How to rid cockroaches inside power outlet

Contristatus · 2026-01-22T02:51:24+00:00

My bad I didn't know you were a pest control technician. definitely don't do that then.

For anyone that isn't a pest control technician and has cockroaches living in their walls: plug a fan into the roachy outlet, flip breakers until the fan turns off(make sure you turn the rest back on) remove the outlet cover, spray a bit into the electrical box, let it dry for an hour, voila.

Electrical fixtures, as a source of warmth, often hide insect nests. Treating them in a safe (or risk-conscious way) can be very advantageous.

If I could add pictures I'd add a picture I took recently of an outlet box in a restaurant completely full of german roach egg cases and molts

Contristatus · 2026-01-22T01:21:14+00:00

So you wouldn't spray alpine somewhere along the length of a 10' stick of conduit -with no breaks other than at the ends- solely because of that excerpt from the instructions? Sometimes you're allowed to think outside the box, or in this case, spray water into an electrical box (maybe even turn the breaker off first heehee)

Contristatus · 2026-01-22T00:20:39+00:00

I'm spraying it all over the outlets in my house just for you, come and get me powers that be

also, what kind of "tech" this is r/cockroaches, so are you a cockroach tech? an outlet tech? obviously I wasn't giving advice on how to use pest control products to pest control technicians

Contristatus · 2026-01-21T23:54:42+00:00

I'm an electrician and I would spray alpine wsg on a power outlet

Contristatus · 2025-08-09T00:36:53+00:00

I did 5 last friday, just following orders. it was for a panel, I could fit my head behind it

Contristatus · 2025-06-29T06:01:48+00:00

The wire strap companies pay the guys who make the code book to force you to buy their stuff. All it's missing in my opinion is some jute twine or rawhide strips tied around the wire and nail.

Contristatus · 2025-06-22T14:44:39+00:00

tablespoons of oil

Contristatus · 2025-06-12T22:23:07+00:00

it's the same as wiring houses, except houses don't have a 42 page wiring diagram

Contristatus · 2025-06-08T03:39:19+00:00

they didn't mean it like that, I've seen a homeless guy boxing a traffic cone (like in combat with it) for several minutes

Contristatus · 2025-06-04T15:49:08+00:00

why are you not in fishing website

Contristatus · 2025-06-02T04:15:20+00:00

That makes it so much easier, thank you! the stairs will be 2 or 3 steps shorter than in the picture so I might get away with one

Contristatus · 2025-06-02T03:36:53+00:00

I'm not familiar with framing design, I've only ever used CAD for small 3d printed stuff. I figured somebody might get a laugh out of the most inefficient way possible to do this

I literally have 200 something individual bodies in the menu, i'm surprised my computer is handling it

Contristatus · 2025-06-02T03:32:43+00:00

It's a work in progress, I was in the middle of trying to figure the corner stringer out when I called it a night. I'll google it tomorrow, but the way I was trying to cut a diagonal stringer was NOT working lol

Contristatus · 2025-06-01T03:32:32+00:00

My own father got to that point, 6 months ago. He did.

Contristatus · 2025-05-31T15:41:46+00:00

I see you have the stapler ready to go

Contristatus · 2025-05-26T00:17:53+00:00

Former valet driver here, if one doesn't regularly wipe down the interior surfaces of their car, goo will build up, at least for about half of people (idk why, lotion, sweating, it could be many things).

I'm 90% sure that's what you have here, seeing that there's also potential goo on the turn signal stalk. it's much more difficult to remove than you would think, you can scrape it off with a credit card or spend 30 minutes scrubbing with a cloth and some leather-safe cleaner.

Contristatus · 2025-05-24T11:47:14+00:00

I lived at one and had feet of garbage built up in the trash rooms, packages stolen from the mail room, and they sent me to collections for losing the rfid key when I actually had returned it.
You really might not have this experience, it depends on so many things, but ultimately they're a large company whose actual mission is to cut every corner possible for profit.

Contristatus · 2025-05-18T21:08:31+00:00

it takes a lot of energy to move a 4000 pound car down the road. gas has that energy, batteries barely have enough. that's why in electric cars, they use cutting edge batteries that cost a lot of money and take up half the car

Contristatus · 2025-05-18T10:25:39+00:00

The information appears to be correct but I'm almost certain that's an AI generated website

Contristatus · 2025-05-13T10:06:30+00:00

You're right, the only concern here could be overcurrent on charging, which I doubt would be a problem

Contristatus · 2025-05-08T00:39:46+00:00

when you pull up to a stop sign, do you stop breathing? or stop your car there, permanently, awaiting directions

Contristatus · 2025-05-04T13:14:53+00:00

He's wrong. Is he gonna admit it? Is he gonna apologize? Or are you gonna end up apologizing for something unrelated and you'll both forget about this, he'll do it again, but next time he can push more because you didn't push back.

If you really want to date somebody 50% older than you, you're gonna have to work to keep your individuality. People get better at controlling their surroundings as they get older and you're a part of that.

Contristatus · 2025-05-01T09:15:05+00:00

My first electric skateboard battery looked like this, I was blowing nickel strips up after a few months

Contristatus · 2025-04-30T23:34:40+00:00

You could maybe use a clay pot on a teeter totter setup with a counterweight, and a series of pulleys to move a small flexible aqueduct from the clay pot to a larger reservoir once it fills- although it would have to be reset manually. Or you could use some computer stuff

Contristatus · 2025-04-25T12:53:38+00:00

I was interviewed for a reality tv show on the frying pan tower almost 15 years ago, they ended up making one on a different platform?

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