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Water stains under all light switches
Posted on 6/30/23 at 10:07 am
Posted on 6/30/23 at 10:07 am
What is causing this? There are clear sweat marks under ever single light switch in my house and even under my breaker panel
Don’t know how to post pics for reference
Don’t know how to post pics for reference
Posted on 6/30/23 at 10:21 am to KajunKouyon
Maybe condensation? Do you have metal light switch covers?
Posted on 6/30/23 at 10:29 am to KajunKouyon
From finehomebuilding.com:
"Assuming you run the AC most of the time, the condensation is from outside humidity, not room humidity. When the wind blows, air comes into the house through the outlet boxes. This is "normal" for a poorly-sealed house. If the inside temp is 76 and the dewpoint outside is above that, you will get condensation where the air blows in."
"Assuming you run the AC most of the time, the condensation is from outside humidity, not room humidity. When the wind blows, air comes into the house through the outlet boxes. This is "normal" for a poorly-sealed house. If the inside temp is 76 and the dewpoint outside is above that, you will get condensation where the air blows in."
Posted on 6/30/23 at 10:37 am to Theduckhunter
No just the regular plastic covers. Pulled a cover off and it’s bone dry in there
Posted on 6/30/23 at 10:37 am to Craw Dawg
So I’m assuming this is normal and won’t do damage to my electrical?
Posted on 6/30/23 at 10:53 am to KajunKouyon
Have they been sprayed with Lysol or something like that recently? I noticed what I thought was water stains one time and opened the cover to find it bone dry. Then my wife remembered she had recently sprayed it with lysol.
Posted on 6/30/23 at 10:55 am to KajunKouyon
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No just the regular plastic covers. Pulled a cover off and it’s bone dry in there
The cover is probably sweating on the interior surface of the cover. Where cold air conditioned air meets hot air from inside the wall. Try some inexpensive outlet insulators.
Posted on 6/30/23 at 3:37 pm to KajunKouyon
My opinion is you have leaky ductwork. So your AC is pulling more air than is being returned creating a mild vacuum in your house which draws moist air in from outside. Outlets and switches are places where it can get in.
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