How To Abandon Knob & Tube Wiring in a Wall or Ceiling @BenjaminSahlstrom
How To Abandon Knob & Tube Wiring in a Wall or Ceiling  @BenjaminSahlstrom
Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
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Here we discuss why, where, and how knob & tube wiring can or should be abandoned behind a wall as well as when it should be brought into a junction box.

0:00 - Knob & Tube Wiring Intro
0:10 - What Is Knob & Tube Wiring
0:53 - Finding The Hot Wire
1:18 - Knob & Tube Wiring Components
2:48 - This Installation
4:31 - Thermal Insulation & K&T Wiring
5:22 - How To Deal With Hot K&T
7:44 - Abandon Knob & Tube In Junction Box
12:01 - Milwaukee, PLEASE!
13:30 - SUBSCRIBE!!!

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