Near a construction site, I found a few 3" pan head self-tapping sheet
metal screws--- but they were all bright red in color. What's that all
about?

On Jan 25, 11:18*am, William Munny wrote:
Near a construction site, I found a few 3" pan head self-tapping sheet
metal screws--- but they were all bright red in color. What's that all
about?

cover screws for a trough that had fire alarm wiring in it? just a
guess

nate

"William Munny" wrote in message
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Near a construction site, I found a few 3" pan head self-tapping sheet
metal screws--- but they were all bright red in color. What's that all
about?

Electronics maybe?

The concrete screws I've seen were blue. But, who can
tell....

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"Van Chocstraw" wrote in
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William Munny wrote:
Near a construction site, I found a few 3" pan head
self-tapping sheet
metal screws--- but they were all bright red in color.
What's that all
about?

Could be for concrete.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:16:38 -0500, Van Chocstraw
wrote:

William Munny wrote:
Near a construction site, I found a few 3" pan head self-tapping sheet
metal screws--- but they were all bright red in color. What's that all
about?

Could be for concrete.

Could be red screws rolled out of the truck floor, near the
construction site.

Oren wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:16:38 -0500, Van Chocstraw
wrote:

William Munny wrote:
Near a construction site, I found a few 3" pan head self-tapping sheet
metal screws--- but they were all bright red in color. What's that all
about?
Could be for concrete.

Could be red screws rolled out of the truck floor, near the
construction site.

I think the poster who said 'alarm system' nailed it. They just
refreshed the system at work, and all the enclosures and large conduit
runs are fire engine red. Including the screws holding the strapping and
mounting brackets.

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aem sends...

William Munny wrote:
Near a construction site, I found a few 3" pan head self-tapping sheet
metal screws--- but they were all bright red in color. What's that all
about?

Any red steel roofs around there? Although they would normally have a
rubber washer on them.

William Munny wrote:
Near a construction site, I found a few 3" pan head self-tapping sheet
metal screws--- but they were all bright red in color. What's that all
about?

Sometimes the screws on a garage door pertaining to spring pressure will
be red.

Steve Barker wrote:
William Munny wrote:
Near a construction site, I found a few 3" pan head self-tapping sheet
metal screws--- but they were all bright red in color. What's that all
about?

Sometimes the screws on a garage door pertaining to spring pressure will
be red.

Red screws in general are a sign of danger in millions of products for
many years. I know of them being used back around 1953, not sure how
much further back the practice goes. If you need to take something
apart, remove all but the red screws first and see if it comes apart far
enough without springs and things flying across the room.