So started looking for a house with my wife and we put in a conditional offer on home inspection and financing on a place in Mississauga. It's an older (70s) townhouse in a community near Kirwin Ave in the Dundas / Hurontario area.
Anyway, the place went through the inspection and outside of a few issues (mould underneath roof panels - covered by maintenance fees), and some possible asbestos (not confirmed) in a few tiles in the basement, we noticed that the wiring is aluminum. A lot of the switches are noted as being reversed polarity in the contacts, and the person had a 220V outlet that was converted to a 120V with a 30A breaker...
Anyway, any issues with aluminum wiring? I've read that some insurers won't insure it but some will with a premium. I'll call my insurer tomorrow as they'll have the best answer but curious to see if anyone's gone through similar, what you had to do, or if there were any issues from experience.
Thanks!
Anyway, the place went through the inspection and outside of a few issues (mould underneath roof panels - covered by maintenance fees), and some possible asbestos (not confirmed) in a few tiles in the basement, we noticed that the wiring is aluminum. A lot of the switches are noted as being reversed polarity in the contacts, and the person had a 220V outlet that was converted to a 120V with a 30A breaker...
Anyway, any issues with aluminum wiring? I've read that some insurers won't insure it but some will with a premium. I'll call my insurer tomorrow as they'll have the best answer but curious to see if anyone's gone through similar, what you had to do, or if there were any issues from experience.
Thanks!