Floating ground ?

[maxhifi]

Originally Posted by wa2ise

My grandma's house, in 1984, had that 2 wire service. POCO cones into the basement, thru a 30A screw in fuse, then the meter, then to a pair of 15A fuses, and the neutral also had fuses, we used 30A fuses there, so the hot side 15A fuses would be the ones to blow. If we wanted to, we could have easily grabbed unmetered power at that first 30A fuse. But we didn't.

As for the push in terminals, I've heard electricians call them "Push and pray".

I am assuming 1894 - that's cool, my great grandparents house had that sort of a set up too, that's why they had a gas range and gas dryer.

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by maxhifi

I am assuming 1894 - that's cool, my great grandparents house had that sort of a set up too, ...

My grandma's house probably was built around 1894, but it still had the same wiring when my grandma checked out, in 1984. World's earliest BX cable, you look at it crosseyed, and the insulation turns to powder... The subsequent owner has upgraded the wiring, and installed air conditioning.

The house was a classic grandma's house, with a front porch, a back porch, full attic, and an added big kitchen in the back.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by wa2ise

My grandma's house probably was built around 1894, but it still had the same wiring when my grandma checked out, in 1984. World's earliest BX cable, you look at it crosseyed, and the insulation turns to powder... The subsequent owner has upgraded the wiring, and installed air conditioning.

The house was a classic grandma's house, with a front porch, a back porch, full attic, and an added big kitchen in the back.

I lived in a few houses like that, being the oldest section of town.
Many of them had additions, as well.
If the home has that early BX, it was wired for electricity, well after it was built. The real hi-class homes had gas piping in the walls. Slightly newer homes had K&T wiring, as well as gas lines.
The old family home was wired in the mid-1920's. Back then, the electric utility, subsidized the wiring installation.