Changed my mind about aluminum wiring after reading a safety report

I always thought it was just an old thing that was fine if you left it alone. Then I read a report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that said homes with aluminum wiring are 55 times more likely to have a fire hazard at an outlet. What's the safest way you've found to deal with it in an old house?

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elizabeth_ramirez6d ago

Yeah that report is scary, I mean 55 times more likely is no joke. Honestly the safest thing is to just rewire the whole house with copper, but I know that's crazy expensive and messy. Some people do these special connectors called AlumiConn ones, they're supposed to be a safer fix without replacing everything. But idk, after reading that, I'd be saving up for a full rewire, it just seems like the only way to really sleep easy.

xenah126d ago

But have you actually priced out a full rewire lately? My buddy got quoted over twenty grand for a small three bedroom. That's a down payment on a new car, not just an expense. Those AlumiConn things are approved by insurance companies for a reason, they fix the actual problem at the connection point where fires start. Spending a fortune to rip out walls feels like using a sledgehammer when a specific tool does the job.