[Shop-talk] Electrical fire waiting to happen

[Mark Andy]

Howdy,

On Mon, 9 Jun 2008, Mike Rambour wrote:
> In my case the house is knob-and-tube which because there has not been a 
> fire I assume is in ok condition.  After the new panel is in, I will 
> start replacing all of it as quickly as possible.  Current plan is to 
> tear out the plaster in the kitchen and what will be my office and one 
> bathroom and while the walls are bare, rewire those right away along 
> with termite repair.  Then its one room at a time until all the wiring 
> is replaced over the next few months (hopefully not more than 6-9 months 
> total).
>
> During this time the new garage will be built (oh yeah!!!).
>
> All that is left to decide is which electrician and 300 or 200 amp main 
> and get the permits started, work can start on July 15 and we want to 
> move in first week of August.

Geez.

I've got to say, I applaud your enthusiasm / insanity / willingness to 
do projects.

I've got all I can do to keep the banklog stagnent... :-)

Mark