Green slime out of 115 volt receptical 11

[frankiee]

No I do not smoke crack cocaine and I never have.
The situation is this:

Outdoor hut with an electric heater in it.

Used for an hour a day

The wire feeding the hut was a 16 gauge outdoor cord (no I did not put it on.)

Green liquid comes out of the slots

 

[Rich2001]

Just to clarify if it is corrosion product of copper. Take a small sample of the slime, putting it into a jar. To the jar add a 20 to 30 ml of household ammonia. Cap the jar and shake. If the liquid turn a royal blue then copper ions are present.

Vita sine litteris mors est.

 

[WyleE]

Yep, that's the stuff alright. Strange thing is it never appeared until I stored the two items in my basement. Would radon gas (5-6 ppm measured) or hydrocarbons from my oil-fired boiler cause a chemical reaction with the PVC? That big puff of smoke whenever the burner kicks on probably isn't a good thing...

 

[kontiki99]

The green corrosion sometimes seen on copper is called Verdigris.

Here is a link ->

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdigris

Also interesting to note; this is why it was very important to keep copper cookware tinned in a Victorian kitchen. It's poisonous.

 

[itsmoked]

I thought Verdigris was associated with [green]leather[/green] in contact with brass/copper. Interesting.

Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.-

http://www.flaminsystems.com

 

[VEBill]

Rise of the Green Goo Monsters?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/04/green_goo/