17 Nov
2003
17 Nov
'03
5:52 a.m.
Hi
Thanks for mentioning this. Also, if you don't
want to find dead ants all over the oven, put a pan
of hot water ( with a little soap added ) under the
object. When they come out, they fall in. The soap
or detergent makes sure they drown.
This heating method also works for termites. Some
exterminators actually tent the house in an insulator
and just heat the house. To bad that is doesn't
kill dry rot.
Dwight
From: "John Allain" <allain(a)panix.com>
Just put it in the oven at between 125
and 130F for a couple of hours.
I'd recommend using the oven only in a passive mode.
The radiant heat of a live element probably exceeds
125 by a lot. I melted some plastic once in an oven set
very low. Next time I do this I'll preheat the oven, shut it
off, wait a few minutes and then use the residual heat.
John A.