White stuff on a splice
- Thread starter Tainted
- Start date
- Location
- New Jersey
- Occupation
- Journeyman Electrician
Are those copper conductors on both sides?
Yes on load side but upper side I am not sure
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
- Location
- Henrico County, VA
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
If it's flaky, it's (aluminum?) oxidation; if it's gooey, it's a compound.
hbiss
EC, Westchester, New York NEC: 2014
- Location
- Hawthorne, New York NEC: 2014
- Occupation
- EC
I remember something like that posted here before. Don't remember what the outcome was.
-Hal
-Hal
never seen white stuff like that
- Location
- New Jersey
- Occupation
- Journeyman Electrician
It looks like aluminum oxidation which could be from using a connector not listed for aluminum conductors. If both conductors are copper than it's something else.
I see. Only one splice is like this, the rest seem fine
- Location
- Wisconsin
- Occupation
- PE (Retired) - Power Systems
Maybe mold/mildew?
Aren't they a little darker than this?
- Location
- Wisconsin
- Occupation
- PE (Retired) - Power Systems
Not all types.
tylerpugh
Member
- Location
- Akron ohio
- Occupation
- Electricial inspector
Hey how do you make a post to ask a question on here?
- Location
- New Jersey
- Occupation
- Journeyman Electrician
You just did.
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
- Location
- Henrico County, VA
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
tylerpugh
Member
- Location
- Akron ohio
- Occupation
- Electricial inspector
Like a new post to bring up a new discussionYou just did.
Click on the applicable forum and you will see a bar that says "Thread Title" type in what you want to talk about and post.
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
- Location
- Henrico County, VA
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
- Occupation
- Electrical Engineer
Or moisture wicking down the aluminum conductor under the insulation, getting into the connector and then overflowing out of it, then evaporating, leaving the oxidized aluminum behind.
So the question would be, how is that moisture getting into the conductor in the first place? Where is that conductor coming from?
Maybe the water is coming from the street and using the wire insulation as a pipe and goes inside the gaps of the copper strands?
ptonsparky
Tom
- Occupation
- EC - retired
I've seen it before on overhead when there was no goose neck at the POA.