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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 74303" data-attributes="member: 67"><p>Re: Be afraid of what you plug into.</p><p></p><p>The golden age of aluminum wiring was after WWII up until about the early 1970s. It turned out that aluminum oxide would build up between the wire and outlet/switch terminals, and being a poor conductor, cause heat. The heat would make the wire expand under load and then contract when cool, creating yet more resistance and more heat. Throw in galvanic action when using copper-terminal wiring devices and it turned out that aluminum wiring was a good way to burn down houses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 74303, member: 67"] Re: Be afraid of what you plug into. The golden age of aluminum wiring was after WWII up until about the early 1970s. It turned out that aluminum oxide would build up between the wire and outlet/switch terminals, and being a poor conductor, cause heat. The heat would make the wire expand under load and then contract when cool, creating yet more resistance and more heat. Throw in galvanic action when using copper-terminal wiring devices and it turned out that aluminum wiring was a good way to burn down houses. [/QUOTE]
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