People generally replace things when they no longer function properly or as
originally intended. Unlike appliances and automobiles, wiring systems have
no moving parts. a better analogy might be an antique vase or painting,
which if kept in the proper environment should last a very long time. Some
old wiring systems, including K&T are not in good working order and should
be replaced. Some have been modified in ways that make them dangerous, and
should be replaced. Some are in perfectly good working condition, and can be
left to do what they've been doing






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On Mar 6, 3:41?pm, "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote:
Fantastic find Bud, You're a truth detector!!

I'm keeping a copy for future debates

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Nate Nagel wrote:

Do I have to remove all of the dead knob and tube wiring?

Are you sure you want to replace it? Really. K&T is a very good
wiring system. You would not put any new in, but assuming what is
there has
the capacity for what you need, why replace it?

Agreed. Seems most of the impetus for replacement comes from anal
insurance companies and their threat of policy cancellation.

What about old 60 degree Romex that was commonly burried in insulation
and
carried both conductors together. Both conductors generated heat, and
were
adjacent if insulation failed. Maybe Romex should be replaced.

IMHO insurance restrictions on K&T are largely the latest redlining
scheme.

Wellllll... most K&T is not rated to have insulation blown around it,
so
that pretty much mandates replacement in exterior wall cavities, in my
book.

nate

http://www.waptac.org/sp.asp?id=7190
is a report to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
on adding building insulation around existing K&T wiring. No record of
hazard was found in the large number of K&T installations that had
insulation added around them. At the time of the report, adding
insulation
was permitted some places, not in others.

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Anyone fighting the K&T issue.

How old is you car? Appliances in home?

Funny how folks think nothing of repacing vehicle every 5 years but
spaze about upgrading and maintaing pro0bably the biggest investment
they have their home/