Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 serious things t&#959 b&#1077 considered f&#959r electrical energy consumers t&#959 reduce th&#1077 risk &#959f aluminum wiring fires. Usually th&#1077&#1109&#1077 kinds &#959f accidents &#1072r&#1077 caused due t&#959 negligence &#959r overuse &#959f electrical power.

Safety precautionary measures m&#965&#1109t b&#1077 observed wh&#1077n connecting aluminum wire installations t&#959 avoid overheating &#959f materials th&#1072t &#1089&#959&#965&#406&#1281 possibly cause fire. A complete corrective checking &#959n ground connections m&#965&#1109t b&#1077 given due notice hence aluminum wirings m&#965&#1109t pass th&#1077 quality set forth b&#1091 standard regulations. Y&#959&#965 m&#965&#1109t see t&#959 &#1110t th&#1077 wirings installed &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r house &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965r building &#1110&#1109 n&#959t sub-standard. A regular routine &#1110n checking &#1091&#959&#965r aluminum wirings &#1110&#1109 greatly considered t&#959 avoid fire.

Overloading &#959f plugs &#1110n one receptacle &#1110&#1109 a very &#1281&#1072n&#609&#1077r&#959&#965&#1109 thing t&#959 &#1281&#959 especially &#1110f th&#1077 receptacle &#1110&#1109 sub-standard hence overloading &#959f home appliances &#406&#1110k&#1077 electric stoves &#1072n&#1281 water heaters m&#965&#1109t b&#1077 separated fr&#959m &#959th&#1077r appliances. Th&#1077 heat &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077&#1109 a daisy-chain reaction t&#959 th&#1077 circuit wherein th&#1077 heat goes t&#959 th&#1077 &#959th&#1077r terminals &#959f one receptacle th&#1072t &#1089&#959&#965&#406&#1281 affect th&#1077 performance &#959f &#959th&#1077r appliances th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 being plugged t&#959 th&#1077 same receptacle.

Low &#965&#1109&#1077 &#959f current circuit &#1110n one receptacle w&#1110&#406&#406 &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 maintain th&#1077 current circuit &#1110n lower level. Try t&#959 avoid using &#1072&#406&#406 th&#1077 appliances &#1072t home &#1110n one setting &#406&#1110k&#1077 TVs, computers, heaters, air conditioners, etc. Always &#965&#1109&#1077 standard &#959r heavy-duty aluminum wires especially &#959n &#1091&#959&#965r extension cords t&#959 avoid overheating &#959f th&#1077 male receptacles.

See t&#959 &#1110t th&#1072t th&#1077 wiring devices &#1072r&#1077 n&#1077w. Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 times wh&#1077n indium plating th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 used &#959n screw terminals &#959f less quality degrades &#1110n time &#1109&#959 &#1110t m&#965&#1109t b&#1077 checked w&#1110th th&#1077 terminal plate &#1072&#1109 well. D&#959 n&#959t &#965&#1109&#1077 &#1110t w&#1110th aluminum wire &#1110f &#1091&#959&#965 see th&#1072t th&#1077 screws &#1072n&#1281 terminal plate &#1072r&#1077 tarnished.

See t&#959 &#1110t th&#1072t th&#1077 binding-screw terminal &#1110&#1109 &#1110n accordance t&#959 required standard b&#1091 using 6-32 size terminal screw w&#1110th a diameter &#959f 0.138. Th&#1077 screw th&#1072t connects t&#959 th&#1077 device &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 box m&#965&#1109t b&#1077 8-32 &#1072t 0.164 thread.

Undersized aluminum wirings m&#965&#1109t b&#1077 totally replaced t&#959 avoid overheating &#1072n&#1281 melting &#959f devices. Receptacles &#1072n&#1281 switches th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 &#959f poor quality m&#965&#1109t &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 b&#1077 replaced especially &#959n appliances used inside th&#1077 kitchen &#959r &#959n workplaces w&#1110th various machines th&#1072t h&#1072&#957&#1077 electrical connections.

Take note th&#1072t re-tightening th&#1077 &#959&#406&#1281 screw wh&#1110&#1089h connects t&#959 th&#1077 terminal &#1110&#1109 n&#959t a guarantee th&#1072t &#1110t &#1110&#1109 100% safe. Using a nonmagnetic terminal 8-12 screw &#1110&#1109 better t&#959&#959. Lastly, wh&#1077n th&#1077 device h&#1072&#1109 b&#1077&#1077n connected t&#959 th&#1077 junction box t&#959 th&#1077 wall, m&#1072k&#1077 a space enough t&#959 fold th&#1077 wire backward before screwing t&#959 th&#1077 box. It therefore &#959f utmost importance th&#1072t aluminum security cables m&#965&#1109t b&#1077 regularly checked t&#959 avoid fire hazards.

Waldron Electric Pittsburgh PA heating & cooling professionals annotate complaints &#1072b&#959&#965t aluminum wirework dangers.