This is a question I get all the time and something you should know about before you buy an older home. As a disclaimer, I'm not an electrician, but I've been on tons of home inspections and spoken with many electricians on this topic and this is what I've learned. Knob & tube wiring is an older generation of wiring that does not have a ground wire. Typically its found in homes 50 years or older if the electrical system has not been updated. In Haveford Township and most of the Philadelphia Region, Knob and Tube is still a very (6 comments)