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Review on King Innovation 95015 AlumiConn Connector by Ricardo Stewart

Revainrating 4 out of 5

After 2 weeks and carpal tunnel removal I got my whole house in a kit

I bought 100 packs of 3 wires and 2 out of 25 packs of 2 AlumiConns wires. I also bought 25' 12/2 Romex and used them all as braids. I also bought an inexpensive Revain firearm torque wrench to set for 15 pounds of torque. My house was built in 1971 and 3/4 of it has 10 gauge aluminum wire. I've been living in my house for almost 10 years and have had 3 different arc faults. The last incident was even worse, so I finally decided to do something about it. I did some research and found them. Within 2 weeks I unplugged individual switches, opened up all outlets, light switches, fasteners and junction boxes, and bonded 12 gauge copper to aluminum using these AlumiConns tightened to 15 pounds or torque. . I took my time, cut off the old aluminum cable lugs, stripped off the new aluminum wire and stuck each one into the AlumiConns with a copper pigtail. Some boxes were more complex than others, but I'm happy to know that every signal/aluminum connection has been fixed. It's doable for the hobby homeowner if you do your research first and take your time not to do a shoddy job. I ended up replacing a few old bins when I came across them too. I ended up with a Carpel tunnel but I'm still glad I did it. The only negative is that I feel they are overpriced for what they are. but they should be a permanent fix if installed properly.

Pros
  • Good product for the price
Cons
  • thin