# Is this rust? **URL:** \ **Category:** Inspecting HVAC Systems\ **Created:** [December 2, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/is-this-rust/64635 "2011-12-02T05:30:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rwashington](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rwashington/32/57038_2.png) [@rwashington](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rwashington)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/is-this-rust/64635/1 "2011-12-02T05:30:42Z")
A 6 year old furnace. I was not sure if this was a small amount of rust. Would you be concerned? ![DSC03647.jpg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/e/4/e40f9651779cce84dd997e714f791a24cd5961e8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![rwashington](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rwashington/32/57038_2.png) [@rwashington](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rwashington)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/is-this-rust/64635/2 "2011-12-02T05:33:11Z")
pic 2. a little better angle. ![DSC03648.jpg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/1/d/1d28f2f01d926352d630f670f02fcff8f4de268b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![growden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/growden/32/58544_2.png) [@growden](https://forum.nachi.org/u/growden)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/is-this-rust/64635/3 "2011-12-02T06:07:35Z")
[FONT=Comic Sans MS]I personally would not be too concerned; it looks more like mild corrosion (electrochemical oxidation). [/FONT] ---
**Author:** ![jhagarty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jhagarty/32/78584_2.png) [@jhagarty](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jhagarty)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/is-this-rust/64635/4 "2011-12-02T06:17:09Z")
no worries… ---
**Author:** ![rwashington](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rwashington/32/57038_2.png) [@rwashington](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rwashington)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/is-this-rust/64635/5 "2011-12-02T06:38:09Z")
tHANKS. Did not think so but just wanted to put it out there. ---
**Author:** ![An\_HI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@An\_HI](https://forum.nachi.org/u/An_HI)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/is-this-rust/64635/6 "2011-12-02T11:05:13Z")
> [@rwashington](#): > > A 6 year old furnace. I was not sure if this was a small amount of rust. Would you be concerned? Not about the mild rust but about the piece of what appears to be 120V 14/2 wire (power supply?) resting on a sharp metal edge (no box connector) in an appliance that has vibration from fans/motors. ---
**Author:** ![cbottger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/cbottger/32/206_2.png) [@cbottger](https://forum.nachi.org/u/cbottger)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/is-this-rust/64635/7 "2011-12-02T16:23:07Z")
> [@An\_HI](#): > > Not about the mild rust but about the piece of what appears to be 120V 14/2 wire (power supply?) resting on a sharp metal edge (no box connector) in an appliance that has vibration from fans/motors. Are you ashamed of your given name and your location its kinda standard protocol Unless your are in SW Mo which has no standard at all:D:D ---
**Author:** ![wwilson3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/wwilson3/32/58197_2.png) [@wwilson3](https://forum.nachi.org/u/wwilson3)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/is-this-rust/64635/8 "2011-12-03T02:25:53Z")
> [@cbottger](#): > > Are you ashamed of your given name and your location its kinda standard protocol Unless your are in SW Mo which has no standard at all:D:D Canuk in hiding Charlie lol