Copyright, Insurance Services Office, Inc., 1990
a. Freezing of a plumbing, heating, air condition-
ing or automatic fire protective sprinkler sys-
tem or of a household appliance, or by dis-
charge, leakage or overflow from within the
system or appliance caused by freezing. This
exclusion applies only while the dwelling is va-
cant, unoccupied or being constructed, unless
you have used reasonable care to:
(1) Maintain heat in the building; or
(2) Shut off the water supply and drain the
system and appliances of water;
b. Freezing, thawing, pressure or weight of water
or ice, whether driven by wind or not, to a:
(1) Fence, pavement, patio or swimming pool;
(2) Foundation, retaining wall, or bulkhead; or
(3) Pier, wharf or dock;
c. Theft in or to a dwelling under construction, or
of materials and supplies for use in the con-
struction until the dwelling is finished and oc-
cupied;
d. Vandalism and malicious mischief if the
dwelling has been vacant for more than 30
consecutive days immediately before the loss.
A dwelling being constructed is not considered
vacant;
e. Any of the following:
(1) Wear and tear, marring, deterioration;
(2) Inherent vice, latent defect, mechanical
breakdown;
(3) Smog, rust or other corrosion, mold, wet or
dry rot;
(4) Smoke from agricultural smudging or indus-
trial operations;
(5) Discharge, dispersal, seepage, migration,
release or escape of pollutants unless the
discharge, dispersal, seepage, migration,
release or escape is itself caused by a Peril
Insured Against under Coverage C of this
policy.
Pollutants means any solid, liquid, gaseous
or thermal irritant or contaminant, including
smoke, vapor, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis,
chemicals and waste. Waste includes ma-
terials to be recycled, reconditioned or re-
claimed;
(6) Settling, shrinking, bulging or expansion,
including resultant cracking, of pavements,
patios, foundations, walls, floors, roofs or
ceilings;
(7) Birds, vermin, rodents, or insects; or
(8) Animals owned or kept by an "insured."
If any of these cause water damage not oth-
erwise excluded, from a plumbing, heating, air
conditioning or automatic fire protective sprin-
kler system or household appliance, we cover
loss caused by the water including the cost of
tearing out and replacing any part of a building
necessary to repair the system or appliance.
We do not cover loss to the system or appli-
ance from which this water escaped.
3. Excluded under Section I – Exclusions.
Under items 1. and 2., any ensuing loss to property
described in Coverages A and B not excluded or
excepted in this policy is covered.
COVERAGE C – PERSONAL PROPERTY
We insure for direct physical loss to the property
described in Coverage C caused by a peril listed
below unless the loss is excluded in SECTION I –
EXCLUSIONS.
1. Fire or lightning.
2. Windstorm or hail.
This peril does not include loss to the property
contained in a building caused by rain, snow,
sleet, sand or dust unless the direct force of wind
or hail damages the building causing an opening
in a roof or wall and the rain, snow, sleet, sand or
dust enters through this opening.
This peril includes loss to watercraft and their
trailers, furnishings, equipment, and outboard en-
gines or motors, only while inside a fully enclosed
building.
3. Explosion.
4. Riot or civil commotion.
5. Aircraft, including self-propelled missiles and
spacecraft.
6. Vehicles.
7. Smoke, meaning sudden and accidental damage
from smoke.
This peril does not include loss caused by smoke
from agricultural smudging or industrial opera-
tions.
8. Vandalism or malicious mischief.
9. Theft, including attempted theft and loss of prop-
erty from a known place when it is likely that the
property has been stolen.
This peril does not include loss caused by theft:
a. Committed by an "insured";
b. In or to a dwelling under construction, or of
materials and supplies for use in the construc-
tion until the dwelling is finished and occupied;
or