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Posted by James on October 23, 2009, 6:35 pm
We do have electricity. There is no way to exclude the mice. We know
from 30 years experience.
The wall mounted exhaust fan may be a good idea...
Yes, you are correct that the odd window should not matter on this cabin,
as we have no neighbors...
James
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Posted by on October 23, 2009, 8:27 pm
wrote:
>We do have electricity. There is no way to exclude the mice. We know
>from 30 years experience.
>The wall mounted exhaust fan may be a good idea...
>Yes, you are correct that the odd window should not matter on this cabin,
>as we have no neighbors...
>James
The window route is cheaper than the fan route in the long run, and
more effective. As for the Mice, get a good ultrasonic pest repellant
unit and run it "wide open" when you are not there. They DO work.
At my brother's trailer he had a real infestation, and 2 weeks after
he installed the "noise maker" the traps were empty..
If you decide to go with a fan, there are wall-mount (through the
wall) fans as well as ceiling fans that can be vented out the side -
the wall-mounts tend to be "colder" - ie - they leak more air.
They are also, generally, more effective (larger)
A fan could be left running constantly regardless whether it was
raining, or whatever, while a window might need to be closed - and the
fan could be set on a timer to run for a short while every day even
when you are not there - while for security reasons a window would
need to be closed.
Just a few things to think about.
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Posted by James on October 23, 2009, 9:02 pm
Clare, these are good points, except that we tried the ultrasonic units
years ago, and they made no difference whatsoever.
I am now wondering if I shouldn't simply install some sort of vent-pipe
through the wall. Just the smallest amount of fresh air from the outside
would cure this problem, I am quite sure. Perhaps a six inch pvc pipe, with
a mesh screen to defeat animal (more mice!) entry....
I bet there is something on the market that would work, I will look
around....
James
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Posted by hr(bob) hofmann@att.net on October 23, 2009, 10:51 pm
> Clare, these are good points, except that we tried the ultrasonic units
> years ago, and they made no difference whatsoever.
> I am now wondering if I =A0shouldn't simply install some sort of vent-pip=
e
> through the wall. =A0 Just the smallest amount of fresh air from the outs=
ide
> would cure this problem, I am quite sure. =A0Perhaps a six inch pvc pipe,=
with
> a mesh screen to defeat animal (more mice!) =A0entry....
> I bet there is something on the market that would work, I will look
> around....
> James
Dryer vent hoses are 4". What about using a louvered door insert
between the bathroom and the bedroom? We did that for additional
ventilation in our bathroom because we didn't want to keep the window
open and didn't want to put in a ceiling or wall fan.
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Posted by on October 24, 2009, 11:44 am
wrote:
>Clare, these are good points, except that we tried the ultrasonic units
>years ago, and they made no difference whatsoever.
>I am now wondering if I shouldn't simply install some sort of vent-pipe
>through the wall. Just the smallest amount of fresh air from the outside
>would cure this problem, I am quite sure. Perhaps a six inch pvc pipe, with
>a mesh screen to defeat animal (more mice!) entry....
>I bet there is something on the market that would work, I will look
>around....
>James
The ones you can't hear are questionable at best. The ones that drive
YOU nuts as well work.
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>from 30 years experience.
>The wall mounted exhaust fan may be a good idea...
>Yes, you are correct that the odd window should not matter on this cabin,
>as we have no neighbors...
>James