2020/07 – Last year, my air conditioner stopped working. The huge propeller in the big metal box outside the house became jammed when carpenter ants built a giant nest.
This year, the air conditioning stopped working once again. Could the carpenter ants be at it once again? An inspection around the propeller showed no obstruction of any kind. What could be causing this breakage?
I looked around and saw no obvious problem. I decided to open the small metal electrical panel mounted nearby on the house. Nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to see. I knew immediately that I had found the source of the problem…
In the panel, there was a nest of electrician bees. 🙂