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by ilyt 1079 days ago
> Why a plumber can't hook up power to a water heater is beyond me. That alone ate a week.

Well, cos they didn't get the license. There is nothing really stopping plumber from getting electrician's license.

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The name for this is over-licensure and yeah, there kind of is a large barrier.
Pretty sure making sure dude doing electric work actually knows basic is a good thing not "over-licensure"
Except the license is not trivial.
Of course it isn't, you can burn someone's house if you do something wrong!