Q: My home has aluminum wiring. In one of your articles, you recommended copper pigtails on the wire ends to eliminate a fire hazard. So I called my local building department to get their advice. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

With the spring real estate market heating up, questions and concerns about aluminum wiring are common with those looking to buy or sell a residential property. Aluminum branch wiring was used during ...

The city of Albuquerque is moving forward with a plan to use more aluminum wire to deter copper thieves.Aluminum has a lower resale value than copper.The city recently replaced copper wires by Lead ...

The great debate of copper vs. aluminum windings in motors is still going on. It’s a topic that I first wrote about in 1988, and it remains a topic of discussion today as engineers in a variety of ...

Q. My home has aluminum wiring. In one of your articles, you recommended copper pigtails on the wire ends to eliminate a fire hazard. So I called my local building department to get their advice. The ...