Questions I shouldn't ask

[CharleyH]

Um...Suppose there is an electrical outlet in a decaying jungle compound, where some of the wiring is vintage (c. 1939). And suppose that you notice, while housecleaning one aftermoon, that a trickle of reddish-brown fluid seems to have leaked from the outlet and dribbled down the wall.

Is that bad? i mean, I'm sure it's not good; in a perfect world, electrical outlets don't bleed.

But is it baad?

Your questions, as always are a double edge sword based on title vs actual question. I shall not answer in poll, except to say here ... electrified should be EXCELLENT in Lit terms? .

(PS you can ask whatever you want! I love Sher polls. )

 

[SeaCat]

Put Ya'lls hand on the face plate of the plug. Is it warm? If it is then you're melting the insulation. Call an electrician.*

If it's cold, and the bleeding is cold and wet. (Doesn't feel oily or sticky.) it's water from above. Call an Electrician as well as a carpenter.*

If it's cold, smells like copper, and hardens overnight look in the crawlspace for a body with leaky spots. Call Jesus and mention my name. *@

Any way you look at it you have a slight problem. Honestly your best bet is to call an electrician as the problem is most likely going to be the electrical outlet.

Cat

* I'm too far north to easily help you.
@ He most likely has heard about me if he doesn't know me directly. It's a good bet that I dated either his mother or his sister.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

Ok let's see here...

1939 wiring.... A decaying jungle compound...housecleaning....reddish-brown fluid....

1939 wiring consisted of paper or cloth wrapped solid copper wire stretched between glass standoffs for insulation... add in your local jungle compound house hold pests and I'd be surprised if a reddish-brown fluid was all you found when you cleaned house... As for whether it's bad or good depends on if it's smoking or not. If not then no problem, if yes then call the local fire department and wait outside.... Take a few marshmallows and wieners with you as it may be a rather long wait....Oh and if a tentacle or two appear call Colleen as she seems to be our resident expert on those at this point and time...

Electric tentacles? Now there's a thought

 

[TxRad]

Electric tentacles? Now there's a thought

OMG>>>>> I've created another monster.........

 

[Colleen Thomas]

OMG>>>>> I've created another monster.........

Cue the evil laugh

 

[cheerful_deviant]

I thought the pennies had to be there for the Electricity Fairy.

Sorry, she got downsized a few years ago, you must not have gotten the letter.

 

[CharleyH]

OMG>>>>> I've created another monster.........

With no opinion, you could never form anyone, let alone a monster.

 

[minsue]

It could be worse.....

Her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house.
- James Thurber

 

[CharleyH]

It could be worse.....

Her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house.
- James Thurber

It could also be excellent: her own mother was a beautiful MILF, and the only electric drippings were from Ashton Kutcher VERY VISIBLY all over the house!

 

[minsue]

It could also be excellent: her own mother was a beautiful MILF, and the only electric drippings were from Ashton Kutcher VERY VISIBLY all over the house!

Eeeewwwwww

 

[CharleyH]

Eeeewwwwww

It was him squirrels or Goslings!!! I am suspicious :|

 

[minsue]

It was him squirrels or Goslings!!! I am suspicious :|

Gotta be the squirrels

 

[TxRad]

With no opinion, you could never form anyone, let alone a monster.

HUH?????

 

[SonOfAGhost]

If you're wiring is that old it should be replaced. All of it, not just that outlet. Remove power from the 'bleeding' socket and check all your fuses as mentioned above. As long as you do that and keep an eye out for anything else unusual you should be OK to save up the money prior to getting the work done. Might as well get an estimate now so you know how much to save. It should be done sooner rather than later but if you take those precautions it shouldn't be an emergency.

You might also want to discretely check your insurance. More and more companies are not covering fire damage due to old wiring. It's not always easy for them to prove that as the cause so, in Canada at least, many are refusing to insure houses with old wiring for fire at all. Regardless of whether that is the cause. The same goes for aluminum wiring which made a brief misguided appearance in the 70s.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Sorry to say, buy you ladies need a man around the house, yeah, I know...shoot me....

amicus

She wants to GET RID OF the problem, not DOUBLE IT...

 

[Svenskaflicka]

OMG>>>>> I've created another monster.........

And right in time for Halloween! Nice timing, Tx!

 

[shereads]

Put Ya'lls hand on the face plate of the plug. Is it warm? If it is then you're melting the insulation. Call an electrician.*

If it's cold, and the bleeding is cold and wet. (Doesn't feel oily or sticky.) it's water from above. Call an Electrician as well as a carpenter.*

If it's cold, smells like copper, and hardens overnight look in the crawlspace for a body with leaky spots. Call Jesus and mention my name. *@

Any way you look at it you have a slight problem. Honestly your best bet is to call an electrician as the problem is most likely going to be the electrical outlet.

Cat

* I'm too far north to easily help you.
@ He most likely has heard about me if he doesn't know me directly. It's a good bet that I dated either his mother or his sister.

f

If you dated His daughter, write a book. By the time you've negotiated the movie rights, you'll be so rich you can afford to hire a team of underemployed Soviet-era scientists to transform hurricanes into a harmless source of energy.

One problem down. Six to go.

 

[shereads]

If you're wiring is that old it should be replaced. All of it, not just that outlet.

Ya THINK?



Sorry; I have a short fuse lately.

Rewiring is on my must-do list, right after Locate Source of Moisture That's Destroying Hardood Floors; Hire Roofers; and Locate Suppliers For All of the Above Who Actually Show Up.

Ah, the carefree days of renting. I remember them well...I used to toss an extra swimsuit and a change of clothes into a duffle bag and catch the Saturday morning seaplane to Bimini, a user-friendly little island with one and a half roads, a fleet of rusty rental bicycles, a gorgeous little beach, excellent snorkeling just offshore, the finest grilled-cheese sandwich in the western hemisphere (made with slightly sweet "Bimini Bread") a cluster of saloons at one end of the island, a gaggle of churches at the other end, and a police station in the middle to keep the two ends friendly.

Those were the days.

 

[shereads]

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Originally Posted by amicus
Sorry to say, buy you ladies need a man around the house, yeah, I know...shoot me....

amicus
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She wants to GET RID OF the problem, not DOUBLE IT...

You said it, girlfriend! Shooting amicus wouldn't begin to address my home maintenance problems. And the legal ramifications would be so time-consuming, there's small satisfaction in knowing that no jury would convict me. I don't know why he even suggested it.