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AC - Rat keeps chewing wiring
Posted on 5/5/25 at 9:58 am
Posted on 5/5/25 at 9:58 am
A rat keeps getting into my outside condenser unit and chewing up the wires for the pressure switch...2nd time in 2 months.
What's your solution? What are the best traps out there?
Can I put some steel wool around any of the openings in the unit?
What's your solution? What are the best traps out there?
Can I put some steel wool around any of the openings in the unit?
This post was edited on 5/5/25 at 10:00 am
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Posted on 5/5/25 at 10:30 am to Lazy But Talented
This has always worked well for me.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 10:42 am to Lazy But Talented
Auto manufacturers used to use chili extract to keep them off. It became a big problem 20 years ago when the foreign companies first went to plant-based insulation. I haven’t heard much about it since then.
You can poison outside if you don’t have pets and it is fenced in. A cat is better though.
You can poison outside if you don’t have pets and it is fenced in. A cat is better though.
This post was edited on 5/5/25 at 10:46 am
Posted on 5/5/25 at 10:43 am to Lazy But Talented
Old school snap trap baited with peanut butter. I've caught a lot of rats and mice over the years using this method.
I also like to use a length of nylon string to tie the trap off to something just in case the rodent isn't killed right away. They will drag a trap and can make it hard to find if not killed outright.
I also like to use a length of nylon string to tie the trap off to something just in case the rodent isn't killed right away. They will drag a trap and can make it hard to find if not killed outright.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 10:58 am to Dallaswho
I’ve got a small dog that roams on that side yard from time to time.
This post was edited on 5/5/25 at 10:59 am
Posted on 5/5/25 at 11:02 am to Lazy But Talented
Try a glue trap.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 11:18 am to Lazy But Talented
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I’ve got a small dog that roams on that side yard from time to time.
You need a cat. Spraying the wires with pepper spray might help but i don’t know if that is corrosive to the insulation.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 11:25 am to Lazy But Talented
mix vaseline, cayenne pepper, and hot sauce and lather it on the wires (obviously just the tubing/sleeve and not any conductor).
And set out traps all over. Glue traps are kind of fricked up, but they certainly work. Put one right underneath it.
And set out traps all over. Glue traps are kind of fricked up, but they certainly work. Put one right underneath it.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 11:25 am to Lazy But Talented
These victor plastic snap traps work really well. Just put peanut butter in the bait piece.
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Posted on 5/5/25 at 11:41 am to Lazy But Talented
There are probably cheaper rolls than this, but gives you and idea. Roll has 65' of tape imbedded with capsaicin, the hot ingredient in chili's.
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My daughter has a Honda Insight (hybrid) that mice chewed her wiring. Towed to the dealer, contacted insurance and told them for $300 more they would wrap the wiring harness with the tape. Nope insurance wouldn't cover it. So my daughter paid and has been fine since.
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My daughter has a Honda Insight (hybrid) that mice chewed her wiring. Towed to the dealer, contacted insurance and told them for $300 more they would wrap the wiring harness with the tape. Nope insurance wouldn't cover it. So my daughter paid and has been fine since.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 2:07 pm to Lazy But Talented
Not saying to ingnore a rodent issue around your home but It shouldn't be that hard to block off any opening on the condenser. Get some metal or aluminum flashing and some short self tappers and go to work. Just make sure no screw pierces a line.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 6:48 pm to Turnblad85
I just had a rat chew the wires to my septic aerator motor. Apparently, an ingredient in the wire coating is seed oil which they are attracted to. Most likely similar thing for you.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 6:54 pm to Lazy But Talented
This stuff works
Posted on 5/6/25 at 5:58 am to Lazy But Talented
OFF 40% deet. Spray wires and the chewers will move on.
Posted on 5/6/25 at 7:34 am to Lazy But Talented
I’ve been battling them at my house. They’re feasting between my chicken coop, cow barn, and barn. I’ve used the Victor plastic traps, the electric trap, and old school traps but they smarten up to all of them eventually. Haven’t used poison because the dogs, chickens, and goats eat every damn thing.
I started sneaking out at dusk and shooting them, and got a ratinator trap and I finally think I’ve finished most of them off.
I started sneaking out at dusk and shooting them, and got a ratinator trap and I finally think I’ve finished most of them off.
Posted on 5/6/25 at 9:32 am to Lazy But Talented
Had some discussion at work with hunters about rats chewing wires on ATVs in the off-season, they said they spray wires with white lithium grease, no more problems.
This post was edited on 5/6/25 at 9:55 am
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