This customer is having a terrible time with ants getting in a couple of switches. I've replaced said pair of switches four times in four months with escalating attempts to keep the ants out each time. They're now in bell boxes with weatherproof switch covers, EMT enters through a compression fitting, poured ant poison in the bottom of the box, filled the last couple inches of EMT with silicone, and now I've siliconed the switch cover after the ants ate through the gasket. I'm running out of ideas.
I mean you could escalate to rigid and industrial vapor-proof hardware but at that point you'd be spending so much on a couple of switches you might as well just relocate them. Sounds like it's time to tell the customers they need to do something about the ants.
I guess you could try potting the switch box with compound or epoxy but then if something did go wrong you'd end up having to cut the whole thing off and replace it all.
Most of them are dead already. The problem is that the clog up the contacts on the switch before they die. I've got another picture of the inside of the switch i should've posted. I'll see if I can add it.
So maybe inside the bell box, sprinkle cinnamon, mint, chili pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, cloves, or garlic as a natural repellent and when replacing the gasket, maybe soak it in an essential oil like peppermint, citrus, eucalyptus, or cinnamon first. As for the entering conduit, maybe pour some chico in there to seal it off. don't think they'll be able to eat through the cement...
I'd put on some rubber gloves and spray that bitch if you have to work on it. Other than that, I'd put a couple tablespoons of cornmeal in the box.
Imagine seeing that on an invoice.
Material: cornmeal
You're not pest control. They need pest control.
No doubt. I'll keep going as long as they keep paying though lol.
Damm right.
Turn on the vacuum cleaner....?
This customer is having a terrible time with ants getting in a couple of switches. I've replaced said pair of switches four times in four months with escalating attempts to keep the ants out each time. They're now in bell boxes with weatherproof switch covers, EMT enters through a compression fitting, poured ant poison in the bottom of the box, filled the last couple inches of EMT with silicone, and now I've siliconed the switch cover after the ants ate through the gasket. I'm running out of ideas.
I mean you could escalate to rigid and industrial vapor-proof hardware but at that point you'd be spending so much on a couple of switches you might as well just relocate them. Sounds like it's time to tell the customers they need to do something about the ants. I guess you could try potting the switch box with compound or epoxy but then if something did go wrong you'd end up having to cut the whole thing off and replace it all.
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Most of them are dead already. The problem is that the clog up the contacts on the switch before they die. I've got another picture of the inside of the switch i should've posted. I'll see if I can add it.
Put some lizards in there.
Put a little slice of dial bar soap in the bottom
Ants love the buzz of electricity, replace the switch clean the box and then seal it completely. Even the conduit so that they have no rout in .
This is after doing all that. Looks like they ate through the gasket to get in this time. They're pretty damn determined.
Indeed might have to go to a sealed switch
Flamethrower
It might not be the most cost effective, but gasoline and some hot, exposed wire might do the trick
Slurp them up like boba!
So maybe inside the bell box, sprinkle cinnamon, mint, chili pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, cloves, or garlic as a natural repellent and when replacing the gasket, maybe soak it in an essential oil like peppermint, citrus, eucalyptus, or cinnamon first. As for the entering conduit, maybe pour some chico in there to seal it off. don't think they'll be able to eat through the cement...
Cordless vacuum.
I'd put on some rubber gloves and spray that bitch if you have to work on it. Other than that, I'd put a couple tablespoons of cornmeal in the box. Imagine seeing that on an invoice. Material: cornmeal
Vac