It turns out that I'm a fairly large metro area that was built in large part during the depression --- lots of knob and tube. The inspectors around here have no choice but to deal with it. As such they've been very good about being very specific about what they want and here it is:
1) Splice tape and solder on joints
2) THHN is to be used
3) Wire from last knob to box is to be in loom.
4) All hardware related to the box must be non-metalic.
I have to be honest with you -- the loom thing kills me. I mean, honestly, why not just use ent with splice tape covering the openings if you are worried about pests frying themselves by getting into the ent at the openings -- oh well.
Related to this is that wiring method changes must take place at a box, which frustratingly enough comes right out of the NEC -- so much for ENT.
[This message has been edited by CalSparky (edited 01-20-2005).]
