On Nov 9, 2:30*pm, bud-- wrote:
On 11/8/2011 1:50 PM, bob haller wrote:

bud is this enough or would you like more pastes and links about fuse
boxes and K&T and not being able to obtain homowners insurance.....

are you convinced?

No source.

No context.

Quoted by someone with a fetish.

Nope

In this thread you have got wrong:
Clare needed to convert to breakers because of homeowners insurance.
you can't get insurance for fuses
you can never get insurance for K&T
you can never get insurance for K&T from State Farm
there is a "great chance of a loss" (K&T is intrinsically unsafe)
there are no boxes with K&T
if you open a wall with K&T it is "mandatory to upgrade"
homes with K&T can't be insulated

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bud--

Electrical distribution fuse panels, as shown in Figure 2 have become
obsolete and in many jurisdictions a homeowner cannot get home
insurance if they have an old style fuse panel installed.



Figure 2 - House fuse panel

Although a properly installed fuse panel is safe, insurance companies
see the convenience to over size the fuse on a circuit as a potential
hazard.