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Had to rewire a whole kitchen in a 1920s house this week and found cloth wire spliced with electrical tape from the 70s.
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matthew_owens96mo ago
Man, that's just old work. I've seen way worse in those houses. Cloth wire with tape splices is pretty normal for a quick fix back then. I found knob and tube wrapped in duct tape once. That kitchen job sounds like a Tuesday.
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leo_campbell6mo ago
Yeah I used to think that way too until I saw a cloth wire splice start smoking behind a wall. Totally changed my mind on "quick fixes".
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fisher.diana6mo ago
Read about a house fire that started from a taped splice last month.
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