I am posting in this forum because this is not really about electronics.
I was at a job today removing old wiring from a kitchen to remodel it. I noticed many of the wires were chewed bare by rats. Looking further, I noticed that none of the #12 wires that supply receptacles were chewed. (The wiring I am removing is only two years old.) It was only the #14 wires that supply the lights which are switched that were chewed. Has anyone ever seen this situation? Possibly it is just something different in the #14 but I am wondering if anyone has ever seen a similar situation.
If it is a sure thing that the rats will only chew through live wires, I plan to run 14/3 to each fixture so that there will be a constant hot at each wire. Any proven facts would be appreciated.
I was at a job today removing old wiring from a kitchen to remodel it. I noticed many of the wires were chewed bare by rats. Looking further, I noticed that none of the #12 wires that supply receptacles were chewed. (The wiring I am removing is only two years old.) It was only the #14 wires that supply the lights which are switched that were chewed. Has anyone ever seen this situation? Possibly it is just something different in the #14 but I am wondering if anyone has ever seen a similar situation.
If it is a sure thing that the rats will only chew through live wires, I plan to run 14/3 to each fixture so that there will be a constant hot at each wire. Any proven facts would be appreciated.