Message from @John O -

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2018-02-02 00:33:08 UTC  

@Hessian Also, thanks for answering my questions.

2018-02-05 20:03:24 UTC  

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2018-02-05 20:04:38 UTC  
2018-02-05 20:04:51 UTC  
2018-02-05 20:06:28 UTC  

Sorry guys, just getting back to this. So this is a one-way aluminum light switch. I realized it did have aNeutral wire in the box. Do I need to hook it up? If so, how should I do it? Should I find a larger account and connect a third aluminum wire to the pigtail and then to the green screw?

2018-02-05 20:22:22 UTC  

@Deleted User yes, connect a third aluminum wire with the ones that don't have insulation and connect it to the ground. Don't touch the neutral

2018-02-05 21:47:40 UTC  

The power is off and I have checked the wires for electricity.

2018-02-05 21:47:46 UTC  

Thanks

2018-02-05 21:51:42 UTC  

One more question, if the wires in the outlets are 10 gage and I accidentally got 12 gage, will the slightly smaller wire effect the functionality of the power outlet?

2018-02-05 21:54:27 UTC  
2018-02-05 22:11:37 UTC  

It's a ground. It's not normally current carrying. You really shouldn't, but you could probably get away with it

2018-02-05 22:11:45 UTC  

I wouldn't feel good about doing it

2018-02-05 23:13:16 UTC  

@Deleted User are you sure that's#10? Looks like 12

2018-02-05 23:37:37 UTC  

@Deleted User get a pair of wire cutters and slip the wire into the smallest hole that doesn't cut the wire. Then you'll know for sure what gauge it is.

2018-02-05 23:50:23 UTC  

If you already bought the #10, just use that. Bigger wire is always better than smaller

2018-02-06 00:10:29 UTC  

Do wires expand overtime?

2018-02-06 00:37:58 UTC  

Yeah, if they're normally current carrying

2018-02-06 00:38:00 UTC  

It expands and contracts. So over time the connections can come loose.

2018-02-06 00:38:08 UTC  

^^^^^

2018-02-12 05:59:16 UTC  

Thanks guys. Got it all figured out.

2018-02-12 11:19:05 UTC  

Good to hear

2018-03-12 18:45:01 UTC  

@John O - if you need a good laugh https://youtu.be/-WiN0vf4G9s

2018-03-12 18:46:19 UTC  

He's really crude but funny, "The Builder" on the same album is so funny.

2018-03-12 19:02:33 UTC  

Kek, nice

2018-03-13 14:03:35 UTC  

Yes the by product of electricity is amps, the by product of amps is heat. As a circuit is used it heats up (expansion) and when its not used it contracts. This is also a reason derating factors are used for counduit exposed to the sun

2018-03-13 14:04:18 UTC  

Thus is the main reason copper is used over aluminum these days

2018-03-13 14:04:25 UTC  

Aluminum is trash

2018-03-13 14:25:55 UTC  

All of our services are aluminum. We usually use aluminum for anything over 100A because of cost

2018-03-14 03:50:54 UTC  

Oh my

>quantity

>quality

>choose one

2018-03-14 04:40:19 UTC  

Bruh, I don't run the company

2018-03-14 19:29:44 UTC  

I would say that the majority of electrical fires ive been to has had aluminum wires and zynscos

2018-03-14 19:46:15 UTC  

As long as you use pertrox or something, and torque everything down, it works good. I've been on a lot of huge, high profile commercial installations that use aluminum.

2018-03-15 01:15:18 UTC  

I would definitely advise scheduled harmonic checks. The aluminum conductors have a history of shifting

2018-03-15 01:16:00 UTC  

But i know most other contractors live by the it only has to last one year and my assets are safe rule

2018-03-15 01:17:18 UTC  

You would be amazed how often i find service conductors loose or the dreaded arcing from a loose neutral

2018-03-15 01:45:17 UTC  

My company included

2018-05-03 18:44:28 UTC  

@John O - check this dude

2018-05-03 18:44:34 UTC  

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2018-05-03 18:44:44 UTC  

Thought it was an old phone box

2018-05-03 18:44:53 UTC  

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2018-05-03 18:45:00 UTC  

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