Fun with wasps

[otto]

Here was a surprise for me today. Luckily the HO had sprayed wasp killer in through the hole where they were going in/out and the 24VAC live was also going last year. Only about 10 wasps so I just shooed them away and skewered the nest out with a screwdriver. Most in the unit were dead from last year. Would've been a different story if the full nest was active!!!!!





afterwards I put insulation tape around the stat wire to plug the hole. In the first pic you can see the wasps congregating around the hole wondering what the heck just happened.

[sirtab]

Nice screwdriver

[midhvac]

Every time I do away with the hive, they come back and declare war on me.

I keep a can of wasp killer in the truck, but it's hard to concentrate and fight them off at the same time

[HVAC Pro]

WARNING! If you approach an outdoor disconnect with the door not completely shut, don't stick your hand inside without looking first! These cracked doors are invitations for nesting. Can't tell you how many times I've seen this. Also, uncovered knockouts are another good entry point. However, they usually build the nests behind the cover plate out of the way.

[HVAC Pro]

Originally posted by sirtab
Nice screwdriver

Klein is definately the only way to go!

[midhvac]

Has anybody ever encountered the killer bees yet?

[The Penguin]

hey thats my screw driver I lost last week thanks for finding it now put it in the mail

[Green Mountain]

Here is my caption for the second picture:

"You may get stung if you buy a Carrier. Install Frigidaire"


I like it. Think I'll take out a full page ad next weekend.

[DeltaT]

I kick everything FIRST, then back away and watch!

[spotts]

Originally posted by DeltaT
I kick everything FIRST, then back away and watch!

I bet the customers think your a loon.

[Green Mountain]

Originally posted by spotts

Originally posted by DeltaT
I kick everything FIRST, then back away and watch!

I bet the customers think your a loon.

LMAO. I can't wait 'til pitsburger.

[Diceman]

Originally posted by DeltaT
I kick everything FIRST, then back away and watch!

Me too, just did it a few times last week. I think they nestin A/C units for the water from condensation, nice drink close by to the crib.

[Diceman]

Originally posted by benncool
Here is my caption for the second picture:

"You may get stung if you buy a Carrier. Install Frigidaire"


I like it. Think I'll take out a full page ad next weekend.

50% of Beenies posts have to do with either hating Carrier or that Dale Carnegie course he took about 73 years ago.

[DeltaT]

Originally posted by spotts

Originally posted by DeltaT
I kick everything FIRST, then back away and watch!

I bet the customers think your a loon.

Actually , it' an old trick taught to me by an old Native American Indian friend. See, when he was young and the white man moved into his neighborhood so did red light houses. So, as a young man he wanted to experience this red light house and its services. The head lady told him he was too young and needed experience first before he could take on one of her women. So she told him to go out back and use the tree that had a knot in it. So he did.

Bout a month later he comes back and the head lady asked if he had praticed on the tree with the knot. Saying yes she excorts him upstairs to Molly's room. So my Indian friend tells Molly to hang out the window which Molly did cause she is use to weird guys doing weird things.

But my Indian friend waits and watches then runs across the room, kicks her in the butt and runs back and waits and watches. He does this a couple of times and Molly can't take it anymore.

So Molly yells at him and wants to know what he is doing. He say "Me check for bees."

So it is the "Me check for bees" technique. Now don't you guys get any ideas about the 1/2 inch electrical knock outs on these units.

[billygoat22]

I had a wasp experience thurs. Went on a roof to replace ht pump and saw them coming out the open knockout on an abandoned disconnect- right beside the access for the new unit.
The wasp spray was almost empty so fired up the turbo torch. Sprayed with right hand and nailed a wasp with torch in left as came out hole, then stuck the torch in hole and smoked the box. No more wasps.

[Green Mountain]

Originally posted by Diceman

Originally posted by benncool
Here is my caption for the second picture:

"You may get stung if you buy a Carrier. Install Frigidaire"


I like it. Think I'll take out a full page ad next weekend.

50% of Beenies posts have to do with [delete]hating Carrier .

Well there is good reason for that, young Mr. Diceman. They really pi$$ed me off.