Thanks, I'm scarping this one too. One of the things that left an impression
on me when I first started working in the electrical field in 72', was how
much work it was to install some of these old methods and materials, how
meticulously these guys worked, and how well some equipment, including K&T
held up over time. Here in downstate NY, we have four seasons, cold, hot,
wet, damp, all the factors that would tend to break down and destroy this
stuff, but I've rarely seen it in less than pristine condition. Much of the
K&T I've removed or disconnected over the years, had nothing to do with its
condition but rather, illegal taps and splices added to it. I realize that
as a non grounded system, its usefulness is limited, as are a number of less
demonized wiring materials, but the knee-jerk reaction it gets, in my
opinion, is not deserved. I think folks like Hallerb, react to a perceived
notion, rather than anything based in fact, then invent the fires, otherwise
there would be substantial documentation to back up that claim






"Bud--" wrote in message
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RBM wrote:

Fantastic find Bud, You're a truth detector!!


I wish I was that smart. The link came Phil Munro in a post to this
newsgroup about a half year ago.

The other link Phil posted is:
http://www.maine.gov/pfr/ins/hearing_2003-13680.htm
which is the record of a complaint to the Maine state Bureau of insurance
by a homeowner against an insurance company. The insurance company denied
renewal of a policy based on K&T wiring. The insurance company was ordered
to renew the policy because tne insurance company "provided no
justification for its position that knob and tube wiring per se
automatically provides grounds for nonrenewal".



But I'm sure this is all made irrelevant by hallerb's voluminous records
of fires caused by K&T wiring.

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bud--