Black oxidation (?) on ground wires
So doing some renos in the basement and a couple of the boxes I''ve opened up have a black coating on the grounds that rubs off. It is almost like a dust that gets onto your hands, but not a
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Blackened ground wires in main panel :
It looks like the neutral/ground bar has been very hot, which in turn has caused the end of the ground wires in that area to become hot. The discoloration is not a
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Blackened ground wires in main panel : r/AskElectricians
It looks like the neutral/ground bar has been very hot, which in turn has caused the end of the ground wires in that area to become hot. The discoloration is not a problem in itself, but you
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Blackened ground wires, Why??
I suspect your blackened ground wires are caused by sulfide gas migrating up from the crawl and into the house. You should find the corrosion on any exposed copper in that area, not just
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