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Home Rewires in Philadelphia, PA


Time to Modernize!

GEN3 Electric & HVAC is Philly's Knob and Tube removal company.

For two decades GEN3 Electric & HVAC has served as Philadelphia's Friendly Neighborhood Electrician for old home rewiring and renovations.

Our expert electricians will evaluate the knob and tube and provide recommendations for every budget. We complete countless whole home rewires each year and have mastered the technique of making our rewire process the best in the industry. GEN3 Electric & HVAC always meets or exceeds current code standards.

It's a pleasure for us to be able to help modernize your home!

More About Knob and Tube

What is knob and tube?

Knob and tube (K&T) describes an obsolete method of wiring which dates back to the 1880's and was widely used through the 1940's. Knob and tube wiring was originally designed for electric lighting and was considered a passing fad that would likely be too expensive compared to the widely used gas lighting of the day.

This type of wiring consists of two conductors (hot and neutral) with no grounding that are stretched and secured along the wood beams by porcelain "knobs" and routed through porcelain "tubes" that were drilled through holes in the beams to keep the conductors away from contacting the wood and overheating the walls.

Why is knob and tube dangerous?

This type of system has no capability of grounding and is easily overloaded by modern electrical products in your home. There is no acceptable or safe method for repairing K&T wiring to make it support modern requirements without replacing the wiring system. For this reason, many insurance companies will no longer offer coverage for homes with knob and tube.

Check out this short video about the dangers of knob and tube wiring.

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