Timeline for Is it safe to put insulation next to knob & tube wiring?
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| Nov 30, 2014 at 9:26 | comment | added | Bryce | No sarcasm. K&T does not even need the insulation to perform, where NM cable depends on it. The K&T I happily leave in place is generally inside walls and closed ceilings where it will cause no harm, insulation or not. For where it goes into a junction box I slip new loam or shrink tube over it, and problem is solved. | |
| Nov 29, 2014 at 4:12 | comment | added | Craig Tullis | Also, hard not to notice on that Knob & Tube Wiring Safety report how it requires an inspection prior to blowing in insulation, and that the attic has to have a warning posted about the extra caution required moving around in the attic due to the presence of knob & tube. Romex or MC seems a lot less fragile, to me, with all due respect. ;-) | |
| Nov 29, 2014 at 4:10 | comment | added | Craig Tullis | @Bryce, was that sarcasm? Every time I've touched old K&T wiring the insulation on the wires literally crumbles and falls aparat, not exactly confidence-inspiring, especially in light of all the questions about covering the wires with insulation. | |
| Mar 30, 2014 at 6:03 | comment | added | Bryce | @Tester101 true: I do prefer soldered connections over wire nuts, and a system that's robust against wayward screws and nails. | |
| Mar 29, 2014 at 23:11 | comment | added | Tester101 | You really love knob and tube. | |
| Mar 29, 2014 at 7:06 | history | edited | Bryce | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 29, 2014 at 6:52 | comment | added | Bryce | @JustinK I recommend running new circuits back to the breaker box: don't splice to old K&T, even in a box. Just chop bits of the K&T hydra off, making it smaller and smaller over time. | |
| Mar 29, 2014 at 3:46 | comment | added | Justin K | That K&T is going into a box at some point and the wires will not be separated anymore. I wont touch K@b the few times I just tried just to replace an outlet or switch the insulation started to come off. | |
| Mar 29, 2014 at 2:19 | comment | added | Bryce | Any K&T run inside those walls should be cut back to a K&T junction. A new circuit should come from the breaker box to serve those loads. K&T deterioration is no big deal, except at metal junction boxes. | |
| Mar 29, 2014 at 2:17 | comment | added | bib | The only downside is that handling K&T often leads to further deterioration of the insulation on the parts that are left. | |
| Mar 28, 2014 at 21:57 | comment | added | Bryce | That said, while walls are open, it's so cheap and easy to replace the wiring, that you should do it. | |
| Mar 28, 2014 at 21:55 | history | answered | Bryce | CC BY-SA 3.0 |