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Bud--

wrote:
sure there are unmodified K&T installs out there. NOT!

hallerb knows. It was in a nightmare last night.
But there is a lot of original K&T with added wiring, just like my
mother's old house.

in its lifetime estimates indicate at least 7 and probably more
families lived there......

each likely making changes to get by

hallerb's Ouija board told him.

the root of the problem is anything approaching 100 years old.

What about people who parade beliefs as facts, can't figure out what has
been said, and can't even answer questions?
Have you seen Soylent Green?

And 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?

even solder joints dont last forever, espically if overheated, which
insulating around can lead too, besides overfusing.

Something hallerb read in the National Enquirer? Certainly didn't come
from anyone who knows anything about solder.
Why does _your source_ insulate over K&T? Aren't they as smart as you
are? Did you even read _your source_?

this 20 amp fuse blows so often just install a 30

It is what hallerb does all the time. It is why his Romex is rotting.

Another post with beliefs and no facts. And still too dumb to answer
even one question?

Have you figured out if I am a master electrician yet?

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 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?

But reality doesn't bother a fanatic.

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bud--