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What could have done this to my vinyl siding? CraigT 07-21-2007
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Posted by Eigenvector on July 21, 2007, 9:48 pm

> Are the outlets and wall light working? Maybe there was a small
> electrical fire behind the siding.
>
>

That's what I was thinking, seeing the outlet right there, and possibly a
wire path.

I don't think it would be chemicals, vinyl is pretty inert stuff. But I
don't know I've never applied mineral spirits or thinner to it - both would
be used to clean up the finish on that railing.

>> http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/IMG_6627.JPG
>>
>>
>> There are no heat sources behind that wall besides a toaster oven that
>> sits on the counter top and is seldom used. I would think any heat source
>> from inside would have caused some damage to the cabinet directly above.
>> This is new housing so the walls are insulated.
>>
>> I haven't used any chemicals on the deck since the spring of '06.
>>
>


>



Posted by Norminn on July 21, 2007, 6:53 pm
CraigT wrote:
> http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/IMG_6627.JPG
>
>
> There are no heat sources behind that wall besides a toaster oven that sits
> on the counter top and is seldom used. I would think any heat source from
> inside would have caused some damage to the cabinet directly above. This is
> new housing so the walls are insulated.
>
> I haven't used any chemicals on the deck since the spring of '06.
>
>
It not only looks melted, it looks burnt. Scary. What is peculiar is
that the melt doesn't look like it goes straight up, as if something hot
was set there and the heat would radiate and rise. Does the light
fixture have curved lenses that could concentrate and focus the
sunlight? Might take an alignment of all the planets for that to happen
:o) Kids been experimenting?

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 21, 2007, 7:18 pm

> http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/IMG_6627.JPG
>
>
> There are no heat sources behind that wall besides a toaster oven that
> sits on the counter top and is seldom used. I would think any heat source
> from inside would have caused some damage to the cabinet directly above.
> This is new housing so the walls are insulated.
>
> I haven't used any chemicals on the deck since the spring of '06.
>

Wow, that had to be heated over 200 degrees. Given the location, was
anything on the deck rail? Leaning against it? Could the wires behind the
light and receptacle have been shorted and started a fire?

Something like a grill too close could do it, but the location seems
unlikely for that.



Posted by CraigT on July 21, 2007, 9:19 pm
Here is a pic of the deck, the damaged area is on the far left. My grill is
under that striped cover on the right.


http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/IMG_6628.JPG

There is an outlet behind that area. It is a GFCI that controls half of the
kitchen outlets. I have put my hand all over that wall on the inside and
out, I feel no heat and see no damage on the inside including the outlet.



Posted by Dan Espen on July 21, 2007, 9:41 pm

> Here is a pic of the deck, the damaged area is on the far left. My grill is
> under that striped cover on the right.
>
> http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/IMG_6628.JPG
>
> There is an outlet behind that area. It is a GFCI that controls half of the
> kitchen outlets. I have put my hand all over that wall on the inside and
> out, I feel no heat and see no damage on the inside including the outlet.

Do you have kids?

Somehow that area was subjected to heat.

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