Donald Millers Electrical Services-Finding Knob and Tube wiring

[@tctc100fl]

I found your channel last night and learned a few things. I went up into my attic today and found active knob and tube surrounded by blown in fiberglass insulation, romex feeding hidden cloth wires that run down to switches and a hidden flying junction for knob and tube. I also found an old black wire that was live and the cut end was sticking up out of the insulation. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and keep the videos coming.

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

tctc100fl Will do and good luck with the repairs

[@sandykirk1503]

You are really giving me some ideas that just stopped my electricians from working today.

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

Sandy Kirk A knob and tube Rewire replaces all cloth wires with new Romex wire. No splicing into old.....that’s a dangerous situation you want no part of.

[@zainchristopher2536]

I appreciate your concerns about the craft. It’s amazing how many tradespeople neglect this aspect of the profession.

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

Zain Christopher In my opinion, if your a true tradesmen, there is a level of quality in everything you do regardless of money and time. It becomes part of you.

[@gnotec1074]

I really really enjoy watching your videos

[@TomPhilbin-e7j]

Man I love your channel and how passionate about the job as you are like m. I always like seen a profesional at his his work and strides for perfection thank you sir you are a pleasure to watch and a very good young electrician and I hope you continue to prosper in the trade. Keep these kids coming My man. Perfect 👌 👍 🫡

[@functiondisruption88]

Donald, I wish you were working out of Northeast Ohio or at least we had more local electricians with this amount of integrity. Great stuff man, please never lose these work principles and qualities... keep the videos coming!

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

Thanks man, I’m trying

[@babaregi5934]

@@94coleslaw I'm an electrician and, IMO, he knows what he's doing. Who made you God?, you're a nasty piece of work...just sayin'.

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

Wow Aaron, first off I’m sorry you are so negative. But considering I’m not fat and I’m not a hack I have a feeling your an employee that has been let go fro my company and your trolling me which is fine, I will still sleep well at night knowing what I am doing is improving the lives of my clients. Good day sir

[@jdpinbaytown]

Like your video's!, I'm a Texas State Licenced Journeyman, Rewired many Homes Including mine in 1984, Most including mine were K&T wired

[@russellporter2817]

I have a sneaking suspicion that I'm going to find some of these issues in my house. Thanks for the tips!

[@ncooty]

I love when tradesmen know enough about the underlying principles that "up to code" is the minimum, and they're thinking more about the difference between code and quality.

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

For tradesmen code is the minimum threshold to meet. Morals and ethics can carry you far above just code. Enough above to have the ability and talent to sniff out a hack by how he places his wires in a box, or cross gauges for no reason, or not tighten his locknuts, or not hammer his staples in correctly, or stab an outlet, or tap onto knob and tube. Etc etc

[@ncooty]

@@DonaldMillerElectric: Exactly, you seem like the kind of tradesman who can tell a homeowner, "Well, it meets code, BUT... " and then explain the value of doing a better job. As opposed to the guys who say, "It meets code," as if that's the end-all be-all. And then, of course, there are all the guys who think the code is stupid and they're just trying to make it look good enough to pass a quick inspection. Homeowners are often screwed, because although you always pay for what you get, you don't always get what you pay for... and they can't tell the difference.

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

@@ncooty It’s the homeowners responsibility to find an electrician they can trust, if they choose wrong it’s on them. We educate our clients and they end up a repeat customer. Our job is to inform them, but not force or scare them.

[@HomeGrownPyro1]

Good video. I'm in need of an honest electrician here in PA. How far away are you from Scranton, PA?

[@raymondgarafano8604]

If the person wrkg on wiring or anything for that matter does not have the time to do it right the 1st time, howz he gonna find time to do it right the 2nd time?

[@wizard3z868]

first gen cloth nmb was also refered to as silver fish i have a lot of it and k&b wire in my rentle property had a tax stamp from 1957 for service entrance and a 40 amp direct splice from panel lugs sub that was something to see for like $4.85 + .76 tax lol

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

wizard3z castor Lol

[@raymondgarafano8604]

12 to a 14, is not good, a 14 is good for 15 amps and if the 12 rated for 20 is at full load, it means the 14 gage is overloaded by 5 amps. modern wire for homes is good for 192 degrees F. If twice its rated current flows through it, it will reach 768 degrees. And if by chance an old fuse panel was replaced by an FPE panel with stab-lock breakers, now you have an overheated wire that is protected by a breaker that has a good chance of NOT tripping. Frankly, the old-style fusebox was pretty safe if not overfused or double lugging, two ckts off one screw. Old term pulling the mains, The mains were two large cartridge fuse in a porcelain or bakelite brick with a handle, pulling the mains or range was a total disconnection, whereas a circuit breaker, tho not likely could have power on the load side when its handle was in OFF pos.

[@sandykirk1503]

And that's exactly what they did to me. Nothing I could do because it was a program given to me. I only wish I could show you a tape of what they

[@HomeGrownPyro1]

Take a video of it on your phone and post it on your KZbin channel. He will be able to look at it then

[@brockwerner3155]

A 12 and a 14 under a wire nut isn't illegal by itself.

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

Brock Werner The only way a 12 and 14 can be under one nut is if the 12 is downsized at the breaker to 15 amps. I have yet to experience a code compliant wire connection with two different sized wires in a knob and tube house. When inspecting existing work, I inspect based on the law of averages and the quality of installation. A mechanic willing to connect two different sizes under a nut will also do other unethical practices exposing the character of said mechanic.

[@raymondgarafano8604]

Holee crap a 12 to a 14? if fused for a 15 amp, to me its not bad, would've been nice if gage was consistent throughout but if fused for 20 amps, yeah that is bad.

[@wizard3z868]

scariest crazy thing i discovered a carter 3 way wiring system omg tht was hair raising

[@raymondgarafano8604]

Yeah a good 'lectrician would clean up after his work and not have wire that was butchered. it seems that wire when in place for 40 years has a chance of breaking when wires are pushed and pulled in and out of boxes.I'd rather take the time to wrap the wire around the screw.

[@sandykirk1503]

This is exactly what the electricians are going to do at my house. they're removing the knob and tube and their splicing it in boxes to the walls they're not removing the knob and tube in the walls.

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

Sandy Kirk Not good

[@sandykirk1503]

@@DonaldMillerElectric thank you my honest electrical person

[@thedangler1371]

It’s too bad residential companies are rushed so bad they have to do shady work to stay on schedule and within budget.

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

The Dangler Yeah, it’s horrible how some of these companies don’t give a flying f*ck and there quality of work. There are companies that do though, so don’t be discouraged

[@wizard3z868]

really should lrn tht knob and tubing was used all the way to 1960 anything after 1965 should be k&b free but you cant teach an old dog new tricks lol

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

wizard3z castor Thanks Wizard Single conductor was phased out after 1930-1940. The bulky two conductor and armored bx cloth conductor up to 1960. We usually include all non grounded cloth conductors in our rewires.

[@508phonewiresuckers]

Dude! No.. your a tradesman which means u get paid to do what your told. Against code or not. There is no such thing as a short cut . As long as it’s safe

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

Safe means to install electric to code, if it is to code then it is safe. If we go by what you think is safe then we are relying on your knowledge of only what you know, that is dangerous especially if your a dumb jackass.