Ever seen such a thing?

[solutions]

Came across this when called to a leaking toilet cant think what to make of it other than maybee something ate its way out.
Incidentally the red and black rubbish sacks are what the previous owners had repaired the flexi with in addition to some sellotape.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Rats...

 

[kris]

Defo vermin as seen first hand what they can do to john guest pipework and its unbelievable,

 

[solutions]

That was my first thought. Have to get the tile off to remake a non flexi connection.had 2 more pics but cant seem to get them to upload. Tappatalk having an off night.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

i agree with Ray they have or had rats!

 

[solutions]

Here are the other pics.

 

[Best]

That's another good reason to avoid using those pan connectors.
Though, if they hadn't have had a flexi pan connector to easily eat through, then they would simply have been able to go around the pan U bend & into the house. Ground floor loos are so handy for rats. They can't get up vertical soil pipes to higher floors.
Nothing worse than being sat on the toilet & looking down between your legs & seeing a big hairy thing! Lol! :grin:

Rat poison in bait boxes, laid down inside any sewer manholes needed.

 

[solutions]

That's another good reason to avoid using those pan connectors.
Though, if they hadn't have had a flexi pan connector to easily eat through, then they would simply have been able to go around the pan U bend & into the house. Ground floor loos are so handy for rats. They can't get up vertical soil pipes to higher floors.
Nothing worse than being sat on the toilet & looking down between your legs & seeing a big hairy thing! Lol! :grin:

Rat poison in bait boxes, laid down inside any sewer manholes needed.

Thanks for the poison pointer Best. The flat is indeed ground floor in a converted ex pub.

 

[Cello]

I have seen a very similar thing in a flexible vent pipe from a tumble dryer. I put a mouse trap in a (renewed) section of pipe and, lo and behold, caught a field mouse.

 

[rpm]

See it often where the little blighters have eaten through the side connections on macerators which are rubber but never seen it on a pan connecter before. Problem is explaining it to the ladies without freaking them out.

 

[Kay101]

arh = x pub, may have something to do with it

 

[Rybo_1]

Even the thought of rats gives me the shivers!

 

[mountainman]

Even the thought of rats gives me the shivers!

If you want more shivers then read the Rats trilogy by James Herbert.

 

[zzzjim]

Pitter pattering in attic + Alarm cables eaten thru ... one of my workplaces
- single floor flat roof extension was kitchen

Do we see more rat damage in town when pickins get leaner where sewers warmer ? More take-way to be had ?

 

[Centralheatking]

Ray Stafford will know who makes it but we fit plenty of 'anti rodent barrier' units
they fit seamlessly into the back of the output spigot at the back of a pan and inside the connector

they are bba approved certno 03/4034

centralheatking

 

[SimonG]

Def rats, seen it before.

 

[DoItRight]

Rodents front teeth continue growing so they need to keep filing them down - surprising, they find certain plastics a suitable substitute for the hard foods they evolved to eat through (like seed husks and wood), so once they find a good chew they'll keep gnawing away at it.

 

[SimonG]

If you want more shivers then read the Rats trilogy by James Herbert.

Read a few of his books, very good. Rats, The Fog, Survivor etc.

 

[plumben]

Ray Stafford will know who makes it but we fit plenty of 'anti rodent barrier' units
they fit seamlessly into the back of the output spigot at the back of a pan and inside the connector

they are bba approved certno 03/4034

centralheatking

Beat me too it, Id defiantly be fitting one

 

[bright spark]

Worked in a place years ago. D lad used to put a concrete block 4' on the toilet seat lid to stop d rats 'popping' up during the night for a nibble.