frizbeedog
Senior Member
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- Oregon
In the last two weeks we did service upgrades and relocations for two manufactured home sites which were both recently vacated due to fires.
After inquiring I was told the cause of both were electrical. One started at a receptacle in the living room, and the other at a wall switch in a bathroom. 80's vintage if I recall.
Been doing some research and found some interesting....Statistics
Here's what I've heard on the street:
.....that these houses are built by code standards several cycles behind current version of the NEC. Not sure if that's an issue or not, just what I've heard.
Here's what I know:
.....that the quality in some brands are way better than others, some downright sloppy.
And so....given the higher rate of fires that these structures experience over other dwellings, what gives?
After inquiring I was told the cause of both were electrical. One started at a receptacle in the living room, and the other at a wall switch in a bathroom. 80's vintage if I recall.
Been doing some research and found some interesting....Statistics
Here's what I've heard on the street:
.....that these houses are built by code standards several cycles behind current version of the NEC. Not sure if that's an issue or not, just what I've heard.
Here's what I know:
.....that the quality in some brands are way better than others, some downright sloppy.
And so....given the higher rate of fires that these structures experience over other dwellings, what gives?