Out of all the ideas posted including mine, I like that one the best. I think that is what intrigued me about the list so many different ideas.Before I retired from the computer systems analysts business, I always stated that you could give a problem to 16 different people and come up with 16 different workable solutions. The hot glue would not break down in our lifetimes unless the wire got hot enough to melt it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spiro" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:43 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Underground electricity cable
you can also fill something like a film can with hot glue and then not worry about it. On Fri, 12 Dec 2008, NLG wrote: > I would put dielectric grease on the splice. If the jar isn't huge, I > would > fill it also with dielectric grease. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jewel" <[email protected]> > To: "bhm" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 08:34 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Underground electricity cable > > > I have widened a gateway under which runs the cable carrying the > electricity > to my hot wire fence. > Consequently, I have had to extend the cable. > Preventing the joint from coming in contact with water and soil: both > implacable enemies of > electricity: is the essential component to making the extension work. > What I have done is to drill a hole in the lid and bottom of a plastic > jar: > fed the cable through > the holes so that one cable has the lid threaded on to it, and the other, > the jar itself. I then > clamped the two cables together and pulled the cable back so that the > clamp > is enclosed within the > jar and screwed the lid on. > I haven't reburied the cable yet, as I wanted to know if you think that > what > I have done, to date, > is sufficient protection. > When I do dig the cable back in, I plan to put a brick on either side of > the > jar so that, if a > vehicle should pass over top of it, it will be the bricks that will take > the > weight, leaving the jar > unhurt! > I would have preferred to use a glass jar, but I did not know how to drill > a > hole through glass: > hence the ubiquitous plastic jar. > If I had used a glass jar, its life within the ground would be very long, > but what about the > plastic. > It is not too late to change the jars if anyone can tell me a good, safe > way > to drill through glass! > Any better ideas will be studied and evaluated for their betterness! > > Jewel > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list > just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links __________ NOD32 3700 (20081217) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
