 acid343211Hallo lisa Aus AmerikaPremium
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Byron, GA | reply to Nick_L
Re: electrical problems again!! said by Nick_L:You probably already do. Most service drops are AL. Do you understand the actual problem with aluminum wiring? It is not the wire itself, rather it is the connections (especially between dis-similar metals). Aluminum can oxidize and is subject to greater thermal expansion/contraction. PROPERLY installed AL is as safe as copper. I Fully understand the safety and hazards behind the Al Wire, that's why i don't like it to unpredictable.
I know my Drop is Copper..
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| Then you probably have one of the last copper drops left in the country. When I lived in the city, I had overhead service with 3 open wires that hit glass insulators. The wires looked like copper, but I think they were really copper-clad steel.
It would be highly uncommon to have a copper service drop, but I suppose there may be a few out there.
Since utilities are in the business to make a profit, and copper wire costs 4.02 times what aluminum of the same ampacity costs, you won't see any new being placed.
Heavy stranded cables made of modern alloys and terminated properly pose no problems.
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Byron, GA | said by nunya:Since utilities are in the business to make a profit, and copper wire costs 4.02 times what aluminum of the same ampacity costs, you won't see any new being placed. Heavy stranded cables made of modern alloys and terminated properly pose no problems. My Utility is a Coop-Emc
I want to put my drop underground it would cost me $6.00 a foot.  maybe more now .
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Byron, GA | said by nunya:$6.00 / ft is uber-cheap. Really? that was back in may of this year i hate to see the price now you know the increase in copper and all....
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