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   From: mapson.scarts@btinternet.INVALID   
      
   "Dave Plowman (News)"  wrote in message   
   news:525898c810dave@davenoise.co.uk...   
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   : > > You need to look up fires caused by poorly specified house   
   : > > distribution systems in the US, before criticising the UK.   
   It is many   
   : > > times worse than here.   
   :   
   : >  In the US, electrical house fires are mostly a result of   
   incompetent   
   : > DIY wiring or failed appliances......or arson.   
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   :   
   : One of the major reasons is those 'wire nuts' oh so common, and   
   banned   
   : over here many many years ago.   
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   Whilst wire nuts are more susceptible, the same basic fault that   
   wire nuts suffer can beset any mechanical joints, one of the   
   reasons why mechanical joints have to remain accessible. A   
   correctly made joint doesn't normally cause a problem, an   
   incorrectly made screw terminal can exhibit all the same dangers   
   as poorly made wire nut joint - heat and arcing.   
      
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