According to HA HA Budys Here :
From: (Chris Lewis)
According to HA HA Budys Here :

new one. What code or city/county ordinance supercedes your National or
Canadian electrical code which has absolutely no provision to replace that
kind
of installation with an updated, current code-compliant method?

Under the "new work must comply with code" rules and what the inspectors
_insist_ upon.

Replacing an existing appliance is not new work Chris. Not here, not in Canada,
not anywhere.

Replacing an existing piece of _hardwired_ equipment, and inspectors insisting
upon it.

I suppose in an old home, wired with knob & tube, or 2-wire NM cable, you're
not permitted to replace the 2-prong outlets with new 2-prong outlets either,
huh?

Specific exemption. It's pretty hard to find a two prong receptacle here
in any case.

See the electrical wiring FAQ.
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Chris Lewis, Una confibula non set est
It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them.