Is it OK to leave knob and tube wiring?
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If the knob and tube wiring system remains unaltered, has been carefully maintained, and all repairs have been made by a knowledgeable electrician, knob and tube wiring would still be safe to use today. ... Homeowners unknowingly create a dangerous situation when household insulation is installed over the tube wiring.