Is there anything I can do about adding lighting in my aluminum wired home?
matjamfootball asked:
I have an aluminum wired home built in 1975. I was going to add a bathroom exhaust fan, and now realize after research about arcing issues between aluminum/copper wirings. Does this mean that I can’t add much other than aluminum rated light switches to my home. I was planning on adding the earlier mentioned bathroom exhaust, and adding can lights to brighten the place up.
I have an aluminum wired home built in 1975. I was going to add a bathroom exhaust fan, and now realize after research about arcing issues between aluminum/copper wirings. Does this mean that I can’t add much other than aluminum rated light switches to my home. I was planning on adding the earlier mentioned bathroom exhaust, and adding can lights to brighten the place up.
I’m assuming that your talking about solid aluminum wiring correct? I don’t see a problem as long as you connect the fixture using the required wire nuts for that fixture but I would ask a home inspector this or an electrician in your area due to the fact the national electric code might be different in your circumstance in your area. [who] contractorman_34