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Denninmi

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2. Well, I guess the first question is, what exactly is under the spot?

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 01:19 AM

Oct 2012

I can't see a dog always lying on the exact same spot, I guess it's possibly, but all of the dogs I've had move around a lot when sleeping, wake up, move, go back to sleep, repeat process.

I would think there has to be something under there, either plumbing, mechanical, or electrical, that generates heat. Hopefully it's not something defective that will start a fire. Probably not if this has been going on a while.

What is under the floor? Basement, another story of the house, crawl space, slab? What room is this in -- kitchen and bathroom are more likely to have some kind of utilities to service sinks, tubs, etc.

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What doe it mean when you have a hot spot under the tiled floor? [View all] Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 OP

You say it stays warm for a long time, so it's now always warm? Incitatus Oct 2012 #1

It gets absolutely no sunlight. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #3

Well, I guess the first question is, what exactly is under the spot? Denninmi Oct 2012 #2

It is solid Florida sand under the concrete floor below the tiles. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #4

If its Florida, it could be a sinkhole opening up to the fires of Hades. aikoaiko Oct 2012 #5

I copied and pasted my reply to a cat bed thread a year ago... marzipanni Oct 2012 #6

What a great idea. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #8

If you got a slab floor with buried water pipes in it, it could be the hot water pipe. hobbit709 Oct 2012 #7

I'm not sure how I would figure this out, but, it's worth a try. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #9

We had the same thing going on. It was a pinhole leak in the hot water pipe. rzemanfl Apr 2019 #20

This is going to sound bizarre, but I haven't felt that hot spot since the dog died. Baitball Blogger Apr 2019 #21

What's bizarre is me posting to a thread from 2012! rzemanfl Apr 2019 #22

I was going to ask, how does that happen? Baitball Blogger Apr 2019 #23

Patience? I don't know. I clicked on their first post, saw your question rzemanfl Apr 2019 #24

Do you have a stud-finder with an electrical setting? HopeHoops Oct 2012 #10

Sounds like an idea. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #12

Get a Zircon. They work. I've used one for years. If it's electrical, it's a major problem. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #14

Decaying DryHump Oct 2012 #11

I'm thinking, it's the spirit of the gopher turtle that was buried alive. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #13

Mitch?? Mitch McConnell?? Come outa there, you old scamp!! lastlib Oct 2012 #17

either your house is on fire or you've got a hot spring under the house TrogL Oct 2012 #15

I don't know, but I'd keep a plumber, an electrician, and a Priest on speed dial. bluedigger Oct 2012 #16

...and an exorcist... lastlib Oct 2012 #18

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