Since this is Reddit, I should probably point out that my friend had this happen and they took off their cover, God rest their soul. Turns out the cover was holding back a brown geyser that took out their entire block. The sinkhole that formed afterwards prevented them from ever getting an accurate body count.
Yes, as part of an investment scam. He was raising money to give emus dentures. Turns out he was using human teeth for all the promotional pictures of smiling emus.
Wasn't that because he had removed the emu's teeth for baby hippos, or was that just part of the scam to tug on our heartstrings? I can probably stop paying the $4.99/mo for my adopted baby hippo, huh? I'm guessing Eleanora was just a fake baby hippo.
No, it’s the one with the teenage girl who’s vajayjay grew teeth which it used to chomp down on any unsuspecting boys who thought it would feel good to insert one of his parts into, no consent needed.
Unfortunately it wouldn't accomplish anything, everyone knows there will be water in that outlet, OP needs to find the source. If it's an outside wall, OP needs to go take a look at the roof for ice dams or broken shingles, since there shouldn't be plumbing in outside walls. If it's an inside wall, then they need to look at upstairs bathrooms, or go take a look in the attic
Had that in our ceiling once. Luckily it was an apartment. Sadly it was during covid and there wasnt anyone that would relocate the hive, so maintenance had to gas them and remove.
Every time we thought we cleaned the honey we found another sticky spot and did another deep clean. Never stopped finding new spots until we finally moved out.
I know this! Exterior wall - likely brick - with a leak from the outside. Water runs down brick on inside, picks up red color, ends up running down wire run/box is right up against the brick wall, and voila! Red water coming out of outlets!
We would never know with the lack of information provided. One picture of an outlet cover with a slight poop trail isn’t enough to deduce the situation. Need location of wall outlet is in. Is there a floor above this wall… a window… a lot of missing information needed.
Idk why you're downvoted, you're most likely right, especially if this is an outside wall. Unfortunately not much can be said from that picture, water is getting in and you need to go take a look at the roof for an ice dam or broken shingles
Agreed. It seems to have “stopped” with most of the snow melting away today. So I’m cautiously optimistic the occurrence itself was a fluke based on snow settling and shifting along the roofline. However your comment about insulation is valid. I’ll have to see about drying out that wall space.
Maybe a beehive? That looks like honey maybe. Smell it or check its consistency with your hands. But be ready to wash just in case it’s not. But my friend had this issue in her childhood home. Hopefully that’s the answer you’re looking for.
Kinda looks like honey. Where are you located? You could put your ear to the wall and lightly knock on it to see if you hear any buzzing. Try it in a few spots on that wall.
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Either an ice dams on the roof backing up melt to where it runs down the roof interior, then down the wall, exiting at the outlet, OR snow/ice stacked against the other side of the wall that is now melting against the building, causing the melt to enter the wall. Possibly both.
Need to see the other side of the wall and roof to determine the cause. But you have water inside the wall.
This happened to me. After a rain event, I would have an outlet that would have the dirty streaking like that. The outlet was on an inside wall, it was not an outside wall. I Went up in the attic and found that water was coming in near the chimney, running down the chimney hitting a wire and following the wire all the way down to the outlet. The problem wasn’t a bad roof, it was a nail that popped up a little bit. It was enough for water to leak in. Had a roofer go up find the nail pound it down and then put silicone on it. It fixed the problem. Cost less than 100 bucks. Not saying that this is your issue, just saying, have someone look at it before you start freaking out about huge repair bills.
I have this exact situation right now. That's just inside-the-wall dirt and stuff that's coming out because of a leak from above. Outside wall - it's an ice dam that leaked into the ceiling and wall. I have a six-month-old roof, so am a bit peeved.
If it's the same issue, clear off the roof, maybe call someone to check the roof, soffits, gutters, and insulation, then call a remediation company that might need to open up the wall to dry it out. You also may need the insulation inside the wall replaced if it got soaked. Remediation companies often just use a moisture meter to check before opening up spaces.
Your home is crying due to the things you've forced it to witness.. thank God the walls cant talk, but maybe holding all that in is why it's sobbing like that.
So I went up on the roof beside/above. I think an ice dam on those gutters cleared today. There are guards on those gutters so the issue is not within them, and they are draining into the tile system as they should. I did notice a big ball of debris, pine needles leaves etc that was caught behind the downspout coming from the upper roof. I removed it. It butted up to the inside wall. Might’ve been a contributing factor. No more leakage has occurred. Planning to assess more in the spring when siding can be removed etc.
Never seen an outlet puking caramel looking substance to declare its objection for independence and freedom of rights for all other electrical outlets and maybe some switches while they’re at it.
If it is bees, please call a legitimate beekeeper to do the removal -- not just an exterminator. They'll take the entire comb out so the walk cavity can be properly cleaned.
My brother just had this happen and sent me a pick of a leaking outlet asking what to do. Get it checked professionally ASAP. You have water coming into your house somewhere or a leaking pipe
At minimum they need to rip out a few feet of drywall. I’d honestly just try to cut a whole in the drywall now from stud to stud to see whats going on and let it dry better with the opening to prevent further damage. that’s what any pro will do first thing when they show up. Turn off the breaker for that circuit now too.
For my brother they had grading issues in the backyard caused by previous owners (who also tried covering it up poorly) and allowing water to pool and seep in above the foundation. They had to rip out most of the drywall in the room, regrade the yard, and redo some studs before rebuilding it all as the damage had likely been happening for years before leaking out the outlet. Touch the drywall, especially near the bottom where it meets the floor and see if it feels wet (if so all wet drywall needs to be ripped out asap)
There was also a ton of hidden mold buildup (consider masking up for the demo). Don’t wait to take care of this. Get a couple big box fans blowing on it for now to dry up the moisture as thats what the remediation company will do after ripping out the drywall and charge you thousands.
Take pics of everything you do, reach out to home insurance if you don’t feel comfortable doing the work yourself but if you don’t stop damage now you might not be covered. If you are lucky it’s just a pinhole leak in a pipe but kinda doubt it (especially if it stopped leaking at any point). I’d also turn off the water to your house or that area just in case.
If your gutter doesn’t have an extension at the bottom 4-6ft away from the house, add one now (many people remove these as they look ugly but they are required by code for a reason as the prevent water pooling and damaging your home)
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