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Participants discuss disallowing copper-coated aluminum service conductors; NAC passage noted
Summary
A participant described a proposed change that would bar copper-coated aluminum service conductors and require copper service connections; they said the NAC passed the change but expressed uncertainty about its local effect.
A speaker described an effort to change local guidance so that copper-coated aluminum service conductors would not be allowed for certain service connections and said that copper conductors should be used from the transformer through the meter and into the house. "We're trying to change this to not be able to allow any copper coated aluminum wire," the speaker said, and emphasized needing proper connections for safety.
The same speaker noted that "The NAC passed it, but it's not gonna matter," indicating the Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC) had passed a related item but that local application or enforcement remained unclear in the conversation. The segment discussed technical boundaries (transformer to service to meter to load) and how ratings for aluminum conductors affect allowable use.
