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My 1950s Nob Hill kitchen went from 4 outlets to 11 and it changed how I cook
When I moved into my place near Central and Carlisle 8 months ago, the kitchen had 4 outlets total, all original two-prongers from the 50s, so I was running a power strip across the counter for the mixer and the coffee maker. I hired an electrician in March to add 7 new outlets and two GFCI circuits, and the change in how I actually use the kitchen is nuts, I can run the Instant Pot and the toaster at the same time without tripping anything. Did any of you keep the old knob-and-tube runs or just rip it all out when you did your electrical upgrade?
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derek_murray10d ago
Did the electrician say anything about the old wiring behind the walls once he opened things up? We had a similar thing in our last house, not knob and tube but cloth wrapped stuff from the 40s, and the guy found a splice in the wall that was basically a fire waiting to happen. Made me wonder how many kitchens on this side of town are still running on stuff like that. Once they see it they pretty much have to pull it, you can't mix old and new on the same circuit anyway.
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