> On Dec 31, 2015, at 3:17 PM, Geoffrey Oltmans
wrote:
"CO/ALR switches and outlets are required anywhere aluminum wiring has been
installed."
I thought that the only approved method was using a hydraulic tool to
crimp a copper pigtail onto aluminum.
My kitchen still has aluminum wiring
> On Dec 31, 2015, at 3:17 PM, Geoffrey Oltmans wrote:
>
> On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Paul Koning wrote:
>
>>
>> I haven't see aluminum-rated devices in hardware stores in many years. Be
>> careful: typically they will be labeled either as "copper only" or as
>> "CU/AL". But that does
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Paul Koning wrote:
>
> I haven't see aluminum-rated devices in hardware stores in many years. Be
> careful: typically they will be labeled either as "copper only" or as
> "CU/AL". But that doesn't mean "copper or aluminum" -- it means you're
> allowed to user co
> On Dec 31, 2015, at 2:47 PM, Geoffrey Oltmans wrote:
>
> On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
>
>>
>> Almost half a century ago, there were attempts to use aluminium instead of
>> copper for house wiring. It did not go well.
>>
>
> No, it didn't! We looked at several old h
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
>
> Almost half a century ago, there were attempts to use aluminium instead of
> copper for house wiring. It did not go well.
>
No, it didn't! We looked at several old houses back in 2012 before we
bought the house we're in now. Several of the
