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I found some when the ceiling came down. Interesting case of green slime too. I love a bit of green slime.

green slime due to a version of plastic insularion reacting with the copper. See search, green slime, in Electrics UK you can clean it away inside switches but most would prefer to rewire...

Any green slime emerging out of any of it?

Careful, if it is green slime, there a Alien about!! :lol:

Maybe a stupid question, but what is this green slime stuff?

Back to the actual question, the stranded cable, though PVC and could very well last forever, may be of a certain age where a green slime is likely to emerge from it. This reaction occurs only in some cables of around the mid 60s approximately, which may well be the age of your cable...

Is it a green slime? If so, unfortunately common with some 1960s cable.

I'll source some green slime for my fusebox! Thanks all.

Please can we pinch the green slime piccy for the wiki :?: :D

Green slime? I've never seen that! Black tar yes! Pic?

I thought imperial cable was used during the 60s. Green slime found in metric cable from the 70s Approximately speaking

probably Green Slime: https://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:green-slime

Nope, thats good old ghostbusters green slime from the end of the cables.

Sorry for being a bit dense but how does the green slime form then?! :roll: :?:

I'm so proud of you John. Welcome to the green slime club!! :lol:

JohnD, welcome to the green slime crew. You will receive your next assignment shortly.

I don't think that is green slime. It looks more like that gritty bonding agent folk use nowadays before re-plastering ceilings.

Seen plenty of imperial cable with green slime. Sadly it's quite common around here.

Has anyone had to deal with pvc cables from the mid 60's that reacts with heat and produces a green slime?Not sure whether it needs rewiring as its only oozing out slightly.My governing body says it's nothing to worry about and does not affect the safety of the installation.Is this right?

Found this on Friday, luckily it was only a short length feeding an unfused spur on the other side of a wall. Green Slime! Yes, there was an FCU there at one point, the cables weren't even twisted together, they were just taped together! Someone has obviously drilled through the...