I thought it was cloth over rubber I see it on 20 or 30 amps sometimes I take and see what gage it is and put it on 15 amps if 14 or on 20 amps if it is 12 gage if fuse I get the s type so only proper fuse can be put in
Hi Hammer yes lots of older houses have that kind of wiring. The best thing to do is replace it if possible. If you can’t replace it then protecting that old wiring with arc fault protection is a great idea. If you have the ungrounded wire it should also be protected with ground fault protection. This can easily be done at electrical panel with a combination arc fault/ground fault feedthrough outlet for each circuit.
Got the same in my house built in 1906. Amazingly the tar and paper wiring I have found is in extremely good condition. The main panel in the house is glass fuses also. I make sure never to over load the circuits. I will replace the first receptacles of every circuit through out the house with GFCI .
@@andrerodriguez7603 thank you for your comment. Yes that is a great thing to do protect each circuit with a GFCI . They also make a ground fault arc fault combination outlet. If you wanted a little better protection you could protect each circuit with arc fault protection and ground fault protection.
@@hatpropertyinspections I’ll do that. It’s a two story Craftsman home here in Southern California. It would be a shame for it to catch fire. I just invested in a new roof with sheathing. I’ll have the house re wired in the future. 👍🏻👍🏻
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I thought it was cloth over rubber I see it on 20 or 30 amps sometimes I take and see what gage it is and put it on 15 amps if 14 or on 20 amps if it is 12 gage if fuse I get the s type so only proper fuse can be put in
Dude, that is crazy! I had no idea that was ever allowed.
Yeah they didn’t have access to lots of plastic back in those days. The insulation is literally paper and tar lol
this is what i have on my house and have no ground wires to it.yikes
Hi Hammer yes lots of older houses have that kind of wiring. The best thing to do is replace it if possible. If you can’t replace it then protecting that old wiring with arc fault protection is a great idea. If you have the ungrounded wire it should also be protected with ground fault protection. This can easily be done at electrical panel with a combination arc fault/ground fault feedthrough outlet for each circuit.
Got the same in my house built in 1906. Amazingly the tar and paper wiring I have found is in extremely good condition. The main panel in the house is glass fuses also. I make sure never to over load the circuits. I will replace the first receptacles of every circuit through out the house with GFCI .
@@andrerodriguez7603 thank you for your comment. Yes that is a great thing to do protect each circuit with a GFCI . They also make a ground fault arc fault combination outlet. If you wanted a little better protection you could protect each circuit with arc fault protection and ground fault protection.
@@hatpropertyinspections I’ll do that. It’s a two story Craftsman home here in Southern California. It would be a shame for it to catch fire. I just invested in a new roof with sheathing. I’ll have the house re wired in the future. 👍🏻👍🏻
@@hatpropertyinspectionsCan you rewire without ruining my plaster walls?
Or just don't replace the old fuse panel with breakers. Everyone knows fuses are safer ( if the right ones are used obviously)
You’re obviously not an electrician dude. Why are you giving advice on something you are not qualified to do?