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9/20/09, 5:38 PM
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Soot on light fixture?
What you think caused the soot stains on this light fixture in the kitchen. I did not see any candles?
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#2
9/20/09, 6:41 PM
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Re: Soot on light fixture?
Candles or not. That really looks like ghosting to me...
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9/20/09, 6:42 PM
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Re: Soot on light fixture?
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Agreed... InterNachi Awards Portal: http://co.nachi.org/inachiawards/ ____________________________________________ "An Education, not just an Inspection" Larry Kage, CMI Lake Ann (Traverse City), Michigan 49650 231 929 3525 Professional Inspector serving the Traverse City, Michigan area and beyond.
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9/20/09, 7:40 PM
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Re: Soot on light fixture?
What are some other things that would cause this? I left the light fixture on for the entire inspection. NOT hot. I could not get above the fixture from the attic.
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9/20/09, 7:56 PM
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Re: Soot on light fixture?
I thought I saw parallel lines on the ceiling. I agree with ghosting.
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9/20/09, 8:01 PM
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Re: Soot on light fixture?
Dirty furnace filter, candles, smoking, fireplace, really poor house keeping, etc. Anything that will create dirt in the air. The fixture doesn't have to get hot. Just a different temperature so that condensation is a little more than elsewhere. The microscopic particles then cling to the condensation leaving the ghosting when it is gone.
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9/20/09, 8:27 PM
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Please Note:
rbrady is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
Re: Soot on light fixture?
I think what is happening is, the heat rises around the light in somewhat of a 'stream' or chimney effect moving particles of dust, etc with it. When the stream of heat hits an object, some of the particles stick. The darker spots behind the lights are from heat coming out from the back of the lights fixtures.
Last edited by rbrady; 9/20/09 at 11:00 PM..
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9/20/09, 8:27 PM
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Re: Soot on light fixture?
gas fireplace?
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9/20/09, 8:28 PM
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Re: Soot on light fixture?
Burnt pizza?
“The things that will destroy America are peace at any price, prosperity at any cost, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.” Theodore Roosevelt Joe Funderburk, CMI Alpha & Omega Home Inspections, LLC Inspecting Upstate SC & Charlotte Metro, NC NACHI ID: NACHI05120170 www.aohomeinspection.com
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9/20/09, 10:51 PM
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Re: Soot on light fixture?
Direct vent gas logs fireplace.
Mid America Property Inspections, Inc. Shawnee, KS 66217 www.mapii.com NACHI # 05110992 KHIRB # 0110-0008 KS-Radon Cert.# KS-MS-0035 KS-Termite Cert. # 18933 M0-Termite Cert. # N 5033
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#11
9/20/09, 11:02 PM
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Re: Soot on light fixture?
well i would have been more suspect of ventless Buck, but it was worth a shot...
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#12
9/20/09, 11:50 PM
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Re: Soot on light fixture?
Don't rule out that at one time the wrong bulbs may have been installed. What you see today, may not have been there yesterday. Those mini-spots get pricey after awhile.
Jeffrey R. Jonas Critical Eye Property Inspections JRJ Consultants Owatonna, Minnesota Chapter President InterNachi Awards Portal: http://co.nachi.org/inachiawards/
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