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Old timer told me to stop using wire nuts on aluminum wire... he was right
Been doing residential work for about 5 years now and always used wire nuts with some anti-oxidant paste on aluminum circuits. This 70 year old sparky I met at a supply house in Phoenix told me I was asking for trouble and to switch to Alumiconn connectors. Ignored him for 6 months until I pulled apart a junction box I did in 2021 and found three connections were already loose. Anyone else make the switch and notice fewer callbacks?
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leo2381mo ago
Alumiconns saved my bacon too, no more loose connections.
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eric_ramirez671mo ago
Right? My house is probably still standing because of those little purple things. Shame they look like a toy from a happy meal though.
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