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?

"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?

Not combustable or conductive. Just vacuum or blow it out

On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:57:56 GMT, "Paul A" wrote:


"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?

Not combustable or conductive. Just vacuum or blow it out


Please do not say "Blow". You are turning me on and makeing me hard.

"Eigenvector" wrote in message
. ..
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.

"James "Cubby" Culbertson" wrote in message
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"Eigenvector" wrote in message
. ..
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.

That would be the operable word there - "typically".

"Eigenvector" wrote in message

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.

That would be the operable word there - "typically".


Poor choice of words. Gypsum does not conduct electricity. Period. All
the time, No. Operable word: NO

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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Put enough water into it and it'll conduct .

Seriously, I thought the question was kind of silly to begin with.

"James "Cubby" Culbertson" wrote in message
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"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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Put enough water into it and it'll conduct .

Seriously, I thought the question was kind of silly to begin with.

Why, because you were born with an total understanding of what constitutes
an electrical hazard?

Eigenvector wrote:
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?


The answer is No. Electrical boxes often have
drywall dust in them because the drywallers are
not careful. It is not a problem until you get it
wet (and then it would be the water that is the
conductor).