Yeah better than the expensive way in Court with a toasted house.
AL/CU Wirenuts
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LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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- Henrico County, VA
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- Electrical Contractor
Why not put the disco over the cable through the wall, as we usually do?
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- Massachusetts
You strong like bull, you can make the wire 'U-turn'.
Maybe or you could use this one.
http://www.idealindustries.com/products/wire_termination/lugs/lugs_split_bolts_street_light.jsp
Polaris are nice but pricey compared to the two items I have shown.
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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- Henrico County, VA
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- Electrical Contractor
Hey Bob I like that one. Will it fit in a 4 inch J-Box?
kwired
Electron manager
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You sure you have 4AWG and 6AWG - I was expecting larger j box just to be able to bend the #4, and getting them to fit in a blue wire connector may not be impossobile but is not going to be easy. I see they did a fine job of bonding to the box also:roll:Yes. Not any Before, but here is the AFTER Pics when the HVAC contractor that installed it 4 years came to repair it. Needless to say he is going to hear from me.
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- Chapel Hill, NC
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- Retired Electrical Contractor
I have used the purple wirenut before. They cost about $1.25 each. I think they are only made in one size so they wont work in the OP's case.
Cool product Bob linked, but is that bump at the top of the insulator for a conductor to enter the center hole of the bar? Is it open or something that can be opened if needed?
If it is an open hole then it would work only if you're using three wires (or tape it up which kinda defeats the purpose of the insulator.)
Still a useful product..thanks for the link Bob! :grin:
Chalmuit to be honest I was guessing at the size. So I went and measured it.
4-3/4 x 4-3/4 x 2
Well I was close, but no cigar. That is why I is enjuner not sparky
Well that is what Bob and I discussed briefly, we do not know that a AL/CU wirenut exist. That is what sent the red flag up when I seen how the contractor fixed it. I was not sure so that is why I started this thread.
I am still open to all suggestions.
But they do exist. They may not be suitable for your particular application, but the answer to your first question is simple :
They're purple.
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John you are correct, I thought the Ideal 65s were only listed for AL to AL or CU to CU.
http://www.idealindustries.com/products/wire_termination/twist-on/twister_al-cu.jsp
http://www.idealindustries.com/products/wire_termination/twist-on/twister_al-cu.jsp
Volta
Senior Member
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Yeah, must have copper in the splice, unfortunately, never AL to AL alone.
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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- Henrico County, VA
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- Electrical Contractor
They're afraid we'll use them.
My guess would be the greater expansion and contraction that would be possible with larger conductors. This would be a good reason to go with the butt-splice type connectors with insulation.
kwired
Electron manager
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Once you have conductors larger than #6 you will need boxes sized by raceway sizes instead of conductor volumes. See 314.28(A).
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