Didn't he tell you ? What goes "on" in Freetown, stays in Freetown !gaw wrote:I loaned my outlet tester to Fred five years ago and haven’t seen it since….until now!
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Didn't he tell you ? What goes "on" in Freetown, stays in Freetown !gaw wrote:I loaned my outlet tester to Fred five years ago and haven’t seen it since….until now!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GFCI-Electric-Outlet-Plug ... 3f171a69c9gaw wrote:I loaned my outlet tester to Fred five years ago and haven’t seen it since….until now!
Sunny Boy wrote:Didn't he tell you ? What goes "on" in Freetown, stays in Freetown !gaw wrote:I loaned my outlet tester to Fred five years ago and haven’t seen it since….until now!
Paul
Modern stoves and dryers require two hots, a ground, and a neutral.warminmn wrote:For whatever its worth, stay away from using electric ovens, heaters, and clothes dryers until you do repairs. I doubt you will have problems with lighter loads, except with the non-grounded issue. Plenty of old homes were wired crazy, which was normal then.
If you can get it cheap enough and know keeping it rented is not going to be a problem why not just buy it and fix it?davidmcbeth3 wrote:He should simply state that the house failed his inspection and it would cost a zillion dollars to get it up to code.
Then have the deal fall through and look for a different investment property.
He doesn't need to spend $$$ on electrician for that.
There are coatings, etc.grumpy wrote:What can one do ? You can't remove it can you, to me that would be worse.litany of lawsuits out there regarding landlords who failed to take protective measures
Many things to be concerned with ... like you said, can't keep up with basic electrical needs? Then others are right down the pot.NoSmoke wrote:My concern is not with the knot and tube wiring so much as people have given you advice regarding that already, but that the knot and tubing wiring is indicative of it being an old house. If the house has not yet received upgrades to something as essential as the wiring, then with the home being intended as a rental unit, I would be extremely concerned with the home having lead-based paint.
It poses little threat to adults, but there is a litany of lawsuits out there regarding landlords who failed to take protective measures concerning protection of tenants children from the effects of lead based paint.
It is the one reason I will not rent one of my homes to family's with young children and just wanted to be sure this issue was at least raised in case you did not think of it.