they do. There are commercial construction electricians, maintenance electricians, residential electricians, and high voltage electricians to name a few. None of them know everything and this could be why the AFCI breakers got left out of the deal if you got a non-residential electrician.
Would you agree that if an electrician *IS* doing *electrical work* that the *electrician* should know WTF they are doing ... OR NOT DO IT?
There is absolutely NO EXCUSE (if you were offering one) for those "non"-electricians wiring that like they did.
If they are 'out-of-their-field' as you are putting it, then they should not be doing the work.
If they are not 'out-of-their-field' they should know what they are doing.
That said ... "Master Electricians" are not licensed in "There are commercial construction electricians, maintenance electricians, residential electricians, and high voltage electricians to name a few.", they are licensed to perform ANY AND ALL electrical work.
They may "specialize" in certain fields, but they are 'not allowed to be ignorant' of other electrical fields.
Not if they are licensed.
There is no excuse, no excuses should be offered or attempted. That just plain 'looks silly'.