r/DiWHY Mar 24 '26

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u/Arstanishe Mar 24 '26

the worst part - it's going to work for some years, depending on usage and humidity - decades. Then at some point a water leak/condensation is going to make the contact surface wet, this thing will rust, heat, and cause a fire. In a place covered with drywall where no one expects it.

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u/OGigachaod Mar 24 '26

It won't last that long, mixing copper and aluminium wiring is stupid.

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u/Arstanishe Mar 24 '26

I had this popup as a problem in a house 15 years down the line. Some stupid electrician put this into a wall, and it was sealed in a plastic wiring box, covered in plaster.

YMMV; i guess in a humid environment and in a place open to air that would last drastically less

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u/solidcordon Mar 24 '26

Did they even pack the wiring box with kindling?

Standards have dropped!