"aemeijers" wrote in message
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On 1/1/2011 11:03 PM, Steve Barker wrote:
On 1/1/2011 9:56 PM, benick wrote:
"Mikepier" wrote in message
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On Jan 1, 10:40 pm, "benick" wrote:
As I have said in a couple of other threads I just completed a bathroom
reno and I ran into a rather interesting problem..When I took off the
faceplate to add a breaker for the bathroom I found live wasps and
about 3
inches of dead ones in the bottom of the box..I went outside and
observed
wasps flying in and out of the gaps around the 3 wires entering the
weather
head..I can't believe they made it all the way down thru the meter
into the
basement but they did..I hosed the weatherhead with wasp spray and cold
weather came and I haven't seen anymore but I'm looking for a more
permanant
solution..Is there a way to seal around the wires?? I know I will
have to
call the power company to kill the power to do this but need a plan
before
doing so and don't expect a clerk at Home Depot to know the answer so
I'm
asking the knowledgable folks here...Any suggestions ?? Thanks as
always...

"Great Stuff" expanding foam.


I was thinking that as well but wondered how it would hold up with the
wires swaying in the wind...

if you get the tube up IN the weather head and let 'er rip, there won't
be any foam where the wires are moving.


Assuming the main feed lines are in conduit from the breaker box up to the
meter base, you could foam at the bottom end (with fire-rated, of course),
where the wires don't move around, and keep them out of the house. I
presume they were seeking warmth, and followed the warm breeze from the
weather head.

But the first thing I'd do is call the power company and ask. Around these
parts, everything upstream from the meter base is their problem. If they
are in the service panel, they are in the meter base, and thus a danger to
the power company techs, Sounds like the weather head may need
replacement, or at least a new boot. Their field service guys will have
seen this before, and know what the best cure is. They may say your
problem and your nickel, but they can point you at somebody to hire.

--
aem sends...



Good idea.It's the same here...I'll start there first and see what they
say...The conduit runs up the gable and curves out..In the end there is a
rubber cork(for lack of a better word) with 3 holes in it which are larger
than the wires going into it..Maybe just that part needs replacing..It is 50
years old...Thanks for all the suggestions...