The team from TriStar Electric can help you deal with rodents damaging your home’s electrical wires.
As a homeowner, you face plenty of trials and tribulations. Home maintenance, work, relationships, and much more, life is hard enough without adding uninvited members of the animal kingdom into your home. When you find a chewed electrical wire, you’ve unfortunately got another inconvenience. No need to stress because the team from TriStar Electric can help you deal with rodents damaging your home’s electrical wires. Read on to learn more!
Why Do Rodents Chew on the Wires in Your Home?
Rodent teeth are capable of doing real harm to your wiring. Why do they even chew on wires? Rodents’ front teeth never finish growing, so they will chew on anything to control the length of their incisors. Rodents chewing on electrical wires could bring you a world of frustration at the minimum, but could also be a source of serious harm at worst! An infestation left unchecked could cause:
- Permanent damage to your appliances: chewed wires create a chance for power surges and arching, both of which could permanently harm your home’s appliances.
- Expensive wire damage: a single mangled wire could do enough harm by itself, but left unchecked, rodents could really harm almost your entire electrical network!
- Fire risk: the top threat of all, exposed wiring could make contact with flammables, starting an electrical fire!
How to Stop Rodents from Chewing on Your Wires
Traps are always an option, but solutions are unreliable. The unfortunate fact is that there is no real remedy here. There isn’t a magical rodent-proof wire coating or specially crafted vacuum for mice. It comes down to prevention and quick action. To prevent rodents from damaging your wires, consider:
- Routinely clean the accessible crawl spaces and other small space: attics, old cupboards, or anything that might provide a nesting place should be kept clean regularly. This will deter any possible nesting, and help you spot a problem early on if something arises.
- Have holes or cracks repaired: have you been putting off getting that crack in your door fixed? Your home is temperature-controlled, full of food, and free of any natural predators. This is prime real estate for rodents, so make sure you take care of any cracks or holes immediately.
- Limit access to your roof: hanging branches and overlong structures provide a real chance for rodents to come inside your home, so get those shears and trim any foliage.
- Call the professionals: call electrical professionals like TriStar Electric to inspect your wires. We can help you notice damaged wiring before it becomes a real and costly issue.
For ALL of Your Residential or Commercial Electrical Needs, Call TriStar Electric!
No matter the job, big or small, the professionals at TriStar Electric will be happy to discuss your project and answer any questions or concerns you may have. We offer free in-home consultations, plus an after-hours and emergency phone line for advice or service!
If you have any questions about our electrical repairs or upgrades, please contact TriStar Electric, Maryland’s’ premier residential and commercial electrician, by calling 410-799-5791 or 301-384-8880. Or, you can fill out the contact form on our website.
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