Is aluminum wiring safe to keep?

It can be, when every connection is made correctly. The risk with aluminum branch wiring sits at the connections, where the metal expands, loosens and heats. The repair is joining it to copper with connectors listed for aluminum at each outlet, switch and splice, or replacing those circuits with copper.

Rodents got into my attic. Should the wiring be checked?

Yes. Rats and squirrels chew through insulation, and a wire with bare conductor showing can short or start a fire long after the animals are gone. We look over the runs in the attic, replace the damaged sections and test the circuits they feed.

Why does a splice need to be in a box?

A splice is a connection, and connections are where heat and failure happen. Code keeps every splice in a covered box, so a failed one is contained and can be found and reached again. Splices buried in walls or left loose in an attic are a common find in older homes and past remodels.

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Wiring problems rarely show up where they start. A hall light flickers because a splice is failing in the attic. An outlet goes dead because a connection two boxes back has burned open. We trace the circuit to the fault itself, so the repair is made at the point that failed and not at the place the symptom appeared.

Older wire needs its own methods. Aluminum branch wiring is joined to copper only with connectors listed for the purpose, since an ordinary wire nut on aluminum loosens and heats over time. Cloth insulated wire turns brittle with age, so we repair the sections that have cracked, and we tell you when the rest of the house has reached the point where rewiring makes more sense than repair.

What electrical wiring repair covers

Burned, melted or damaged wire
Flickering or dimming lights traced to the wiring
Aluminum wiring connections made with listed connectors
Brittle cloth insulated wire
Wire chewed by rats, squirrels and other rodents
Failed splices, and splices left outside a junction box

How electrical wiring repair goes

1.You tell us what you have noticed: the flicker, the smell, the dead circuit or the damage in the attic.
2.The electrician tests the circuit and follows the wire to the point where it has failed.
3.You get one flat price for the electrical wiring repair and approve it before work starts.
4.Damaged wire is cut back to sound conductor and spliced in a covered box, or replaced with a new run, and the circuit is tested under load.

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When lights flicker on several circuits at once, the cause is often a loose connection they all share, at the panel or at the service. When the flicker stays on one circuit, a failing splice or connection along that run is more likely. Both make heat, so both are worth tracing soon.

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