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Originally Posted by look 171
corrosion. At one time, they use alum for appliances onlyy. Many of the homes between 65-73 were wired with alum. wires. Remember, you can only bend alum. wires only once or twice. That includes pulling the wires in and out of the J box. Personally, I hate alum. wires. I almost want to say, I will take knob and tube over alum. wires. Try Copalm, but its not my favorite thing to do. Due to liability reasons, I try to shy away from alum wires. No small job involving those type of wires. On a big job, it is in the bid to rip all of that stuff out due to safety and avoiding lawsuits. Most home owners will understand the small price they have to pay to get rid of the alum. wires while everything is ripped out.
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I was reminiscing about a rental house I own after reading this. We bought it knowing it had aluminum wiring, and also knowing we would have it all torn out after closing. The light switches in the house were sometimes hot to the touch, scary.