Our house was built in 1945 and has armored wire with no ground wire that I can see. I think it's called BX.
The walls are plaster lath. The previous owners had changed some of the outlets and switches.
The switches do not line up nicely with the faceplate on. I can tighten the outlet/switch against the plaster but I don't thing thats a good idea since you are dependant on the plaster to be in good condition. I have also seen nuts and knock outs use as spacers so that the outlet/switch rests against the box and not the plaster.
On to my question!
Is there something better I can use as a spacer?
The walls are plaster lath. The previous owners had changed some of the outlets and switches.
The switches do not line up nicely with the faceplate on. I can tighten the outlet/switch against the plaster but I don't thing thats a good idea since you are dependant on the plaster to be in good condition. I have also seen nuts and knock outs use as spacers so that the outlet/switch rests against the box and not the plaster.
On to my question!
Is there something better I can use as a spacer?