Mike Lamb 59 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 What comments would you make if any about excessively frayed cloth wiring inside a panel? And, does anyone remark in their reports that statistics show the older the wiring the greater the fire hazard? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BADAIR 14 Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Mike- try this pdf www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/statistics/v14i13.pdf Edited February 8, 2018 by BADAIR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Lamb 59 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 Thanks. Electrical wire, cable insulation (30 percent) and structural member or framing (19 percent) were the specific items most often first ignited in electrical fires (Table 6). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marc 83 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, Mike Lamb said: Thanks. Electrical wire, cable insulation (30 percent) and structural member or framing (19 percent) were the specific items most often first ignited in electrical fires (Table 6). I don't see how that reflects on the frayed cloth. There's still some rubber or thermoplastic insulation beneath that, right? The frayed material is not the ignition source, just the first thing to light up. Perhaps recommend that the frayed material inside the panel be trimmed away, reducing the amount of combustible inside the panel. Edited February 9, 2018 by Marc Add a recommendation Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Kogel 35 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) I think the frayed material increases the chance of having open flames rather than just melting and dripping plastic. It should be not that hard to trim away the hairy stuff, altho it would be best the replace the old wire. Edited February 9, 2018 by John Kogel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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