Wait, what? Didn't it have one before? No.
This old house was built in the 1920s from what we could tell and back then you didn't need much.
It's now a rental and undergoing renovation to bring it up to something passable to today's code.
The technical debt is strong here so it's a total replacement job.
Just like software systems, at some point you have to start over.
Jump to Post— Dani 5,664I’m confused. Is the new electric panel in that grey box up by the eaves?? What am I looking at??
Jump to Post— Reverend Jim 6,6651920 was about the same year our cottage was built so I know what shape your wiring is in.
I’m confused. Is the new electric panel in that grey box up by the eaves?? What am I looking at??
1920 was about the same year our cottage was built so I know what shape your wiring is in.
We also have a 1920s bungalow, but it was rebuilt in 2016 by the previous owners. So far I think the only thing we have experienced that is pre-2016 is some stale insulation in the older part of the house.
At least it wasn't built in the 60s and 70s when aluminum wiring was code.
The original KNOB, TUBE and FABRIC COVERED WIRE is now gone. Most sparkies say "what's that?"
What's a sparkie? Before my time, but I do remember we had to upgrade the knob and tube wiring at my grandma's house back in the day.
The original KNOB, TUBE and FABRIC COVERED WIRE is now gone
That was long gone by the time I started going there in 1981 but I recall my sister's house had that when they bought. it looked like a death trap. Their house has since been completely rewired. And we sonlt the cottage a few years back so it is now an SEP, if you recall your HHGTTG.
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