How to protect the wires in the house from rodents and pets?

Effective rodent control

If installation of hidden electrical wiring was carried out in an empty cushion under the floor or in the gaps between the ceiling slabs, then soon you may be in trouble due to mechanical damage to the cable lines. Such damage occurs due to the fact that rats (or mice) cut through the insulation, as a result of which the power supply network fails. As a result, you do not have electricity either, and the animal says goodbye to life.

Protect wires from rodents in the following ways:

1. If the track runs between the ceiling slabs, carefully grout all openings with grout. So pests will not be able to get to the vulnerabilities of the cable line.
2. If the electrical installation is carried out on the floor, fill the concrete screed. In this case, the repair of the route will be difficult, but the problem with the rats will be solved immediately.
3. You can use an armored cable, the insulation of which will be beyond the power of animals, but in this case you will have to give a considerable amount of money. One such option is cable AVBBSHVbut it is better to use a copper conductor.
4. Let's go back to the ceiling. In order not to cover the gap, you can make new strobes for laying the track. In this case, the issue of protecting wires from rodents is also addressed.
5. Well, the last of the effective ways is to put a current-carrying circuit in an iron pipe. Suitable if the wiring is carried out under the floor, as it will be problematic and unreasonable to put pipes into the wall.

There is another option for protecting wires and cables from rodents - the use of a conductor, the insulation of which is treated with a special poison that prevents the negative effect of rats. The problem is that such poison can harm human health as well, and the cost of the product will be much higher.

Of all the listed options for protecting electrical wiring, we recommend giving preference to an armored cable or, if possible, a metal pipe. By the way, so that moles do not damage the cable in the ground, be sure to place it in a metal pipe. The fact that you need to use the armored version, I think, is not worth talking about!

Pet protection

In this case, the problem is not that the cat or dog will cut the cord and you will be left without light for a while, but that if the insulation of the pet is damaged, it can simply be killed by electric shock. As a result, two big troubles are formed, which could easily be avoided.

For those who do not know what to do if a cat or puppy nibbles wires, we provide some useful tips:

1. Try wiping the insulation with a sponge with detergent or pepper. It is unlikely that a pet will like the taste and smell of the product. There is also a special tool - "Anti-Gadin", which copes well with the problem.
2. You can protect the cord with tin foil or double-sided tape, which will also effectively solve the problem.
3. Hide all the dangling conductors by rearranging the furniture to the wall.
4. Hang the entire cable line higher on the wall so that the animal cannot reach the live path.
5. Buy a cat a toy that will interest him more than a plug.

We draw your attention to the fact that it is extremely prohibited to spray the cat out of the water gun, as some authors recommend. Do not forget that you are dealing with electrical appliances, and water in this case can cause a serious accident!

You can watch some more effective measures to protect the wiring from dogs and cats on the video:

That's all I wanted to tell you about the protection of wires from cats, dogs and rodents. If a decorative rabbit, ferret or chinchilla lives in your apartment, then here is the best hide wiresrather than trying to process the insulation with special tools. We hope you now know how to protect wires from pets and rats!

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