If the knob and tube wiring system remains unaltered, has been carefully maintained, and all repairs have been made by a knowledgeable electrician, knob and tube wiring would still be safe to use today. … Homeowners unknowingly create a dangerous situation when household insulation is installed over the tube wiring. It is not inherently dangerous. The dangers from this system arise from its age, improper modifications, and situations where building insulation envelops the wires. It has no ground wire and thus cannot service any three-pronged appliances.
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