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RenegadeBum
Hi,
I've just mouse-proofed a victorian house internally, using steel wool to seal all possible gaps throughout the house.
However I've been advised this can be dangerous as any exposed electrical terminals can ignite steel wool and start it burning. I've tested this myself (9 volt battery and some steel wool in the garden!) and it does create only a very mild and short-lived spark, despite all of the available oxygen outdoors.
However a 240 volt terminal combined with accidental prolonged contact inside the house is what worries me, should I be concerned? Steel wool to seal holes from mice seems such standard practice in the UK!
Thanks!
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I've just mouse-proofed a victorian house internally, using steel wool to seal all possible gaps throughout the house.
However I've been advised this can be dangerous as any exposed electrical terminals can ignite steel wool and start it burning. I've tested this myself (9 volt battery and some steel wool in the garden!) and it does create only a very mild and short-lived spark, despite all of the available oxygen outdoors.
However a 240 volt terminal combined with accidental prolonged contact inside the house is what worries me, should I be concerned? Steel wool to seal holes from mice seems such standard practice in the UK!
Thanks!
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