Houses built before the 1940s might have issues with old electric wires in their attics.
If the electric is working just fine in the home and you are not having major issues, you might leave your electric wiring alone, but I do not counsel it. The old knob and tube electric wiring that runs thru the walls isn’t exposed but this kind of wiring in your attic is exposed and this is going to be perilous for anyone that makes a decision to walk around in your attic.
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xample of what I am talking about or a situation that would become difficult and if you are not going to redo your electrical system, it would not be a terrible idea to avoid walking around these exposed wires in your attic. Let’s assume that you or one of the members of your family makes a decision to store some things in the attic and you see these wires, but as have no idea what they are. The majority that are not acquainted with construction or electric wiring, or maybe old electric wiring, are not going to have a concept, what these wires are. Once they start shoving Xmas boxes into their attic and pushing them against the electric wires, you might end up with fire jeopardy and this isn’t good.
It would not be a very bad idea to familiarize your folks with these electric wires.
Get a ladder to provide access for you and your folks and a flashlight and take each relation up the ladder individually and explain that these wires carry electricity and could injure them. Old knob and tube electric wiring is very perilous and eventualities that create safety risks like these should be explained to the members of your family. Always think safety, particularly when working around electricity.
