piedpotterhamelin@COMCAST.NET on sun 10 aug 03
Here in Massachusetts, aluminum is used from pole to meter. My electrician
used aluminum from meter to panel. Several electricians have told me that all
commercial wiring is aluminum, including malls.
I first used aluminum from my panel to a subpanel mounted next to my kiln. I
found that the firings took longer and that the wire felt hot. Now I have
rewired with copper and do feel more confident and comfortable. Aluminum wire
must be torqued to its connector and have No-Lox oozed in to help with the
expansion of the wire. This is the problem. The connectors loosen as the wire
expands and contracts. Sparks and burnout then occur.
I trust my electricians. But I like copper.
Rick
> On my first home here the builderslipped aluninum by me from the meter to the
> panel and it arced and could have killed us.I sold a kiln thru a Cress
> dealership I had then when they were located in KY to a former student and told
> her
> to make sure she used copper rather than aluminum but her electrician
> overruled me selling her aluminum on the basis of cheaper cost.Well she also
> lived to
> regret thet as her kiln arced and scared the bejeebers out of her and the
> next electriccian and fireman told her it was the aluminum.My father was a
> master
> union trained electrician and told me to NEVER use aluminum as it was an
> inefficient conductor and inferior and safety should dictate using copper.My
> experiences have lead me to believe him.
> Margaret
> uvl In a message dated 8/9/2003 7:40:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> putitinink@YAHOO.COM writes:
>
>
> > I told the electrician that I wanted copper wire used,
> > and he said that aluminum wiring was fine for the line
> > run from the main panel to the subpanel, but then use
> > copper wire from subpanel to outlet/kiln.
>
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John Rodgers on mon 11 aug 03
Industry has moved to the Aluminum wire to defray cost, and because of
the weight. The very best wire with the least electrical resistance
would be made of silver. Of course that is cost prohibitive.
Aluminum works just fine, it's just that there definite precautions and
procedures to follow when using it. If the procedures are not observed,
trouble follows, unsually in the for m of heat, leading to a fire.
Like I said, nothing wrong with it, but procedure must be followed.
Regards,
John Rodgers
Birmingham, AL
piedpotterhamelin@COMCAST.NET wrote:
>Here in Massachusetts, aluminum is used from pole to meter. My electrician
>used aluminum from meter to panel. Several electricians have told me that all
>commercial wiring is aluminum, including malls.
>I first used aluminum from my panel to a subpanel mounted next to my kiln. I
>found that the firings took longer and that the wire felt hot. Now I have
>rewired with copper and do feel more confident and comfortable. Aluminum wire
>must be torqued to its connector and have No-Lox oozed in to help with the
>expansion of the wire. This is the problem. The connectors loosen as the wire
>expands and contracts. Sparks and burnout then occur.
>I trust my electricians. But I like copper.
>Rick
>
>
>>On my first home here the builderslipped aluninum by me from the meter to the
>>panel and it arced and could have killed us.I sold a kiln thru a Cress
>>dealership I had then when they were located in KY to a former student and told
>>her
>>to make sure she used copper rather than aluminum but her electrician
>>overruled me selling her aluminum on the basis of cheaper cost.Well she also
>>lived to
>>regret thet as her kiln arced and scared the bejeebers out of her and the
>>next electriccian and fireman told her it was the aluminum.My father was a
>>master
>>union trained electrician and told me to NEVER use aluminum as it was an
>>inefficient conductor and inferior and safety should dictate using copper.My
>>experiences have lead me to believe him.
>>Margaret
>>uvl In a message dated 8/9/2003 7:40:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>putitinink@YAHOO.COM writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>I told the electrician that I wanted copper wire used,
>>>and he said that aluminum wiring was fine for the line
>>>run from the main panel to the subpanel, but then use
>>>copper wire from subpanel to outlet/kiln.
>>>
>>>
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