"bryanska" wrote in message
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Hey I am busy tracking down a flickering light problem.

I noticed three of the breakers in my panel have a light coating of an
oily substance. Do any of you have this? Shouldn't these things be
totally dry?


Just 3 and none of the others. Electrician with dirty hands maybe. or used
the three spares from the bottom of his toolbox.

If the rest of the box is clean, I suggest they were dirty before they were
installed.

antioxident paste is not water soluable (it excludes water and air to
prevent corrosion) so should not be redistributed by water and should not
vaporize due to heat. Though that may be exactly what is on them just not
how.