Barn fire
- freetown fred
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- Location: Freetown,NY 13803
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: HITZER 50-93
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Maybe 1 questionable here in the 25 yrs I been on the hill. Sad/sick stuff goes on I guess.
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In the old wiring of yesteryear the grounding was almost non-existent in the wiring. A lot of times the old fuses won't blow or breakers trip in that condition due to shorts. I've seen old wiring glowing before without blowing a breaker.top top wrote: ↑Fri. Aug. 25, 2017 5:55 pmI wonder why the fuse did not protect the wire. Also how would they know, wouldn't the jacket have been burned off anyway? Tooth marks on the copper maybe? I have found a few mice in a wall that were fried by chewing on the wiring, but no sign of charring. Old, loose connections are another story. Just in one old house I had two boxes overheat and start smoking, one a simple light switch, the other a wall outlet for the washer.