Unbelievable! We had a customer call us saying their heater didn’t work. We opened it up..and out ran a huge rat! Scared our crew half to death..ever heard a “man scream”??? (kind of sounds like a woman with a lot of testosterone!) Problem is..although it is amusing..the damage it caused is not funny. Rats love to chew on things..even expensive heater wires. In this case, the rat chewed through several wires that connect the display board, some key sensor switches, and the main mother board. Problem is, it actually fried a couple of the boards, so we had to replace $800 worth of parts factor in the $150 in labor and tax..and the customer was left with a $1000 bill. Sometimes heaters get old..and simply need to be replaced at cost of about $2600 plus tax. Other times, they are worth fixing…but who would have thought a stupid rat (or him and his friends) could cause so much damage. If you see rats around your property, get a professional out there ASAP, and if you have a “box” style heater, be sure to have him check inside and eradicate them from the heater before it is too late!
This Just in…Rat’s nest costs customer $1000!!
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