If your house has aluminum wiring, it may be time for a safety inspection. Frequent inspections are important for aluminum wiring to mitigate the risk of overheating, power failure, and electrical fires. Houses built a long time ago are more likely to have aluminum wiring installed. But if you’re not sure, you can book an appointment with Intense Voltage Electrical Ltd. to hire an electrician to check and make sure that your safety is not at risk.
Why Does Aluminum Wiring Need Frequent Inspections?
Houses or commercial properties that use aluminum wiring need maintenance and safety inspections more frequently than newly built houses that use copper wiring. This is because aluminum is not as durable as copper, and it was only used because of its lower cost compared to copper. There are some more reasons why aluminum wiring needs inspections such as:
- Loose Connections: It expands, contracts, and corrodes more easily which causes the connections to loosen.
- Fire Hazard: Loose connections can cause sparks, power failure, and even fire.
- Overheating: Aluminum wiring overheats more easily as compared to copper wire.
- Compatibility Issues: Aluminum wiring isn’t compatible with all modern devices, and can cause them to malfunction.
- Prevention of Expensive Repairs: Electrical problems found during the inspection can be fixed more cheaply and easily than the more serious problems that aluminum wires can cause when left uninspected.
- Insurance Requirement: One of the most important reasons why you need to get your aluminum wiring inspected is that most insurance companies will not cover a house with aluminum wiring until it is inspected by a licensed electrician.
Symptoms Indicating That Aluminum Wiring Inspection is Needed
Aluminum wiring needs to be inspected frequently, so if you haven’t had an inspection in a long time, it is time to call us for a professional inspection. But you also need to get it inspected in the following situations:
- Sparking, overheating, or smoking outlets and switches.
- Breakers tripping for no apparent reason.
- Old property built in the 1960s and 70s that hasn’t been inspected in a long time.
- Flickering, dimming lights, or a change in their brightness.
- Buzzing or humming sounds from the breaker panel, or outlets.
- Loose or unstable switches and outlets.
Contact our certified electricians if you experience any of these problems or if you haven’t had your aluminum wiring inspected in a long time. We use copalum connectors or crimps to attach new copper wires to old aluminum wires.
Areas We Cover
We provide aluminum wiring inspection in Surrey, Delta, Vancouver, Coquitlam, Burnaby, Port Moody, Pitt Meadows, Langley, New Westminster, White Rock, Richmond, and Abbotsford. We cover many other nearby areas; you can get in touch with us to book an appointment.
Call Certified Electricians for Aluminum Wiring Inspections
Intense Voltage Electrical Ltd. has been providing electrical inspection and repair services in Lower Mainland for many years. We can not only inspect the wiring of your home but also bring it up to code by fixing the inadequate installations. Give us a call today to book an aluminum wiring safety inspection with our experienced electrical team.