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June 16, 2008 at 8:51 PM #13047June 16, 2008 at 9:30 PM #223463
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GuestOcean the house that you want, the one that’s right for you, will come. Just keep looking and it will happen when it’s supposed to happen. If you didn’t want the aluminum wiring, backing out of the house was the right decision. Don’t worry, the condo that makes you say, “Wow!” is right around the corner. 🙂
June 16, 2008 at 9:30 PM #223569GuestOcean the house that you want, the one that’s right for you, will come. Just keep looking and it will happen when it’s supposed to happen. If you didn’t want the aluminum wiring, backing out of the house was the right decision. Don’t worry, the condo that makes you say, “Wow!” is right around the corner. 🙂
June 16, 2008 at 9:30 PM #223587GuestOcean the house that you want, the one that’s right for you, will come. Just keep looking and it will happen when it’s supposed to happen. If you didn’t want the aluminum wiring, backing out of the house was the right decision. Don’t worry, the condo that makes you say, “Wow!” is right around the corner. 🙂
June 16, 2008 at 9:30 PM #223615GuestOcean the house that you want, the one that’s right for you, will come. Just keep looking and it will happen when it’s supposed to happen. If you didn’t want the aluminum wiring, backing out of the house was the right decision. Don’t worry, the condo that makes you say, “Wow!” is right around the corner. 🙂
June 16, 2008 at 9:30 PM #223631GuestOcean the house that you want, the one that’s right for you, will come. Just keep looking and it will happen when it’s supposed to happen. If you didn’t want the aluminum wiring, backing out of the house was the right decision. Don’t worry, the condo that makes you say, “Wow!” is right around the corner. 🙂
June 16, 2008 at 11:29 PM #223482sdduuuude
ParticipantWhat I have heard about AL wiring is that the wire itself is not the problem. The problem arises from the fact that the wiring and the switches/outlets are dissimlar metals.
Over time, this junction between dissimilar metals corrodes (because that’s what happens ‘tween AL and CU when they are exposed to air and in direct contact with each other for a long time). This corrosion can result in a gap between the metals, and gaps between the metal means arcing and arcing means fires.
Anyway, to fix it you have to go through all the switches, outlets and breakers and put some special goop on the junction and use special connectors to prevent any corrosion.
What you don’t have to do is change all the AL wiring. So, the cost to fix any issues is usually less than most people think, though not trivial.
June 16, 2008 at 11:29 PM #223585ParticipantWhat I have heard about AL wiring is that the wire itself is not the problem. The problem arises from the fact that the wiring and the switches/outlets are dissimlar metals.
Over time, this junction between dissimilar metals corrodes (because that’s what happens ‘tween AL and CU when they are exposed to air and in direct contact with each other for a long time). This corrosion can result in a gap between the metals, and gaps between the metal means arcing and arcing means fires.
Anyway, to fix it you have to go through all the switches, outlets and breakers and put some special goop on the junction and use special connectors to prevent any corrosion.
What you don’t have to do is change all the AL wiring. So, the cost to fix any issues is usually less than most people think, though not trivial.
June 16, 2008 at 11:29 PM #223600ParticipantWhat I have heard about AL wiring is that the wire itself is not the problem. The problem arises from the fact that the wiring and the switches/outlets are dissimlar metals.
Over time, this junction between dissimilar metals corrodes (because that’s what happens ‘tween AL and CU when they are exposed to air and in direct contact with each other for a long time). This corrosion can result in a gap between the metals, and gaps between the metal means arcing and arcing means fires.
Anyway, to fix it you have to go through all the switches, outlets and breakers and put some special goop on the junction and use special connectors to prevent any corrosion.
What you don’t have to do is change all the AL wiring. So, the cost to fix any issues is usually less than most people think, though not trivial.
June 16, 2008 at 11:29 PM #223629ParticipantWhat I have heard about AL wiring is that the wire itself is not the problem. The problem arises from the fact that the wiring and the switches/outlets are dissimlar metals.
Over time, this junction between dissimilar metals corrodes (because that’s what happens ‘tween AL and CU when they are exposed to air and in direct contact with each other for a long time). This corrosion can result in a gap between the metals, and gaps between the metal means arcing and arcing means fires.
Anyway, to fix it you have to go through all the switches, outlets and breakers and put some special goop on the junction and use special connectors to prevent any corrosion.
What you don’t have to do is change all the AL wiring. So, the cost to fix any issues is usually less than most people think, though not trivial.
June 16, 2008 at 11:29 PM #223644ParticipantWhat I have heard about AL wiring is that the wire itself is not the problem. The problem arises from the fact that the wiring and the switches/outlets are dissimlar metals.
Over time, this junction between dissimilar metals corrodes (because that’s what happens ‘tween AL and CU when they are exposed to air and in direct contact with each other for a long time). This corrosion can result in a gap between the metals, and gaps between the metal means arcing and arcing means fires.
Anyway, to fix it you have to go through all the switches, outlets and breakers and put some special goop on the junction and use special connectors to prevent any corrosion.
What you don’t have to do is change all the AL wiring. So, the cost to fix any issues is usually less than most people think, though not trivial.
June 17, 2008 at 7:30 AM #223646ocean
ParticipantS.D.duuuude…..thats pretty much the way I understand it.If it was a single family,one can take the steps to make the property safer,the big but,is in a condo you have no idea what the neighbors below and next to you have done,if anything……thats what closed my decision for me…
June 17, 2008 at 7:30 AM #223811ParticipantS.D.duuuude…..thats pretty much the way I understand it.If it was a single family,one can take the steps to make the property safer,the big but,is in a condo you have no idea what the neighbors below and next to you have done,if anything……thats what closed my decision for me…
June 17, 2008 at 7:30 AM #223795ParticipantS.D.duuuude…..thats pretty much the way I understand it.If it was a single family,one can take the steps to make the property safer,the big but,is in a condo you have no idea what the neighbors below and next to you have done,if anything……thats what closed my decision for me…
June 17, 2008 at 7:30 AM #223764ParticipantS.D.duuuude…..thats pretty much the way I understand it.If it was a single family,one can take the steps to make the property safer,the big but,is in a condo you have no idea what the neighbors below and next to you have done,if anything……thats what closed my decision for me…
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