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Looks like all conductors are aluminum in that panel....

 

Finished converting kids playroom now that they are grown to my Den except for the floor and baseboard.

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You are correct. that's even worse

 

more info in the link

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Aluminum will become defective faster than copper due to certain qualities inherent in the metal. Neglected connections in outlets, switches and light fixtures containing aluminum wiring become increasingly dangerous over time. Poor connections cause wiring to overheat, creating a potential fire hazard. In addition, the presence of single-strand aluminum wiring may void a home’s insurance policies. Inspectors may instruct their clients to talk with their insurance agents about whether the presence of aluminum wiring in their home is a hazard, a defect, and a problem that requires changes to their policy language.

According to the InterNACHI Home Inspection Standards of Practice, a home inspector is required to report upon single-strand, solid conductor aluminum branch-circuit wiring, if observed by the home inspector.

Options for Correction

Aluminum wiring should be evaluated by a qualified electrician who is experienced in evaluating and correcting aluminum wiring problems. Not all licensed electricians are properly trained to deal with defective aluminum wiring. The CPSC recommends the following two methods for correction for aluminum wiring:

• Rewire the home with copper wire. While this is the most effective method, rewiring is expensive and impractical, in most cases.
• Use copalum crimps. The crimp connector repair consists of attaching a piece of copper wire to the existing aluminum wire branch circuit with a specially designed metal sleeve and powered crimping tool. This special connector can be properly installed only with the matching AMP tool. An insulating sleeve is placed around the crimp connector to complete the repair. Although effective, they are expensive (typically around $50 per outlet, switch or light fixture).

 

Welcome to the club, that is a fine looking house. Get ready for the inability to visit a home store without dropping at least $100, and being happy about it.

 

Pretty certain all that info pertains to single strand , existing branch circuits and not new main conductors

 

Home improvement that went horribly wrong. This is in an older neighborhood that has a lot of homes being remodeled and modernized.
https://www.ksl.com/article/46538789/salt-lake-home-undergoing-remodel-collapses

 

Was at my timber guy's yard today to look at the timbers for our current job and he had these monsters in there for another house being built here

18' long , #1 FOHC Douglas Fir 16"x16"

 

We watched a lot of youtube videos and HGTV and it just looked so easy

 

Ha that is here in Utah. The house came down on its own yesterday

 

or dont live where theres tornado's....

They found the load bearing wall

 

Or you can go the safe room route. @RearViewMirror has one in his home. I think he put it in the garage and he loves having it. Problem solved.

https://huntsvilletornadoshelters.com/all-weather-tornado-safe-room

 

Yeah, I've got one installed in my garage. It's a 5'x5' 3/4" plate steel shelter with a door that has three 1" slide locks so that door is going nowhere. It is held through the foundation with 16 HILTI bolts. The cost to have it installed was $4000 and FEMA gives you back $1000 for having it installed. So for $3000 it was worth it to me. We have no place to go in our house since our house is a huge open floor plan which basically makes the house into a very large balloon. We live right in the middle of tornado alley so we had to do something to keep us safe. I've had it for about 10 years now and I think we've actually gotten in it 5-6 times during that time.

 

Actually that's what gave me inspiration to start doing major remodels on my house. But, I also spent a LOT of time learning the correct way to do things, follow code, and end up with a finished project that was as good or better than paying someone to do it.

 

I scream at the TV more watching renovation realities than I do watching sports....and I am a huge college football and NFL fan

 

You guys might want to read up on multi stranded Al service entrance cable lol. Not that I don’t appreciate your looking after my family’s safety

As usual this guy knows what he’s talking about

 

Yeah you’ll never be able to convince me to sacrifice garage space for that LOL.

Unless you can just make the whole garage like that. I’d pay the money to save my trucks.

 

In essence yes. they make a 10x50 shelter.

 

Not big enough XD

 

Just get two and weld em together!