On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:03:56 -0500, Charlie Morgan wrote:

On Sun, 3 Dec 2006 14:17:10 -0500, "RBM" rbm2(remove
wrote:

PS, to answer your question, you can run a ground wire from a cold water
pipe to each outlet, but I take exception with the phase " to correct the
ungrounded wiring, there is nothing to correct. It wasn't incorrect. It is
obsolete, but as long as the outlets are non grounding type, there is no
violation


This is REALLY bad advice. You cannot use cold water pipes as your ground.

I agree. DO NOT use the water pipes. You could run a green wire to
all the outlets, but DO NOT use the water pipes. Running the green
wire may not be up to code in many areas, although it will work
perfectly well. That wire needs to start at the main panel and
connect to the ground (where ground rod connects in the panel).

Unless the buyer does not need any sort of loan to buy, the wiring will have to
be replaced. If they need financing, they will also need insurance, and that
won't happen with Knob & Tube wiring.

Depends on the state. Some states dont disprove it from what i know.
When I worked with an electrician, the city did not ban K&T. It was
actually a very safe system.

The best bet would be to replace the old fuse panel with a 100 or 200A
panel, then run new wiring and outlets to the kitchen appliances and
washing machine area, and maybe the heating system. Leave the
lighting wiring alone, as well as outlets in bedrooms and such. If
you must replace outlets in those rooms, use the no-ground type.
Lighting really dont need grounds, and most outlets in bedrooms,
living room, etc are just used to plug in vacuum, radio, tv, hairdryer
etc. These things usually dont have a ground anyhow. The bathroom
should have a GFI installed.

There is nothing inherently bad about K&T wiring if it is in good condition, but
there isn't an insurance company anywhere that I know of that will write a new
policy for a house wired that way. 200 amp service is pretty much the minimum
standard these days for good reason, and the difference between rewiring for 100
or 200 amps is not enough to quibble over.

CWM