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Old 2/22/11, 7:24 PM
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Was not K & T. What other type was there? Where I could see it, it was really thick (like 8 or 6 ga) There couldn't have been too many types...
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Was not K & T. What other type was there? Where I could see it, it was really thick (like 8 or 6 ga., but with 12 ga. size conductors) There couldn't have been to many...
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1830 wiring? Where did you come up with that date? Electricity was not commercially produced until 1880. I wonder what the family of 1830 plugged in to their wall outlets....


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MLS sheet & sellers. Post & beam house.
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They plugged in the kerosene lanterns.


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MLS sheet & sellers.
I would advise you to refrain from perpetuating that error by publishing it in your report. Do you have pictures?


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OK, let me rephrase. When the wiring was put in, what other types were used, besides K & T?
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In some instances, gas piping which was used for gas lighting, was used to run electric conductors.
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A circa 1830 home did come with wiring unless it was built by an extraterrestrial.

How about a picture?


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MLS sheet & sellers. Post & beam house.
The house may well have been built in 1830, the electrical service added much later.


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