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    Mar 13, 2012, 09:02 AM
    Light Fixture Wiring
    Is it necessary to use 'purple wire nuts' when hooking up a ceiling fixture having stranded copper wire to aluminum household wiring?
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    Mar 13, 2012, 09:33 AM
    I'm not sure about the color but, using wire nuts or connectors
    Listed and labeled for copper to aluminum connections is a small
    Price to pay for preventing ignition...
    They say it's rare but we've seen it.
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