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Hi guys, carried out an eicr yesterday and found green goo present, all IR readings were very acceptable. I’m thinking C3 but what’s your thoughts?
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Had one the other day, the worst ive ever seen by miles, nearly every switch and socket was like this
Homeowner was convinced it was supernatural ?
It's an interesting thought that it could cause premature failure of the plug pin and socket sleeve connections, especially on the higher load appliances like washing machines and tumble dryers that already have a tendancy to burn the plugs and sockets.My mum and dad's house has green goo in the FRC. At first I recommended a complete rewire but at 86 and 84 they could not face the upheaval. My dad, a chemist and member of the Royal Society of Chemistry looked into green goo himself and could not be persuaded by me, (member of the IET no less !) to rewire. An impasse. What annoys me about their home's problem is when we visit everything we plug in ends up with contaminated pins which we have to clean before plugging them in at our home.
Which got me wondering if one could use heat shrink to seal the ends of the conductors so that green goo remains contained and does not ooze into accessories. If that 'worked' I could then suggest this and replacement of all sockets. Anyone tried it?
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