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Bud--

wrote:
How many houses are there with a 30A 120V service? You will probably
have to look real hard to find a K&T house that has not had major
additions. (It should probably be on the national registry of historic
buildings.)

yet bud concludes K&T is fine despite the fact it must of been
altered.

"Must have been altered"? Can't you read? [A rhetorical question - it
is obvious that you can't.] What you quoted above is that K&T had NOT
been altered.

hey I have the NEC agreeing with me while bud has a few exceptions
which may have changed by now, since its been a lot of years since
buds illinois report came out.

The Ouija board at work again? As always long on opinion, short on
facts. If anything I expect more jurisdictions allow insulation.
Including yours. Why does your state allow insulating over K&T?

and state farm sopped surcharging K&T they just refuse to write new
policies

Who said State Farm surcharged K&T. Can't you read? [A rhetorical
question - it is obvious that you can't.] How can you say such stupid
things? Do you have help or are you that stupid by yourself?
Have you figured out if I am a master electrician yet?

Have you figured out that your source does not agree with you?
Why does your source say "properly installed and unaltered K&T wiring is
not an inherent fire hazard"? Is your source wrong or are you wrong?
You pointed at the "photos of hacked K&T wiring" in your source. Why
weren't most of the photos identified as involving K&T wiring? Couldn't
your source, which was about K&T wiring, find hacked K&T wiring?
Why does your source, when it does some rewiring, leave K&T? Aren't they
as smart as you are? How could they do that in your home state?

Mike Holt is well known in electrical circles. In his discussion forums
why don't electricians share your paranoia about K&T? Are they stupid?
Why do they just think K&T is a wiring method that just has to follow
NEC rules?

Why was the NEC change not based on data indicating a problem?
Why do many jurisdictions, including at least 5 whole states, allow
insulating K&T wiring?
Why does your source insulate over K&T? Aren't they as smart as you are?
Why does your state, PA, also allow insulating over K&T (as is done by
your source)?
Why did the "Illinois report", to a state agency, not find significant
numbers of house with K&T wiring and insulation where the insulation
caused a fire? They looked for a problem and couldn't find it. Weren't
the authors as smart as you are? Where is the data about fires in the
huge number of K&T houses that have been insulated? So many houses and
no problem?

Why can I answer your questions but you can't even answer one of my
questions? Aren't you smart enough to answer questions?

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bud--