I am moving two light switches about 10ft. After taking apart the wall, the wiring is knob and tube. Each conductor has a cloth like insulation that makes the 12AWG wire approximately 1/8", then that insulation has a much thicker cover that makes the whole wire approximately 1/2" in diameter.
There are 4 wires total.
The wires go up towards the second floor, but I do not have access to the entire route.
I know I cannot have splices in walls and I know the "proper" way to take care of this is to remove the old wiring... but I do not know how to do that.
I am leaning towards securely splicing and soldering, then wrapping each splice with heavy electrical tape.
There are numerous outlets and light fixtures on this circuit, so to do it right, I would have to abandon the entire circuit and rewire each node.
Thoughts? This is my own residence and I won't be getting an inspection.
(as I re-read my post, it is occuring to me that no one on here is going to suggest I make the splice... )
There are 4 wires total.
The wires go up towards the second floor, but I do not have access to the entire route.
I know I cannot have splices in walls and I know the "proper" way to take care of this is to remove the old wiring... but I do not know how to do that.
I am leaning towards securely splicing and soldering, then wrapping each splice with heavy electrical tape.
There are numerous outlets and light fixtures on this circuit, so to do it right, I would have to abandon the entire circuit and rewire each node.
Thoughts? This is my own residence and I won't be getting an inspection.
(as I re-read my post, it is occuring to me that no one on here is going to suggest I make the splice... )