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What's the deal with ants and electricity?

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I'm always getting ants in my light switches in the barn. I just had to clean out the switch on the compressor to make it work. Why are anys attracted to my electrical switches? How can I stop it?
 
You sure they're not amps?
 
just have to work the bugs out of the system
 
When I get a shock, it feels like ants crawling on my skin. Maybe there is a correlation.
 
Hmmm... Electrical bugs.... There's no "current" solution to your problem, it's just a re-volting situation.
 
De-bug by place a single or half a moth ball in the bottom of the socket.
 
AngliaGT said:
Do you think that ants are related to cockroaches?

- Doug
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sisters of their parents silly
 
JPSmit said:
AngliaGT said:
Do you think that ants are related to cockroaches?

- Doug
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sisters of their parents silly
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Oh my! that was good. I'm jealous :lol:
 
I know an Indian that has a red aunt :jester:
 
We had issues with ants in Guam when the rainy season hit. Seems they would follow the conduit into the house. Moth balls worked. The toghest part was geeting their legs apart..."BA-DUM-BUMP".
 
Whatever you do, don't use Bengal Roach Spray near a spark. Had a friend recently that was spraying under his hot water tank when the thing came on. BOOM. 2nd and 3rd degree burns. Not pretty.



Just thought I would throw that in.




I think ants are eating your Romex.....
 
Bill said:
I think ants are eating your Romex.....
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Ya sure ya didn't mean cortex, Bill?
 
kellysguy said:
I'm always getting ants in my light switches in the barn. I just had to clean out the switch on the compressor to make it work. Why are anys attracted to my electrical switches? How can I stop it?
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Why would you start such a thread with this crowd??
 
Maybe just give them some <span style="font-weight: bold">ant</span>acid
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jsfbond said:
kellysguy said:
I'm always getting ants in my light switches in the barn. I just had to clean out the switch on the compressor to make it work. Why are anys attracted to my electrical switches? How can I stop it?
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Why would you start such a thread with this crowd??
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certainly ought to be able to <span style="font-weight: bold">ant</span>icipate the response
 
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