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Originally Posted by Luggage
First off I'm sorry to hear about the night time roach problem or palmetto bugs as some people call them. I was told by my pest control people, that these critters can hold their breath for 30 minutes and swim through the water pipes and I don't know if that's true or just a story. However I do know at the water if not used in the bathtub trap pipe will eventually evaporate if you don't use that bathroom or shower on a regular basis. So pouring down bleach / whatever your mixture is once a month or two and making sure you use the tub is definitely one way to stop the critters. You should also just have a couple of traps inside your bathroom closets and under your sinks as well as next to your refrigerator in the back and one or two near your doors in your garage that lead to your house. As I've always said "death to cockroaches"
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Perhaps a side benefit, we have a refrigerator with a fountain in the door. It yells at you,
OK just lights to change the filter, every three months. I know or think I know that you do not need to shut off the water to change the filter, however I do. The valve is behind the refrigerator. It forces me to pull the refrigerator into the kitchen. We clean both the coils and under the refrigerator when we change the filter.