Cable Connoisseurs

Michael Lucking michael at lucking.com
Tue Oct 16 14:35:24 UTC 2001


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I too have had little furry friends chew on cables, but a few months ago I
found a "new to me" problem. In a data-center the installer of the HVAC
system decided to save a few dollars and installed a plastic drain line for
the condensation line (instead of copper line). All was well for a few
years (nobody ever thought about it). One day soaking wet ceiling tiles
came crashing down all over the building (yes the line was run overhead
from the data-center to a building drain in the janitor's closet 150 feet
away).  Upon inspection, the line had *hundreds* of holes chewed in it.
The little holes created a nice "soaker" system for the ceiling tiles. In
parts of the line, LARGE chunks of pipe were eaten away (1 to 2 foot
sections). The building management said the problem was ours for having a
plastic line. I still say it was their problem for having rats in the
building.


On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Sean Donelan wrote:

>
>
> BusinessWeek has an interesting article about research into one of
> our favorite problems.  Rodents chewing cables.
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/bizwk/011015/9jbnalvrua0gp7v7bkwjva_3.html
>
> Researchers are trying to make cables less tastey to our furry
> friends.
>
>


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Michael P. Lucking                                 Michael at Lucking.COM
http://www.lucking.com
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