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Many insurance companies deny coverage if a home has aluminum wiring. Homes built prior to 1972 that are wired with aluminum are 55 times more likely to have wire connections at outlets that increase the risk of fire, according to a survey conducted by Franklin Research Institute.any insurance companies deny coverage if a home has aluminum wiring. Homes built prior to 1972 that are wired with aluminum are 55 times more likely to have wire connections at outlets that increase the risk of fire, according to a survey conducted by Franklin Research Institute.
click to enlarge. THE WIRE WORKS, THE CONNECTIONS ARE THE PROBLEM. Aluminum wire does a good job of conducting electricity (although you do have to use one size larger wire than copper for the same electrical load) and can do the same job for less money.So for a short while it was used in houses for regular wiring.o with many cycles of expansion and contraction, the aluminum wire flattens out and can become loose under ordinary screw heads, causing sparking. The second problem is that the skin of the wire can oxidize, reducing its electrical conductivity, particularly at a connection from an aluminum wire to a copper wire.