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Quoted from bluespin:Florida collectors usually take pins that are new to them to a pest control place. They place it in a large oven and heat it up. Termites are killed by the extreme heat, including larvae that haven’t hatched yet.
I know a collector in Florida with a lot of pins in dry storage (not climate controlled), and he’s offered to sell some of them to me. Hard pass.
Seriously? Not being snarky at all, but I never knew this was a thing with pinball games from the SE. I know termites are bad there, but I had no idea people actually treat the pins they buy. I guess you learn something new every day.
We have termites here in the midwest, and they do a lot of damage, but houses are typically only treated when bought and sold or if there is known damage. Some folks treat year-round, especially if they are in wetter areas, but I have never heard of treating a pinball machine before placing it in a house.
