OLD Electric Warming Oven

[circlew]

Hey Dean,

wish I was a psychic, but no such luck!

I should have mentioned that the fused neutral setup can be found with wiring methods other than just knob & tube, as you mention yours is in conduit. Its just much more prevalent with K&T.

Hans mentions the Biltmore house. I would say its likely the wiring there is mainly in conduit.

 

[davey7]

I'll have to find the forum where I found the references. Insurance companies also require gravity furnaces to be removed too...

How common was K&T in brick houses? In Chicago everything is (supposed) to be in conduit and has been since the early days of electric, which spilled over into the surrounding areas until at least the 50's.

 

[mrboilwash]

I totally agree that it is probably best to leave the wiring of that beautyful plate warmer alone. If it aint broke don`t fix it.

I guess it doesn`t make sense now as long as the neutral is still fused, but you might consider to add a grounding wire. (Just a wire attached to the cabinet and a water pipe or similar.)

Would love to see a picture of the electrical panel.

 

[jetcone]

CHach

thats exactly what happened in my house built 1892, downstairs there was 100 amp circuit breaker service and skeins of romex running up to the house, BUT after the $4,000 computer failure it was found the top two floors were powered by K&T, and it gets better, the prior alcoholic homeowner just brought the romex up to the attic for 11 rooms and stripped it and WRAPPPED it around the K&T -- then he place newspaper and two layers of fiberglass insulation over the whole mess. K&T can handle a lot of current; when  my electrician found this he cut the wires and he said they flew apart and 11 rooms immediately went dead.  There is now 5,000 feet of new romex snaked through this whole house.

 

I won't tell you what the prior bojack owner did with the gas pipe in the third floor, but I can tell you my plumber came down white as as sheet and AFTER he shut the gas off to the entire house took me up to see it.

 

 

[robinsondm]

Jon (jetcone),

 

I wanted to thank you for your earlier note on 1/15. As you and others have suggested, I'll leave the oven's asbestos wiring alone.

 

FWIW, I wanted to repeat that my house does not have K&T. Instead, the original wiring runs through metal conduit.

 

I know which house you're talking about on Wendell Avenue -- it's a small world! I don't know the owners very well, though I have met them before. Thanks again,

 

Dean