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Wash. state Desk Jet

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21. Thanks bin sober, thats interesting
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 12:02 AM
Mar 2014

My grand dad was electrician as was my father. You know something about the old ways, I don't remember much about my old grand dad but her did leave me a book, the niagara power project. I would love to get into some of those old buildings in Chicago and get a look around at some of that.

The niagara power project running power to Chicago was a huge experiment way back when.
Over in Niagara Falls Canada the old water turbine plant still exists from back in the day.

I couldn't see it from my back porch ! but is was in plain view- just look across the lower niagara river.

Western New York

I heard so many scary stories about incidents /accidents around electricity, I decided never will I become an electrician ! but of course those scary stories had nothing to do with residential electrical work. My old dad was a great one for advanced theory.The work shop in the basement was pretty cool too ! The laboratory it was called by friends as a youngster.

Again, thanks for the input. !

Electrical question [View all] Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 OP
He;s right. ret5hd Mar 2014 #1
Thank you...this is astounding to me Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #2
The prime question is what is the wiring from the breaker box to the outlets? PoliticAverse Mar 2014 #3
The wiring is original, Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #4
Your husband is correct BillZBubb Mar 2014 #5
Wrong, sorry... Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #18
Nope, you are wrong. BillZBubb Mar 2014 #22
Yes, you're technically correct. Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #23
He's right. JoeyT Mar 2014 #6
Yikes...I suppose the only fix is Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #7
You've got a few options. jeff47 Mar 2014 #9
Thank you so much for taking the time n/t Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #10
He's right Warpy Mar 2014 #8
Thank you - you won't believe where the fuse box is - Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #11
Are your wires in conduit, flexible metallic cable or non-metallic cable (romex)? Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #12
The current wiring is 2 wires, Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #13
Just to be clear. Are you talking about the coating on the wires themselves or how the .... Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #14
This is the most important answer... Callmecrazy Mar 2014 #17
do you think s house built in 1959 Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #19
My parent's house was a 50s house with cloth wire in thin wall pipe. Cook county Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #20
Thanks bin sober, thats interesting Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #21
Jeff47's option 3 is a common cure. Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #15
If you go the route of grounding selected outlets Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #16
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