I was saying 2 days ago that the sensor had broken on our solar hot water system. Well, the guys have now been out to fix it and the problem wasn't the sensor, it was our wildlife!
The cable had been chewed through and the sensor taken away. We don't know who the culprit was, but grey squirrel is at the top of the list of suspects. But magpies or jackdaws, with their liking for shiny objects, might be possibles, although it would be harder for them to break through the cable.
The squirrels have a track reocrd too! When the power to the garage was linked to the house by a cable along the top of the boundary fence they chewed through that wire and broke the connection. Every so often there would be a bright flash outside, like someone taking a flash photo, it took ages to work out what was going on. Presumably each flash was an electric shock for a squirrel, but it happened more than once so they weren't easily put off!
Let's hope that we don't have a repeat with the solar hot water sensor. This time black cable has been used instead of white and the sensor has been tucked away a bit more.
I'll keep you posted! I'd also be interested to know whether anyone has had the same problem - please let me know.
Carol Hawthorn
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