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Electrical Wire Damage
Defective drywall causes corrosion of electrical wires connected to outlets in a home. This is especially ture of the ground wire which is made of copper, and is exposed to the contamintaed air behind the walls which may have a higher concentration of the sulfur gases.
Air Conditioning Coil Damage
As gaseous sulfur is released from contaminated Chinese drywall, the air inside the home (referred to as the “ambient” air) builds up concentrations of sulfur. When your air-conditioning system kicks on, the contaminated air is pulled into the air-conditioning system and routed through the duct work and through the evaporator coils. As you can see, these coils are then subjected to concentrated volumes of the contaminated air blowing across them for extended periods of time.
The environment on the evaporator coils is cold. As the warm moist air blows across them, sulfur precipitates out of the air and is caught in the “condensate” or moisture on the coils. A chemical process unfolds causing significant corrosion of the airconditioningcoils. One of the most common problems homeowners with contaminated Chinese drywall experience is the loss of their air-conditioning system.
