Aluminum wiring poll

[Paul W. Abernathy]

So is your concern the AL wiring or the terminations of the AL Wiring. If the AL wiring is intact and protected properly by a correctly sized OCPD....are you reporting on the wire or the terminations?

The biggest concern people should have is the actual terminations when they see AL wiring and recommend them to be checked....in the end you did all you could do and deferred it as such....the local electrical contractor will take it from this point on.

[Frank P. Newman]

So why would a H.I. pull one (or maybe two) receptacles to check for problems? Seems like if you don't then do them all you are leaving yourself liable. Personally, I wouldn't go down that road; they all need to be checked.

[Jeffrey R. Pope]

The general terms of an inspection suggest a "random sampling" of items included in the inspection. This relates (IMHO) to all items, regardless of whether they are included in state or national standards.

I will usually remove several cover-plates when AL wiring is present. There is no mandate by state or national standards that require (or even suggest) that I remove any at all, but I will perform a "random sampling."

In some cases (but rarely) I will even remove the receptacle from the outlet to view the connections and/or "pig-tail" methods. I will not (under any circumstances) remove all receptacles to check connections. That would fall under a "specialized" inspection, which would be performed by a qualified electrician or electrical inspector.