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Green slime coming from sockets

artvandulet · 2007-09-23 19:56:01

Hi, dont know if this is the right place to ask this but does anyone have experience of a green substance coming out of 13amp sockets in their homes. Would like to find out more about it - health risks/danger/remedy etc. The only info i've found is this. This has started happening in the last couple of weeks. I recently…

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23-09-2007 8:56pm

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artvandulet

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Hi, dont know if this is the right place to ask this but does anyone have experience of a green substance coming out of 13amp sockets in their homes. Would like to find out more about it - health risks/danger/remedy etc.
The only info i've found is this.
This has started happening in the last couple of weeks. I recently had wok done which included some new sockets.

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#2 23-09-2007 9:14pm
Alun

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There was a thread on this a while ago ...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055086600

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#3 24-09-2007 10:07am
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Good memory Alun! It's the platicisers from the wiring coverings.

What age is your house artvandulet?

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#4 24-09-2007 12:16pm
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The house was built around the early-mid seventies. I'll check out that thread, thanks.

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