HOME WIRING IN 1960

Homebuyers Beware: Older Electrical Wiring Can Be - Copper
What To Know. Safe wiring. Some homes built in the 1960s and 70s were equipped with less expensive aluminum wiring instead of standard copper wiring in branch circuits, which deliver electricity to each room from the service panel. It was later discovered that aluminum connections can loosen over time, causing arcs and overheating at switches,..
A Brief History of Home Electrical Wiring - The Spruce
Brief History of Home Electrical Wiring. The newest addition to wiring was introduced in the 1960's around 1965. It was an update to NM cable that incorporated the use of a third wire, a bare ground wire run with a hot and neutral wire. These three wires are all