[Beowulf] Re: HVAC and room cooling... wires

[Gerry Creager N5JXS]

Should we mention the problems in household wiring caused by use of 
aluminum wiring, then using breakers, outlets and fixtures designed for 
copper?  I almost lost a house in Houston to that once.  I spent the 8 
hours after the fire department left retightening all the connections 
throughout.

John Hearns wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, Jim Lux wrote:
> 
> 
>>This is why aluminum wiring was popular: the density of Al at 2.7 vs Cu at 
>>8.96, even after you factor in the fact that you might need more aluminum 
>>(because it's lower conductivity), it's still better than 2:1 weight 
> 
> 
> Oh yes.
> Lots of telephone circuits were wired in aluminium in the 1960's in the 
> UK. Corrosion now means these customers have difficulty getting ADSL.
> 
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