Dear Tim,
Is it safe to use aluminum wire as service entrance cable for a new home?
Lance Carter
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Lance,
Absolutely yes, so long as you apply an anti-oxidization jelly to the stripped portion of the exposed aluminum wire before it is placed in the lugs of the circuit breaker or disconnect panel and the meter base. I have aluminum entrance cable in my own home and it looks as good as the day it was installed. I just do not like aluminum in branch wiring circuits.
Tim Carter
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