Wire has "3321" written on it, which according to HERE is a "Fully annealed tinned copper, flexible stranding". I'd like to avoid buying a new oven if possible, but if it means that I don't have to worry about starting my home on fire then maybe I will go that route. So I'm reaching out to people smarter than me to figure out what I can do here. This wire obviously gets hot and from what I've read, aluminum and copper expanding at different rates inside a wire nut is not good. 30-165 Description Twister Al/Cu Wire Conn, Model 65, Purple, 25/Card Wire Connector, Insulated, Purple Insulation Color, 2 to 3 (Aluminum to Copper) 1 to 6 (Copper to Copper) Conductors, 600 V Ac, 0. Squirt some anti-oxidation paste inside the wire nut - Don't want to use this because it seems super sketchy.Can't use this because it is also only rated to 105*C Can't use these because they're only rated to 105*C Purple Wire nuts specifically for aluminum to copper connections. The most often suggested unacceptable repair (pigtailing) involves attaching a short piece of copper wire to the aluminum wire with a twist-on connector sometimes called a wire nut (IDEAL Purple 65) the copper wire is connected to the switch, wall outlet or other termination device.I have had no issues with the purple wire nuts or the Alumiconns. Then I started going down the copper+aluminum connector rabbit hole and read about some options that appear are NOT going to work for me: NEC states that you must follow manufacturers instructions.
I cut the melted connector out, stripped the wires about 7/16", and noticed that the RED oven internal wire (pictured in link above) is aluminum. So I bought some high temp 150*C wire nuts and they finally got here today. I figured I could just cut that melted connector out and wire-nut the wires together. I read that corrosion just happens over time which increases resistance which increases heat which probably melted the connector. I unplugged the oven, took off the back plates and found this: Was using the oven when arcing started to occur behind the oven.
#Purple wire nuts pdf
I have a GE model J2B912SEK2SS oven that uses 120v power. View online(2 pages) or download PDF(206.53 kB) Ideal Twister Al/Cu Wire Connectors, Purple (10-Pack) Product Brochure 30-1765S pdf manual download and. What high temperature, aluminum to copper connectors exist? Oven wire sheathing has 150*C temperature rating. Was going to splice the wires together with high temperature wire nut, but found that internal oven power wires are aluminum and the power cord wires are copper. 120v Oven power wire connector melted and shorted out.
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