Drilled a hole in a board that I think is gypsum. However, it feels a bit softer than other gypsum boards but the dust is white and there's insulation behind it.
When I scraped a little in the drill hole afterward, it came out like small smoke puffs, very little, along with the dust. Is this coming from the insulation or is it common for dust smoke to come from gypsum? I became a bit puzzled. The drill wasn't hot.
When I scraped a little in the drill hole afterward, it came out like small smoke puffs, very little, along with the dust. Is this coming from the insulation or is it common for dust smoke to come from gypsum? I became a bit puzzled. The drill wasn't hot.
Impossible to answer without having seen it, but sure, plaster dusts like crazy, and it's impossible to vacuum up either, it clogs the vacuum cleaner bag in no time.
The only other logical explanation would be if you accidentally drilled into an electrical wire inside the wall and caused a short circuit...
The only other logical explanation would be if you accidentally drilled into an electrical wire inside the wall and caused a short circuit...
Okay. This is a spot on the wall where there shouldn't be any electricity, and I couldn't see or feel anything like that behind the panel. But if it were to happen against all odds, shouldn't it be noticeable by a fuse blowing or the electricity stopping to work?
Yes, ideally. So you can safely rule that out. If you had an electrical fault at the smoke development level, your house would probably have burned down by now.D Dammråtta said:
Yeah, it feels pretty safe. It looked the same when I drilled another hole too. But I still think it smokes more than other gypsum I've drilled into, so I'm a bit curious if there are different types or if old insulation maybe gives off dust in the form of smoke.