[Shop-talk] aluminum house wiring

[David Scheidt]

On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:25 PM, Eric J Russell <ejrussell at mebtel.net> wrote:
> 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 white (plus
> many have paint smeared on them from prior owner's painting efforts).

Use fixtures approved for aluminum wire.  Use the wire snot.  Replace
anything you can.

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David Scheidt
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