Mice in Heat Pump

[CCSkip]

Hi All,
I'm new to this website but glad to have found it.
Problem - Mice got into my Hayward HP this past winter and chewed many wires. I was able to replace and/or splice most of the damaged wires. However, the wiring harness that connects the control board to the interface board has specific and bundled connectors that are not readily available and I assume should be ordered from Hayward. Can anyone recommend a reliable source for this? I'm not sure Hayward will sell directly to me where I'm not a dealer.
On a related front - I'm two years into this pool and the mice made a mess of the HP. Is this a common thing? Should we have done something different or is there a way of preventing such things?

thanks,
George.

 

[Waldog]

Mothballs might help?

 

[boston62]

Had the same thing happen, except a lizard crawled across the bare wires that a mouse chewed, first thing I did was get rid of my bird feeder, I set a bait trap under the heat pump, I also put minced garlic around my bottom bird cage. They dont like it...

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[EVChargeGuy]

I had/have the same problem with my Larrs oil fired heater, They like to chew up the combustion chamber material ($550) for nesting.
When I rebuilt the heater this year I cleaned all the nests out and left some Mice ‘bait’s in the heater when it was put back together.
I haven’t use the heat on a regular basis but I do turn in on for 5-10 min every other day to heat things up to persuade any and all wildlife its not a place to hang out

you may find the parts here: http://www.poolsupplyworld.com/Hayw...tal-Pool-and-Spa-Heat-Pump/HP21104T/parts.htm

 

[wayner]

Had the same thing happen, except a lizard crawled across the bare wires that a mouse chewed, first thing I did was get rid of my bird feeder, I set a bait trap under the heat pump, I also put minced garlic around my bottom bird cage. They dont like it...

Neither do vampires so you should be safe from them as well.

 

[boston62]

It keeps them from eating through the screen.

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