12 Jul
2005
12 Jul
'05
2:39 p.m.
>>>> "Ethan" == Ethan Dicks
<ethan.dicks at gmail.com> writes:
Ethan> On 7/12/05, William Donzelli <aw288 at osfn.org> wrote:
> > I shudder when I picture aluminum core
wiring... I just have
> visions > of it evaporating under load! :-)
>
> I am not sure how old youor house is, but beware - lots in the
> town have (or had) Al. Mine did (rather, I am still yanking it
> out).
Ethan> Wasn't that popular to install in the 1970s?
Yes, either copper clad (which is supposedly acceptable in
copper-rated devices -- at least in a lot of them) and plain aluminum,
which definitely requires nonstandard devices.
It's still very common in the really big stuff (the 0000 gauge wire
coming into new homes is probably Al) and that's probably ok. Then
again, I use copper everywhere -- even for that big wire for the
welder...
paul