According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, an estimated 2 million homes in the United States were built or renovated using electrical circuits with aluminum wiring. And, according to the ...

An estimated two million American homes built between 1965 and 1973 still contain aluminum branch-circuit wiring, and many owners have no idea. Homes with aluminum branch-circuit wiring are far more ...

Aluminum building wire installation can be an uncertain subject for electricians, engineers, inspectors, and owners. There are many myths, beliefs, and opinions in the industry on why you should or ...

Aluminum wiring is still used today, and there's nothing inherently unsafe about it. The service wires coming into homes consists of aluminum wiring, and there are plenty of aluminum 240-volt circuits ...

Someone who decides to build a house faces a daunting task. It’s hard enough to act as the general contractor for someone else, but when you decide to build your own house, as my parents did in the ...

Dear Jerry: I am hoping that you will discuss aluminum wiring in your column. Our home in Perinton was built in 1967 and used aluminum wiring. We have not had any issues with the wiring but are aware ...

Aluminum branch wiring was commonly used for the wiring of receptacles, switches and other devices in homes during the 1960s and 1970s. Single strand branch aluminum wiring has been implicated in a ...

If you are considering buying a home that has aluminum wiring, you should know some insurance companies will ask for an ESA (Electrical Safety Authority) inspection of the home. Some will charge a ...

At one time, aluminum was considered semiprecious. During World War II, aluminum production went into high gear as the material was needed to build airplanes and other war machines. After the war, ...