Mice proofing cable

Gers

I'm having a chest freezer delivered next week which is to be kept in the small barn attached to the house.

Until I can get an electrician to put in a new socket at the back of the barn I'm going to have to use an extension lead to the sockets at the front of it. Temporary measure, hopefully only until after the New Year.

There are mice in the barn, I control them with blue bait balls, however I'm worried in case they chew the cable and cause damage. Is there a way of casing the cable to protect it?

I've got a sonic device in the house, perhaps another one for the barn is the way forward.

I'd appreciate advice on this. Thanks.

Grenage

How long is the cable, and could you run it through some 15mm copper or other metal casing?

Gers

Grenage wrote: »

How long is the cable, and could you run it through some 15mm copper or other metal casing?

It'll be about 7-8 metres from freezer to wall. And I don't know...is that what can be done? Not sure how I'd get it in.

I was hoping to hear about some wrap-around type casing which would suffice, something like tubing which is split all the way down to get the electric cable through and which could be gaffer taped up the split.

JP08

Something like this ?

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/cable-conduits/7559013/

phil24_7

Just buy some cheap, thick trunking and make sure the ends are seal properly with cut pieces of plastic, siliconed in place. Also keep it away from the wall if you can as mice prefer to run around the edge of a room.

London50

I agree with above "thick trunking" anything else mice will chew through in no time.

Gers

JP08 wrote: »

Something like this ?

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/cable-conduits/7559013/

That looks like the answer! Thanks. I know that if kept long enough the mice will chew on the plastic but hopefully it'll only be in place for about a month or six weeks or so.

phil24_7 wrote: »

Just buy some cheap, thick trunking and make sure the ends are seal properly with cut pieces of plastic, siliconed in place. Also keep it away from the wall if you can as mice prefer to run around the edge of a room.

Thanks, great advice.

Head_The_Ball

Install one of these in the barn.

phil24_7

Gers wrote: »

That looks like the answer! Thanks. I know that if kept long enough the mice will chew on the plastic but hopefully it'll only be in place for about a month or six weeks or so.



Thanks, great advice.

That round stuff would stand up to mouse attacks if they decide they want to chew it.

This would last a bit better:

https://www.electricaldirect.co.uk/product/univolt-pvc-maxi-trunking-50x50mm-635226

Or this would be the best option:

http://www.powermanagementsolutions.co.uk/FrontShop/Items/10820/50mm-x-50mm-galvanised-metal-surface-trunking.html?parentCatID=1663&gclid=CLTjovXo89ACFQe17QodAhEDaA

JP08

Phil, looked at that before the other stuff. Great for a permanent installation, and I hope the OPs electrician protects the wiring with galvanized conduit of some description. But a bit overkill for a few weeks to protect an extension lead ...

phil24_7

Not at £20-30 quid its not! It's only a little more expensive than the tubing.