[Shop-talk] aluminum house wiring

[David Scheidt]

On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:37 PM, Ben Zwissler <bjzwissler at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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

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.

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David Scheidt
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