How to fix a chewed electrical conduit
You can likely get by wrapping the damaged spots tightly with water-resistant tape, but a complete fix requires replacing the conduit. To replace it safely, shut off the breaker, remove the wires from their terminals, slide off the damaged sealtite, and install a new piece. Whichever method you choose, you must prevent dogs or rodents from returning to the area to chew on the live electric lines.
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- 1Wrapping it tightly with water-resistant tapeDid this help you?
- 2Replacing the conduit and whip yourself by shutting off the breakerDid this help you?
- 3Calling an HVAC technician or electrician to replace the partDid this help you?
- 4putting on some electrical tapeDid this help you?
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“That is the electric line for your unit. If you love your dog, prevent them from going back there again and chewing on that… You can likely get by wrapping it tightly with a water resistant tape.”source ↗
“To fix it, shut off the breaker, and turn off disconnect to be safe. Open the panel and take the wires going into the sealtite off their terminals and slide the sealtite off. Slide new piece on and put everything back the way you found it.”source ↗
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