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Don't feel too bad, this happens quite frequently in texas... And not just in the rural areas. I am currently working in a food factory, And after 6 months I have lost count of the mis-wired recepts, the wire nut-less neutrals and hots......., Makes me nervous just opening up a box.....<G>
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tajoch, I work in MO and know how you feel. The only thing worse is to open a box to find a spaghetti mess and have a wire nut fall out in your hand.
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My background is industrial, not residential. What this picture shows is the only way I've seen knob & tube transition to Romex (for example, in an addition to an old home). Perhaps someone could post a photo of how this is supposed to be done?
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1) It's not K&T, it's old cotton wrapped "Romex" (NM) Cable, probably #14-2, no ground.
2) Knob and Tube conductors should still be spliced to NM inside a box, and with each K&T conductor having its own entrance into the box. Care must be given to properly fasten and clamp the K&T wire with approved means.
You guys take it from here?
[This message has been edited by sparky66wv (edited 05-31-2001).]
-Virgil
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oh?you get this crap in the US too huh,well its got a whole lot worse since we went to self regulation
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Hell I missed that completely. WOW that is nasty. I thought you were talking using a octagon for a JB, I was thinking well hmmm thats not against code is it? Now that would save on money, less wire right? Somebodies uncle do this? By the way, whats the smallest JB allowable by code? A handy box?
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