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Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
Posts: 57,228
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Our house has AL wiring. Yes, AL wiring looks like AL.
AL and CU don't play well together. You end up with corrosion between the two which makes the contact suck which makes heat and sparks or if you're lucky, the circuit just stops working until you find and fix the fault.
Yes, I've had circuits stop working. I've also seen sparks shoot out of outlets and wall switches. Scary stuff.
It's my understanding that lots of commercial buildings use AL.
I certainly don't ever want to deal with it again.
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Steve
'08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960
- never named a car before, but this is Charlotte.
'88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
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