woodbutcher
Well-known Member
My wife and I bought a house in town that was built in 1968 and has aluminum electrical wiring. At first, I thought I might remodel it myself, so I took several bids
from electricians. They all agreed that the aluminum wiring could be safely left in place if we used the proper connectors. I decided to hire a contractor to remodel,
and he brought in his licensed electrician. I made it clear to them that where walls were opened up, I wanted the aluminum replaced with copper wire. Where the
sheetrock was left in place, I wanted the special connectors used to reattach the aluminum wire to the devices and in junction boxes to copper for a home run. I've gone
into the attic since they finished, and I found one junction box with aluminum wire coming into one side of the box from a wall that had been open and should have been
replaced with copper. The aluminum conductors were attached to copper conductors with regular old redhead wire nuts and no special treatment. I called my contractor,
and he wants to get his electrician to fix it. I told him it needs t be fixed by somebody who knows what to do. It seems to me there is a safety issue here. Am I being
over cautious?
Butch
from electricians. They all agreed that the aluminum wiring could be safely left in place if we used the proper connectors. I decided to hire a contractor to remodel,
and he brought in his licensed electrician. I made it clear to them that where walls were opened up, I wanted the aluminum replaced with copper wire. Where the
sheetrock was left in place, I wanted the special connectors used to reattach the aluminum wire to the devices and in junction boxes to copper for a home run. I've gone
into the attic since they finished, and I found one junction box with aluminum wire coming into one side of the box from a wall that had been open and should have been
replaced with copper. The aluminum conductors were attached to copper conductors with regular old redhead wire nuts and no special treatment. I called my contractor,
and he wants to get his electrician to fix it. I told him it needs t be fixed by somebody who knows what to do. It seems to me there is a safety issue here. Am I being
over cautious?
Butch