Watch out for old 3-way switch setups in these 1920s houses

Got called for a simple switch swap in a 1920s bungalow, but the traveler wires were tied together in the attic junction box with old cloth tape. Spent 4 hours tracing the whole circuit with my toner before I found the hidden splice. Anyone else run into this kind of nightmare with knob and tube remnants?

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the_willow19d agoMost Upvoted

Sounds about right for a 1920s special... those old houses love their little surprises.

miles_hall19d ago

Used to believe old houses were just poorly made until I found a hidden dumbwaiter in my own place. It really shows how differently they built things back then. Makes you wonder what else is hiding in plain sight, right? Those little surprises are part of the charm now.

quinna8919d ago

Wow, that's a cool find!