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Posted By: muxx Knob & Tube - Add Junction Box - 03/06/03 09:31 PM
In my friends house he has K&T in his attic, one the HOT goes to a light and the Neutral goes to Switch. He wants to relocate the switch so it is going to need longer wiring going to it. Is it OK to run the K&T into a Jbox and run romex out to the switch in the new location? Also would it be OK to leave the Neutral as swtiched.
Posted By: SvenNYC Re: Knob & Tube - Add Junction Box - 03/06/03 10:07 PM
The HOT (LIVE) side of a circuit should always be the one switched, not the neutral!!! This is what protects you from accidental shocks.

Advice from one D-I-Yer to another: Contact a licenced, qualified electrician (preferably one with experience in K&T).

Most of that stuff is safe...until you start touching and manipulating the wires and the insulation starts crumbling.
Posted By: LuminateME1 Re: Knob & Tube - Add Junction Box - 03/07/03 04:30 AM
What is K&T?
Posted By: muxx Re: Knob & Tube - Add Junction Box - 03/07/03 04:33 AM
this is knob and tube http://www.oldhouseweb.net/stories/bitmaps/10327/knobtube.jpg
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