Young Frankenstein
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black is power
white is common
green is ground.
black gets screwed always to darker screws
Silver screws get the white power.
Green screw gets the green ground wire.
Since you are new then I would request you buy those plug in polarity checker things.
I did home and industrial wiring back in 1987 in Job Corps.
DirtyHermit
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How "enlightening".
Young Frankenstein
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Well ohms law is an old law that went into the US Senate for vote, but got rejected 
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very good and funny too. i love humour, and wouldnt dare really challenge you, just british humour, by the way, how much for a re-wire of a house say 3 bed in the uk
(just kidding) nice to see im not the only electrician on reef central
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12369932#post12369932 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 0 Agios
Well ohms law is an old law that went into the US Senate for vote, but got rejected
very good and funny too. i love humour, and wouldnt dare really challenge you, just british humour, by the way, how much for a re-wire of a house say 3 bed in the uk
(just kidding) nice to see im not the only electrician on reef centralFinally someone I can trust and is not trying to rip people off. We just got a new house (Well old house 1930's) We had an inspector come and check it out before we took the plunge and all was good. A few days ago I had an electrician come out and do some work and to my surprise he told me that the whole house needed to be rewired according to code.
The house has knob and tube wiring and I was told that this kind of wiring is unsafe and a fire risk. I have two more electricians coming out to check the house tomorrow. I am hoping you can give me some advice as what I can do not to get ripped off.
Is this wiring really a fire risk, I have lived here for 3 months now with no problems to speak off.
If it helps I live in Southern California.
The house has knob and tube wiring and I was told that this kind of wiring is unsafe and a fire risk. I have two more electricians coming out to check the house tomorrow. I am hoping you can give me some advice as what I can do not to get ripped off.
Is this wiring really a fire risk, I have lived here for 3 months now with no problems to speak off.
If it helps I live in Southern California.
Young Frankenstein
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FIY the SENIOR REEFER on this program.........Paul B is running reefs for 40 years, and now a retired electrician in Long Island NY<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12370288#post12370288 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mikeydj
very good and funny too. i love humour, and wouldnt dare really challenge you, just british humour, by the way, how much for a re-wire of a house say 3 bed in the uk
Young Frankenstein
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( knob and tube wiring) is a fire hazard and must be removed. Also even wires (cloth and wax insulation) must be removed. Any plastic insulation wires THW, THHN, THWN insulations are safe. What they didnot tell you........is that only part of the house that has knob and tube wires need to be rewired. Unfortunately is impossible for any estimator to tell where and how many wires are cloth and wax, without opening all the receptacles and switches etc. So they will give you a total rewiring estimate or suggest a Time and Material contract.
Your choices......
Rewire the entire house $$$$$
Rewire whats needed T&M $$ cheaper choice
I would try to get whats needed only rewired (probably end up to $ 3-5k) where rewiring the entire house would probably be 10-15k.
Knob and tube wiring in itself is not a fire hazard. The fire hazard comes from the degrading of the insulation and potential overloading / improper additions that the homeowners have done over the years.
With knob and tube wiring installed in houses before electronics, A/C, etc. you figure the house probably only had 60 Amp electrical service. The electrical service has most likely been updated over the years. In the 70+ years that have passed you can't guarantee that some home owner didn't oversize a fuse, etc.
It really comes down to is it worth risking your life on 70+ year old wiring?
With knob and tube wiring installed in houses before electronics, A/C, etc. you figure the house probably only had 60 Amp electrical service. The electrical service has most likely been updated over the years. In the 70+ years that have passed you can't guarantee that some home owner didn't oversize a fuse, etc.
It really comes down to is it worth risking your life on 70+ year old wiring?
It takes more than 60 amps to blow-dry my head each morning. Sometimes the aluminum wires in the walls melt if I make coffee and toast while while using the blow dryer.
Is that bad?
Is that bad?
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sorry mate no offence honestly, but i dont get the point/ what do you mean by fyi the senior reefer? sorry it may be my humour:rollface:
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12371266#post12371266 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 0 Agios
FIY the SENIOR REEFER on this program.........Paul B is running reefs for 40 years, and now a retired electrician in Long Island NY
sorry mate no offence honestly, but i dont get the point/ what do you mean by fyi the senior reefer? sorry it may be my humour:rollface:
I alway thought Paul was a shrimp boat Captain. Probably, with the lack of shrimp in the sound, he does electrical work on the side to make ends meet.
Young Frankenstein
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hey mate For Your Information
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well he now collects urchins and snails when it rains<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12371939#post12371939 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WaterKeeper
I alway thought Paul was a shrimp boat Captain. Probably, with the lack of shrimp in the sound, he does electrical work on the side to make ends meet.
Paul if you read this......Florida tomatoes taste better than Greenport tomatoes
Young Frankenstein
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Knob and tube wiring in itself is not a fire hazard. The fire hazard comes from the degrading of the insulation and potential overloading / improper additions that the homeowners have done over the years.
We don't install for the last 60 years knob and tube wiring so when someone says knob and tube, wires will be dry and brittle, very old corroded splices, needs to be replaced that goes for any aluminum wiring in the house also, since NEC found that aluminum conductors are the #1 cause of fires.:smokin:
We don't install for the last 60 years knob and tube wiring
so when someone says knob and tube, wires will be dry and brittle, very old corroded splices, needs to be replaced that goes for any aluminum wiring in the house also, since NEC found that aluminum conductors are the #1 cause of fires.:smokin:<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12371782#post12371782 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WaterKeeper
It takes more than 60 amps to blow-dry my head each morning. Sometimes the aluminum wires in the walls melt if I make coffee and toast while while using the blow dryer.
Is that bad?
Instant coffee & a toaster / oven may be better, just hang a slice of bread on each ear, but you'll have to turn your head to keep one side from drying too fast.
Steve
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Young Frankenstein
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A Molded Case Circuit Breaker, can be washed with warm water and soap to take the mold off.
Well........either soap or chlorine will do.:wildone:
Well........either soap or chlorine will do.
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