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why aluminum wiring can sometimes prove dangerous the tribune thursday march 3 1s77 11- doug hackert i dont like it people who did work on their wiring tell me the wires break too easily 1 didnt have trouble yet but my brother who lives in markham did he says the class action idea is very good don mcnair nobody ap- proached me about it yet as far as i know in our neighborhood no problems yet the houses are quite new he keeps an eye on the matter and is aware of the issue mrs dimuccio i dont know about such problems we do have a problem with flickering lights and fuses blowing all the time rod dickson yes im quite aware of the problem i understand most builders wont touch the stuff now rod had changed some outlets at home and thinks class action ok barbara hall i do have fuses blowing too often but no flickering lights or heated switches i heard that they put aluminum wires in because its cheaper but i was told its safe aluminum wired homeowners band together local people unconcerned st0uffv1lle with a minimum of 130 homes in whitchurch- stouffville area wired with aluminum wiring there should be a good deal of interest in the recently formed aluminum homeowners ation leonard halbach wiring associ- representative of the brampton based citizens group contacted the tribune last week he county breakers donald duck to get scalped the local cb dub county breakers is participating in a fund- raising drive to purchase an expensive piece of medical equipment for the ajax and pickering general hospital the fund drive is being spearheaded by the united auto workers local 1090 who have turned to general radio service operators cbers in durham and york regions for assistance the equipment to be purchased is an ethylene oxide gas sterilizer which uses ethylene oxide and freon gases in com bination with controlled humidity and tem perature to sterilize specialized equipment such as cardiac pacemakers catheters respirators and various types of scopes used in the operating room county breakers will be collecting newspapers to raise money and anyone wishing to give papers can call gord at 4735850 bill at 6402530 or dave at 6402210 all day saturday a truck will be at the stouffville plaza o accept newspapers our club wants to continue with fund- raising in the area member bill cherry told the tribune according to club president bill burton between two and three tons of paper has already been collected mr burton skiphandle grey haired hippie is going to shave don bells skiphandle donald duck head bald there is a 25 pledge already donated looking for more pledges grey haired hippie is taking pledges of s5 to have his beard cut off immediately after the hair cutting show the show will be at the uaw hall ajax 140 hunt street 1030 am this sunday admission is 25 cents home renewal cash sits unused in town treasury stouffville a total of 60000 is sitting in the town coffers that is available to local horn eo wn ers for necessary home repairs two years ago the town decided to par ticipate in the ontario home- renewal program and since then have been receiving a yearly provincial grant of 3 per capita the money is available to homeowners making less than 12000 per year for essential repairs the program is designed to keep low income homeowners in their homes according to ward 2 councillor becky wedley many people are under the impression the money is only available to the elderly she says the funds are available to all age groups the rate of interest is on a sliding scale geared to income and for the lower income bracket a grant portion up to 100 per cent of the total loan is available mrs wedley told the tribune that if the money now in the towns possession has not been claimed by march31 then an additional grant of 35000 for 1977 will not be forthcoming no more funds can be requested if the previous years- money has not been circulated the maximum amount that can be loaned is- 7000 and the maximum grant non repayable is 4000 further information and application forms are available at the town offices call 6401900 said the group plans to launch a class action suit because of problems experienced with aluminum wiring according to mr halbach a type of receptacle was used that has since been disap proved and homeowners have been experiencing problems with flickering lights and receptacles burning out he claims the wiring is a fire hazard as the wiring corrodes and you start getting an arc although he has no definite proof of fires caused by the wiring the group has pinpointed a case where it is believed the receptacle arced out and started drapes on fire aluminum wiring which is cheaper than the conventional copper service has been used extensively since the 1960s and has been in stalled in all 130 homes built in the northdown subdivision in stouffville according to building inspector willis wideman the wiring is being in- stalled in the 17 homes currently under con struction in the sub division mr wideman said that ontario hydro has notcondemned this type of wiring bytlricogan aluminum is almost as good as copper when it comes- to the ability to conduct electricity and its cheaper but its also much more brittle than copper aad when exposed to air gets covered with an oxide layer that is a good insulator this makes aluminum more dangerous to use the wires flex a little with temperature changes in the bouse they also ex pand and contract due to the current they carry and eventually a junction works loose in a socket a lamp fitting or a swit ch box such a loose con nection will heat up because of the increased resistance due to oxidization and reduced contact area arcing and very high temperatures may occur if you have aluminum wiring at home make sure all connections from the fusebox on are tight put your hand over switch covers and outlet box covers and make sure that they are not warm- use sockets junction boxes and switches of the approved type only wno says an annuity has to have a fixed premium ask your sun life agent to explain the features of the new flexible premium retirement annuity such as adjustable premiums interest and annuity rate guarantees waiver of premium upon disability and cur rent tax deductions into the bargain heinz daues clu insurance agency ltd 9246674 sinlife expert frontend alignment be safe be sure winter roads are rough on your car bring your car to lis now we will thoroughly check and realign the front proper wheel balance can make rf fo j ft all the difference it you have a mo move fast or travel on a bad best performance road let us adjust yours soon neil patrick motors ltd 6403450 2972957 477 main st w stouffville town of whitchurchstouffville tender for gravel sealed tenders marked gravel tender will be received by the undersigned until 12 oclock noon tuesday march 8th 1977 1 to supply crush deliver and spread on any road under the supervision of the road superintendent or his representative 12000 tons more or less of crushed gravel 2 to supply crush and load 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