Then you are obviously not a professional in the field and are not very familiar with this stuff.
Aluminum is FINE in most settings, especially residential.
AL is NOT "unsafe". If it were it would not be allowed to be sold, no?
IMO your "set in stone rule" is simply dramatics based on hearsay and rumor as opposed to facts. Or do you have facts to support your claims??
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, Ray Kornele <krazykyngekorny@...> wrote:
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> I have a rule set in stone. ALWAYS use copper. Aluminum is IMHO unsafe. It
> Heats, even at rated load, and below.
> KrazyKyngeKorny (Krazy, not stupid)
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> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Mike Shoaf <mike.shoaf@...> wrote:
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> > Square D is often more expensive. The less expensive boxes usually have an
> > aluminum buss- this is what the breakers connect to. As long as the
> > integrity of the box is good- no moisture is getting into it- and you are
> > not overloading the breakers, this may work. The higher priced boxes
> > probably have a copper buss, which is capable of carrying more current for
> > the same thickness of metal, shich SHOULD mean a safer installation. Square
> > D also offers two types of breakers, Homeline and QO. QO is made to a
> > higher standard than the Homeline, which is designed to be "competitive"
> > with the other brands. The breakers are not interchangeable.
> >
> >
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