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minus-squareRiskable@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52·13 days agoTo summarize: Requiring installation by electricians means that people will still DIY… They just won’t bother to get a permit/get it inspected. Whereas allowing DIY encourages permits and inspection.
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·13 days agoIt also adds more fodder for insurance companies to try to not do their job
To summarize: Requiring installation by electricians means that people will still DIY… They just won’t bother to get a permit/get it inspected.
Whereas allowing DIY encourages permits and inspection.
It also adds more fodder for insurance companies to try to not do their job