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1. [Shop-talk] aluminum house wiring (score: 1): Author: "Eric J Russell" <ejrussell@mebtel.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:25:38 -0400; My son bought a house built in 1969. I discovered that it has aluminum wiring. Anything special I need to be aware of? Our plan is to replace most of the switches & outlets to change from 'ivory' to; /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00302.html (6,655 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum house wiring (score: 1): Author: pethier@comcast.net; Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:13:06 +0000; Make sure that every component you buy says right on it that it is compatible with aluminum wire. -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4, 19; /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00303.html (7,912 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum house wiring (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:14:18 -0400; Use fixtures approved for aluminum wire. Use the wire snot. Replace anything you can. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.; /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00304.html (7,828 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum house wiring (score: 1): Author: "Ben Zwissler" <bjzwissler@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:37:48 -0400; My memory (your mileage may vary) says use fixtures rated for aluminum wire (marked CO/ALR). If I remember correctly (I investigated 20 years ago for aircraft installation), the failure of aluminum w; /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00305.html (10,481 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum house wiring (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:19:06 -0400; Older fixtures may be marked Cu/Al. Don't use those. Many of them aren't really safe; the standards have changed because of it. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com __________________________________; /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00307.html (7,732 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum house wiring (score: 1): Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:55:02 -0700; My folks bought a house in '70 that was wired with aluminum. Most of the houses in the subdivision were, and there were a lot of house fires, mostly in the attics, as I recall. They were 1 1/2 story; /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00309.html (8,860 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum house wiring (score: 1): Author: "Mark Watson" <watsonm05@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:19:14 -0400; Hi, Eric and all, Several other replies have been good information for you. I'd suggest visiting this web-site: http://www.inspect-ny.com/aluminum/aluminum.htm for more information than you ever want; /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00312.html (11,268 bytes)
8. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum house wiring (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:03:26 -0700; Lots of good advice, and I'm sure it's all correct. But I've got to say, if it was my family, I'd just rewire with copper. There is an excellent reason it's now illegal in most place to use aluminum; /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00313.html (8,145 bytes)
9. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum house wiring (score: 1): Author: "Eric J Russell" <ejrussell@mebtel.net>; Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 20:59:22 -0400; Thanks for the replies about aluminum house wiring. We are weighing our options. Either re-wiring the whole house or paying an electrician to add copper pigtails using a copalum compression die. http; /html/shop-talk/2008-10/msg00044.html (7,224 bytes)

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