Denver is considered one of the old cities in the us, and in the mid-1960 and into the early 1970's, the Residential and commercial electrical systems used aluminum wires instead of copper, which is today’s standards. The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that 2,000,000 homes were built in the US, or renovated using aluminum wiring. Since the mid-1970's, only copper wiring has been used due to its safety qualities, and become part of the electrical wiring requirements for residential and for commercial, and the main reason was that aluminum was found to pose a fire hazard, that have caused many fires due to electrical shortage. Here at 247 Electric Service, we have replaced Aluminum wiring of hundreds of properties in the Denver Metro area, and Our Master Denver Electricians, have accumulated the experience and the talent to perform this delicate work, and the most efficient way, saving you, our client, no only money, but also peace of mind for your family!!
Why Aluminum Wiring was considered unsafe?
Due to its physical electrical behavior, whenever the aluminum wiring is splitting or making a connection with an outlet, switch, circuit breaker, or other component of the electrical system, could create a spark that could lead to fire, where at connection points, aluminum wires shrink and expand with temperature changes. Over time, this movement can cause breaks in the circuit and overheating, sparks, or fire. Our Master Denver Electricians, will identify immediately if your home wiring is made of Aluminum, and will offer you the best prices in the Market for the Re-Wiring you electrical system, updating it to codes and on the same time, helping you raise the value of your house.
Serious Potential Fire Hazard” of Aluminum Electrical Wiring
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission estimates that the likelihood of a fire in a house wired with aluminum is 40 to 50 times that of a house wired with copper. A spokesman for the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, Scott Wolfsan, says about aluminum wiring, "This is an area we feel very strongly about. Aluminum wiring in a house presents a very serious potential fire hazard. We feel that there are a significant number of homeowners who have aluminum wiring and who haven't yet taken steps to make their homes safe."
Saving Money on Aluminum Wiring!
Our Master Denver Electricians, have found a way which is a relatively inexpensive to address the unsafe aluminum wiring, and to save you thousands of dollars in your home without having to completely replace all the aluminum wires. We still need to inspect your residential/commercial, in order to determine the exact cost. According to our 247 Electricians,. The safety issue can be resolved simply by adding copper connection points to the ends of the aluminum wires where they connect to the switches, outlets, and circuit breakers.
Copper Connectors
It should be noted that working with aluminum wire is a specialized area of electrical work, and home aluminum wiring safety retrofits should only be performed by electricians specifically trained in aluminum-to-copper retrofits, and every one of this Aluminum re-wiring and Installing new copper connectors to the aluminum wires jobs, will be needed to inspect and approved by a Master Electricians. Our Technicians, here in 24/7 Electric service, are ready to assisted you an help you with all you Aluminum Re-Wiring for your home.
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