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Back in 2012, I was helping my buddy rewire his basement in Denver and learned a hard lesson about junction boxes.
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wrenk916mo ago
That old Denver basement wiring probably had cloth insulation. That stuff gets brittle and crumbles if you look at it wrong, especially in a dry climate. Makes a simple junction box job a real mess of cracked wire sheathing.
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leoyoung6mo ago
Sounds like the wiring turns into a pile of black dust if you breathe on it too hard. Makes you wonder how the house hasn't burned down yet. Just another day in a century-old home.
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violafox5mo ago
Forget the dust, the real scare is finding out the old box wasn't even grounded. Just a hot wire waiting to find a path through the pipes.
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