{"id":6849,"date":"2014-08-25T07:48:40","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T07:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.napoleon.cc\/tips\/?p=6849"},"modified":"2021-02-01T12:21:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T12:21:41","slug":"aluminum-wiring-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napoleon.cc\/tips\/aluminum-wiring-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Aluminum Wiring in your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Aluminum Wiring in your Home &#8211; What Home Buyers Should Know<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only thing that is certain about buying a home with aluminum wiring is that everyone has a different opinion about what a home buyer should know or do.&nbsp; The biggest problem with aluminum wiring is that many insures will not insure the home.&nbsp; Some insurance companies will insure your home but only after you get a Certificate of Inspection from ESA. (The Electrical Safety Authority).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to obtaining a ESA Certificate of Inspection you will have to hire a licensed electrician to inspect all the termination points of the wiring.&nbsp; This will include removing all outlets, light switches, appliance connections and of course the panel board.&nbsp; If approved devices have been installed for outlets and switches they will be stamped with \u201cC0\/ALR\u201d or \u201cAL-CU\u201d, which indicates that are rated for use on aluminum circuits of 20 amps or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aluminum wiring is susceptible to oxidation at its contact points when used in conjunction with devices designed for copper wiring.&nbsp; Also, when the aluminum wire heats up due to gaps caused by oxidation it creates heat, this causes the metal to move away from heat source.&nbsp; This is known as \u201cCold Creep\u201d as the aluminum does not return to original position or shape when wire is cooled.&nbsp; Some of the signs of problems in aluminum wiring is discoloration of light or outlet cover plates, smoke or sparking at devices, flickering lights or smell of plastic insulation burning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some studies have indicated that a home with aluminum wiring 55 times more likely to have an over heat or fire condition than a home wired with copper.&nbsp; Some home owners have added pig tails to their aluminum wiring and is currently an accepted method by ESA.&nbsp; Some studies in the US have found this method actually increases the risk.&nbsp; Changing all devices to one rated for aluminum wiring is also an option.&nbsp; Use CopAlum Crimp connectors on all connections, or re-wire entire home replacing all the aluminum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember that when you put your home back on the market, many home owners will be asking themselves the same questions that you did when you bought the home.&nbsp; This is definitely a item of concern when it comes to resale value.&nbsp; Hopefully you hire a competent <a title=\"The Barrie Home Inspector\" href=\"http:\/\/napoleon.cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">home inspector<\/a> who understands aluminum wiring and is not afraid to tell you, the home buyer, the truth, thus allowing you to base your decision on buying a home on the facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always,&nbsp; <strong>CAVEAT EMPTOR \u2013 BUYER BEWARE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.napoleon.cc\/tips\/electrical-service-boxes\/\">Electrical Service Boxes<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.napoleon.cc\/tips\/diy-electrical-problems-barrie-home-inspections\/\">DIY Electrical Problems in Home&nbsp;<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.napoleon.cc\/tips\/self-testing-gfci-outlet\/\">Self Test GFCI Receptacles<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.napoleon.cc\/tips\/common-issues-found-home-inspections\/\">Common Problems found During Home Inspections<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.napoleon.cc\">Home Inspections in Barrie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aluminum Wiring in your Home &#8211; What Home Buyers Should Know The only thing that is certain about buying a home with aluminum wiring is that everyone has a different opinion about what a home buyer should know or do.&nbsp; The biggest problem with aluminum wiring is that many insures will not insure the home.&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-electrical","category-home-inspection"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aluminum Wiring in your Home<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Aluminum Wiring in your Home - When home buyers come across Aluminum Wiring in their prospective new home there are many theories or thoughts offered to them. 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