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TOMMY47
May 05, 2014Explorer
FUZZBUTT- I got rid of my nests and was planning to try and find the hole when the weather got a little better. Few days later, inspected it an found a brand new LARGE nest under the bathroom sink made mainly of leaves. Also found a larger than chipmunk turd. My guess--squirrel this time.
Got rid of it and used the air out on a large shop vacuum. Put the hose in the bathroom cabinet to see what happened. Lots of chewed up crud came out outside and I could feel air coming out. Could not see or feel anything from underneath, even using a light.
Looked inside the cabinet and saw a largish hole where some pipes went. Got a copper scouring pad and unraveled it and stuffed it into the gap. Then, put a lot of foam sealant into the copper. It did not seem like there was a direct hole to the outside but more like a maze opening. I also got some aluminum window screen scrap and wedged it into pipe holes between bathroom and other parts of RV. Got the screen for free from local hardware store. They had tons of scrap and I plan to get more.
I would have liked to get something that generates harmless smoke to try and find other openings. However, I think (hope) I got the main gap.
Got rid of it and used the air out on a large shop vacuum. Put the hose in the bathroom cabinet to see what happened. Lots of chewed up crud came out outside and I could feel air coming out. Could not see or feel anything from underneath, even using a light.
Looked inside the cabinet and saw a largish hole where some pipes went. Got a copper scouring pad and unraveled it and stuffed it into the gap. Then, put a lot of foam sealant into the copper. It did not seem like there was a direct hole to the outside but more like a maze opening. I also got some aluminum window screen scrap and wedged it into pipe holes between bathroom and other parts of RV. Got the screen for free from local hardware store. They had tons of scrap and I plan to get more.
I would have liked to get something that generates harmless smoke to try and find other openings. However, I think (hope) I got the main gap.
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