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K & T wiring
"J Burns" wrote in message
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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
Why should I do that? Do you think no homes with K&T are insured? I've
gotten policies from three companies for homes with K&T.
Cable became popular in the 1940s to save labor, but I'll bet K&T was
safer.
I believe the NEC requires an inspection after loose insulation is put
into a space with K&T. CA and WA dropped that requirement because not a
single fire had resulted from insulation on K&T.
I'm afraid you might have just pushed Hallerb over the edge
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