Alstar Electric Ltd

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Customer was having power trouble in her living room. This plug was the culprit. The plug says copper wiring only and was installed with the old aluminum.

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Buying or Selling a home with Aluminum Wiring?

Having trouble insuring your house with Aluminum Wiring?

Concerned about the safety of your home with Aluminum Wiring?

How do i know if my home has Aluminum Wiring?

We can come and check it for you, but chances are if your home was wired in 1965 until the mid 70's you have aluminum wiring as it was the cheaper more readily available alternative to Copper.

Why Is there cause for concern over Aluminum Wiring?
•It's softer than Copper Wiring which makes in easy to nick, cut or crush.
•Aluminum Expands and Contracts easily creating loose connections at termination points.
•It oxidization overtime creates a poor electrical connection.

What do these 3 points have in common?

They all create a hot spot, arcing and sparking and a potential fire hazard.

What can we do to fix it?

There are two ways that this can be handled.
1.The most cost effective way is Pigtail Copper to Aluminum at every Outlet, Switch and Light throughout the house. This is done by using an Approved Marrette (63 or 65) as well as an Anti Oxidant Compound (Nolox).

2.Remove all Aluminum wiring and replace it with Copper. This is the best way to eliminate Aluminum, but also the most intensive and usually is only done during renovations when the wiring is accessible.

Contact Us for your free estimate, or if you have any questions about wiring in your home!

Job completed by Alstar Electric in 2017.
Converted old World Health Club gym into an upscale furniture store. If you haven't already been down there go check it out!
@ Revolve Furnishings Edmonton

Starting electrical demo at the old world health club.

Before and after comparison photos of an LED retrofit project finished recently. Go green by converting old fluorescent bulbs to LED's. Direct wire 120 volt LED bulbs eliminates the balast lowering maintenance costs. The LED tube uses nearly half of the power of a comparable T8 fluorescent while updating the appearance of your lighting.

The result of installing the wires in the back of the plug in rather then wrapping the wire around the screws. We've done numerous trouble calls with the same issue, unfortunately this quick method to wiring a plug is a fire hazard.