It seems so. I would drill a 1mm diameter hole at the top to release the pressure and the temperatures would immediately drop. But then we are back to that horr

It seems so. I would drill a 1mm diameter hole at the top to release the pressure and the temperatures would immediately drop. But then we are back to that horrible, horrible smell. I'm guessing that's why nobody sits next to powergrid AC/AC transformers (also submerged in mineral oil) but they are always secluded in a small room or left hanging high up on the pole. It's simply inhuman, that oil.