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Old 3/25/08, 9:24 PM
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What do you tell people when you find 75% of their house wired with old fabric insulated wire?
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Old 3/25/08, 9:49 PM
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What do you tell people when you find 75% of their house wired with old fabric insulated wire?
Got any sparky friends?
Buy a lottery Ticket yet?

Seriously, explain the potential hazards with this type of wire. wait for some info from a sparky.......if you havent posted this in the elec section, please do so.


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Old 3/25/08, 10:00 PM
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Please realize you have given very limited information and I am surmising many things
Recommend they get an immediate upgrade to a modern wire breaker system .
Advise them they Might pay an elevated Price or possibly their insurance company might not renew the policy.

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Get some marshmellows and wait for the fire????


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