"Eigenvector" wrote in message
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Sorry, didn't have another way to say it. Anyway, while hacking the
drywall to see if the old Romex was stapled to the wall I got plaster on
the wire side of the outlet. Made me wonder, if I have old drywall dust
on the outlet is that a fire hazard? Sweeping it away is of course an
option and I did but at the time it fell on the outlet it was live and I
didn't want to get electricuted.

I know drywall is fire rated, but is it a conductor of electricity?
It's gypsum. Last I checked, the world was not on fire due to gypsum
catching fire and it typically doesn't conduct.