jeff48356
Senior Member
- Location
- Livonia, Michigan
I did a service upgrade today and found that the wires for the kitchen range were too short to reach the new breaker. Easy fix if they were copper, but unfortunately they are aluminum. I used two dual-rated split-bolt connectors and put each wire, along with a #8 copper conductor to attach to the breaker. I wrapped each up with electrical tape (the premium grade, like for outdoor service connections). Would these be allowed in the panel like shown in the pic below? Or is my only Code-compliant option to replace the cable with a new 8-3 Romex (which means also upgrading the receptacle and cord to 4-wire)?