Comments on: Out With The Ugly Kitchen Light http://bungalow23.com/2009/11/15/out-with-the-ugly-kitchen-light/ The home improvement journal of a 1923 Arts and Crafts bungalow Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:26:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Josh http://bungalow23.com/2009/11/15/out-with-the-ugly-kitchen-light/comment-page-1/#comment-1854 Josh Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:23:03 +0000 http://bungalow23.com/?p=1076#comment-1854 Chris, the conduit that I ran the Romex through was rigid pipe conduit between the two ceiling boxes. The armored cable pictured coming out of the wall is for a switch that was added in an earlier remodel which didn't open the wall and so wasn't stapled to the wall studs. I just pulled out the armored cable and replaced it with Romex. Pulling Romex through an armored cable seems like it would really chew up the Romex wire insulation. If I had to choose between opening up a plaster wall or creating an electrical hazard and code violation, I'd open the wall. But I would try to do that as slowly and minimally as possible once I was certain that the wires inside really needed to be replaced. Chris, the conduit that I ran the Romex through was rigid pipe conduit between the two ceiling boxes. The armored cable pictured coming out of the wall is for a switch that was added in an earlier remodel which didn’t open the wall and so wasn’t stapled to the wall studs. I just pulled out the armored cable and replaced it with Romex.

Pulling Romex through an armored cable seems like it would really chew up the Romex wire insulation. If I had to choose between opening up a plaster wall or creating an electrical hazard and code violation, I’d open the wall. But I would try to do that as slowly and minimally as possible once I was certain that the wires inside really needed to be replaced.

]]> By: Chris http://bungalow23.com/2009/11/15/out-with-the-ugly-kitchen-light/comment-page-1/#comment-1853 Chris Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:28:43 +0000 http://bungalow23.com/?p=1076#comment-1853 You mentioned that you ran the new cable (Romex) through existing conduit, did you uitilize the armored cable exterior as conduit? I know that is against code but my expierence with BX/Armored cable, it is usually difficult to remove because of the large 'staples' that secure it within the walls. Thinking about uprading some the wiring within my 1932 Tudor and do not want to damage/destroy out plaster walls. You mentioned that you ran the new cable (Romex) through existing conduit, did you uitilize the armored cable exterior as conduit? I know that is against code but my expierence with BX/Armored cable, it is usually difficult to remove because of the large ’staples’ that secure it within the walls. Thinking about uprading some the wiring within my 1932 Tudor and do not want to damage/destroy out plaster walls.

]]> By: Vinnie http://bungalow23.com/2009/11/15/out-with-the-ugly-kitchen-light/comment-page-1/#comment-1621 Vinnie Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:14:05 +0000 http://bungalow23.com/?p=1076#comment-1621 Those look like some nasty old wires. Those look like some nasty old wires.

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