[X4U] surge protection/ knob and tube

[Allan Hise]

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005, John Park wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We've just moved into an older house with knob (sp?) and tube wiring.
> This older wiring lacks a ground.
>
> We could upgrade the wiring itself, but that would be at least 5k.
>
> I want to protect myself against surge damage, and just read that one
> could for about 500 bucks, have an electrician put in a device right at
> the panel where the electricity comes into the house.
>
> Does anyone has experience or thoughts on this?

I was in that situation once.
I bought a grounded outlet and connected the ground lead to the water pipe
that comes into the house. That should be a good ground, but may not be
"up to code". Buy a nice surge protector to go between the outlet and your
computer...

BTW: I am not an electrician, aand even if I was, I wouldn't be up to code
in your area, so don"t take my advice.