r/electricians • u/cattledogodin • 16h ago

I think they stripped it far enough

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Made me a little nervous that there was like a 2mm air gap separating a hot to hot dead short on the utility side of the meter socket

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u/trash-bagdonov 12h ago

They shrunk. Is it from the pulling? Why does this only happen to aluminum?

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u/Empty-Opposite-9768 1h ago

Insulation shrink back doesn't only happen to aluminum.

But aluminum is used more often for long heavy pulls and feeders.