I'm plenty familiar with it. The "joints" as you call them are in attics,
and under the house, and at the switches. I've stripped a few houses of K&T
and never found a SPLICE in the walls.

--
Steve Barker




wrote in message
oups.com...
OBVIOUSLY you arent familiar with K&T ALL joints are in walls
soldered, no metal boxes, impossible to really inspect wiring.

A overheated joint from overload or solder failure can overheat and
start a fire in a wall, with wood lathe a bad fire can result.the
wiring goes thru ceramic tubes in walls, I have perrsonally seen
overheated failing joints, cracked tube, whats really bad is you cant
see things.

adding insulation is a known hazard, the wiring current ratings are
designed around free air circulation.

now add in K&T your lucky to have ONE outlet in most rooms, so the
occupants use extension cords, increasing the risk of tripping or a
fire caused by damaged extension cords.