Micki wrote:
I bought a used Babylock sewing machine (not a serger) at
a yard sale for $40. The yard sale was at a storage unit
that had been abandoned and the property owner was
selling off the contents. It looked okay, the owner let
me plug it in and use it long enough to determine that it
was working. I took the machine home and cleaned it, then
opened it up to oil it. There was a NEST OF ROACHES
inside the machine!!! I saw tiny ones, medium ones, and
big ones...............alive. Of course the first thing I
did was carry it outside to my back yard and sprayed the
blazes out of it with ant and roach spray. Now I am
wondering do I even want this machine? That is, if the
spray hasn't killed the electronics and/or motherboard.
What would you do? Would you keep the machine if you
could determine that the roaches were dead and gone? Do
you think it would help to use an air compressor (my
hubby has one) and blow the machine out? Taking the
machine back is NOT an option. There were signs up all
over saying "All sales final". I can't in good conscience
sell this machine to anyone without disclosing the
disgusting details........and frankly.....who would want
it knowing that?
Any suggestions would be welcome.

Don't use compressed air, all you'll do is blow critters and
eggs into completely inaccessible nooks and crannies. If it
were me, I would enclose the machine in a large garbage bag
and set off a bug bomb/fogger. Then I'd take apart
everything I could and clean it very carefully with a
VACUMN. Set it aside for a few month and see if anything is
moving. If not, it's a keeper, if there are still critters,
use it as a boat anchor.

Beverly