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Re:I Ripped Out a £6k Lighting System by jdeibele on Sunday November 15, 2020 @07:28PM (#25106484)
Were you able to do that without digging into the walls? My house had a bathroom and the kitchen upgraded by the previous owner and we did the basement but most of the house remains on knob-and-tube.

I've gradually added GFCI outlets to each circuit. They're not grounded, unfortunately, but they do trip if something were to go wrong. And it allows us to plug in 3-prong plugs without using those horrible 2-to-3 adapters.

We had to change home insurance companies because Amica blacklisted us the instant they heard there was knob-and-tube wiring. A few other companies have the same approach. But it's not like homes are spontaneously combusting everywhere because of it.

Re:I Ripped Out a £6k Lighting System by Shebanator on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @02:48PM (#25213455)
We ripped open the walls. This was done in the context of a larger remodel and then a rebuild of the back of the house after a fire.