RV Hot Skin (Exterior electrification)
This past weekend my wife was electrocuted when she stepped onto the trailer steps and grabbed the handrail while in bare feet. She was subsequently thrown from the rig and landed in the grass. She ...
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I too would replace the “knob & tube” and I have replaced the first generation non metallic sheathed cable (hot & neutral) electrical wiring in my 200 year old house. It was too risky as a fire hazard. The electrician who did the work remarked that most of the wiring was still in very good condition.
However, the horse hair plaster is more durable than new wallboard, the wood framing was old growth red oak which is more durable than the open grain fir used now, and the mortise and tenon joints are longer lasting than nails or screws. Newer is not always better.
However, the horse hair plaster is more durable than new wallboard, the wood framing was old growth red oak which is more durable than the open grain fir used now, and the mortise and tenon joints are longer lasting than nails or screws. Newer is not always better.
