aluminum wiring... oh, joy.....
aluminum wiring... oh, joy.....
aelectricalman said:
Has anyone ever done this? What would be a good square footage price? Is square footage the way to go? this home is roughly 3500 square foot. All aluminum 15 and 20 amp feeders and branch circuits are being removed. I really dont even know where to start. All I have to go by is there is attic and basement access. It is a two story home. Are there ways to make it safe without rewiring it? Thanks for help.
there are only two accepted methods of doing this..... first, rip it out and
replace it.
second, if you are certified for copalum termination, you can use that product. it is the *only* acceptable method for terminating type 1
aluminum romex. noalox is nice, but not approved. pigtailing with stranded copper is suggested, but not approved.
downside is the cost. the certification from the manufacturer is a couple
thousand, and the specialty hypress tool is about $300 a month to *lease*.
the crimps are a buck or so each.... and let's not forget a $5m general liability policy.... it is aluminum wire, after all....
end cost to the homeowner comes out to around $5k, but no holes
in the walls..... then you get to leave that tool in the back of the
truck for a year and a half at $300 per month, waiting for the next
"big one"....
here's a link to the copalum site.... amp connectors makes it, and tyco
bought them....
http://catalog.tycoelectronics.com/TE/bin/TE.Connect?C=10914&F=0&M=CINF&GIID=968&BML=&PID=0&LG=1&I=13&RQS=C~10914^P~29243^M~PROP^N~1^IDS~32001
randy