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Electrical Installation User's Manual.

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We are provided with user's/owner's operation manuals with many products these days, such as with new cars or domestic electrical appliances.


Should we provide one regarding domestic electrical installations, especially if we are letting a house or flat, or after a rewire? The manual could simply cover the use of the electrical installation and the operation of consumer units and internal devices such as the main switch, M.C.B.s, R.C.B.Os and R.C.D.s. Does one exist in printed paper form already?


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    Whilst this all sounds very good in principle, it may well be a bad idea, because if there is any tiny deviation from the actual installation or changing regulations you may find yourself liable for adverse outcomes.


    To give an example, if you have a general anesthetic in hospital you will be given a longish sheet saying that some outcomes may not be very safe for you, and you could be considerably bad, even dead. You may have seen on TV recently a chap who had a bad outcome, in that he could feel some actions of his operation, and wanted to sue everyone in sight as they were negligent he says. Everything he complained about will be on that sheet, which he will have signed as risks he was prepared top take. His choice, sign or no operation. It is becoming close to the time where we may need a disclaimer on electrical work, because some people think one can abuse the installation and it is always someone else's fault! No win - No fee should never have been permitted, unfortunately it came from the USA and some lawyers loved it.
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    Whilst this all sounds very good in principle, it may well be a bad idea, because if there is any tiny deviation from the actual installation or changing regulations you may find yourself liable for adverse outcomes.


    To give an example, if you have a general anesthetic in hospital you will be given a longish sheet saying that some outcomes may not be very safe for you, and you could be considerably bad, even dead. You may have seen on TV recently a chap who had a bad outcome, in that he could feel some actions of his operation, and wanted to sue everyone in sight as they were negligent he says. Everything he complained about will be on that sheet, which he will have signed as risks he was prepared top take. His choice, sign or no operation. It is becoming close to the time where we may need a disclaimer on electrical work, because some people think one can abuse the installation and it is always someone else's fault! No win - No fee should never have been permitted, unfortunately it came from the USA and some lawyers loved it.
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