On May 31, 4:50�pm, J Burns wrote:
I've seen old houses where all circuits enter the breaker box as cables,
but some rooms still have knob-and-tube wiring. �(A homeowner who needed
to upgrade wiring for his kitchen may have found the old wiring adequate
in a bedroom.)

That leads to a question that didn't occur to me before. �Was there a
proper way to connect K & T to a cable?

CALL some home owner insurance companies ASK if they will insure a new
customer with K&T. Please report back here your findings.

if they wouldnt sell new policies you might as well replace ALL the
K&T since its impossible to get a mortage without homeowners insurance