It requires correct connections, not panic. Aluminum branch wiring from the late 1960s and early 1970s expands and oxidizes differently from copper, so its risk lives at terminations: outlets, switches, and fixtures landed with devices not rated for it, or pigtailed incorrectly. The professional response is an inspection of the accessible terminations, rated devices or approved pigtail methods where needed, and a written list of what was found room by room. Full rewiring is one option, not the default verdict, and any quote that jumps to it without inspecting terminations has skipped the diagnosis.
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