DV:
If some one told you that the electrical wiring in your house was unsafe and could cause a fire would you simply go out and buy a smoke detector and extinguisher, or would you have the wiring replaced/redesigned?
I would have the wiring replaced, as a matter of urgency. But I wouldn't move out of my only home and make myself homeless and a burden on my friends while the house is re-wired. I would switch off the electricity where I don't need it and, where it is needed, I would employ someone to watch it like a hawk, who would switch it off and deal with it, while the repairs were being carried out.
Ed Sett