Aluminum and knob and tube wiring, Lower Bucks County
Two different problems from two different eras, and both show up in Bucks County houses. Aluminum branch circuits went into a lot of homes between roughly 1965 and 1973. Knob and tube predates that by decades and turns up in the older borough housing in Bristol and Morrisville.
| Aluminum | AlumiConn or COPALUM style connections at every device |
| Knob and tube | Circuit by circuit replacement, no splicing new to old |
| Insurance | We document the work for your carrier |
| Occupied homes | Yes. We work room by room. |
Why insurance carriers care
Aluminum branch circuits expand and contract at a different rate than the copper screws they land on. Connections loosen, resistance rises, heat builds at the device. Carriers know this, which is why some will not write a policy until it is remediated. Proper repair means treating every connection, not just the ones you can see.
Knob and tube in an occupied house
Knob and tube has no ground conductor and relies on air around the wire for cooling, which is why buried insulation over it is a real problem. Replacement is done circuit by circuit so you are never without power for long. We do not splice new wire onto old and call it done.
Old wiring across Lower Bucks
We cover Levittown, Bristol, Fairless Hills, Morrisville, Langhorne, Bensalem, Yardley, Newtown, Croydon, Tullytown.
About old wiring
Can you fix aluminum wiring without rewiring the whole house?
In most cases yes. The accepted repair is a listed connector at every splice and device rather than a full rewire, which is a fraction of the cost and satisfies most carriers.
How do I know if I have aluminum branch wiring?
If the house was built or rewired between about 1965 and 1973, it is worth checking. The cable jacket is often marked ALUMINUM or AL. We can confirm it at the panel in a few minutes.