"Steve Barker" wrote in message
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how the HELL is a wire going to get hot enough to melt vinyl, but not burn
the wood between the wire and the vinyl???? Jeeeeze you people...

So... The sun beating down on the house at 100+ degrees, a hot wire in the
wall also pumping out say 150+ degrees... Vinyl will melt, but wood won't
char.

For the time and cost to open up the wall, I'd do it to be sure.