"And then there is those websites where they cook a purple wirenut with a blow torch in order to scare everybody........"

Oh, that is intresting , might be, we can add the purple nuts we found, on dishwashers, and attic fans, to the pic's file, some were cooked so bad you could just about identify it, we have a large amount of al wired homes in this area, the problems usually are, where they add circuits, or connect the al to the copper, the al installations, if left alone, would not have many problems, but over the years, they have added circuit extensions, changed recept's and switches, also light fixtures, homeowners love to remove that piece of fiber glass, so the wiring can cook.
The al was used the last time copper prices took off, if your not in an area where you have a large number of homes wired with al, then you may not see the hazzards it creates.

[This message has been edited by LK (edited 05-06-2006).]