Dakine_Lurker t1_it4b59i wrote on October 20, 2022 at 8:50 PM

Reply to comment by frollard in Power outlets have a faint smell. by napstur

I just had to address this in my place. Expensive mess but I’ll sleep better now. If anyone is wondering I opted to use the AlumiConn connectors. Best I could do without opening up more walls and ceilings.

obi-sean t1_it4doth wrote on October 20, 2022 at 9:07 PM

Every time I open up a fixture or outlet in my house I remediate the mixed-metal wiring with AlumiConn connectors. They're kind of expensive and a hassle to get crammed back into the box, but it's a hell of a lot better than spending $??,000 to rewire the whole house, and it's supposedly a permanent remediation method.

Not a shill, just a guy who bought a house from an idiot.

Dakine_Lurker t1_it4easi wrote on October 20, 2022 at 9:11 PM

Lol. Must have been the same idiot I bought from. I do know that I no longer have any aluminum in outlet, switch, or light junction boxes. We rewired the bulk of the house when we purchased it. Which leads me to believe the aluminum wiring I found in a wall I was demoing recently is connected to copper in the attic (I contracted out the attic and main panel work). Guess I need to get up there with another box of these connectors.