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  1. #1
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    Default Blue residue on gas shut off valve

    Very pretty shade of blue residue on a gas shut off valve, would guess the gas lines were last inspected in 1959 based on the tag by a nearby furnace. My gas leak detector did NOT indicate a leak (though it did go off when I put it near the draft hood of a nearby 53 year old furnace).

    Wondering what sort of chemical reaction would cause this? Suspect the valve is copper; would it be copper sulfate from condensation?

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    Cool Re: Blue residue on gas shut off valve

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    Someone must have spilled something on it.

    Keep the fire in the fireplace.

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    Default Re: Blue residue on gas shut off valve

    Someone sprayed it with soapy water to check for leaks, and didn't clean it off.


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    Default Re: Blue residue on gas shut off valve

    Quote Originally Posted by Dom D'Agostino View Post
    Someone sprayed it with soapy water to check for leaks, and didn't clean it off.
    Yep, that is what it looks like....

    Scott Patterson, ACI
    Spring Hill, TN
    www.traceinspections.com

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