Agree with the silicone sealer.
Premium silicone caulk is rated to last 20+ years, is waterproof,
non-conductive, will not significantly shrink or dry out, and will
expand/contract with temperature changes.
I don't think you even need to bother with a metal can since an empty
milk carton should also work as a temporary container.
If there is any concern about rodents, vermin, bugs, etc. eating
through the silicone seal then place the entire silicone-sealed
coupler assembly in a PVC pipe and seal that with silicone caulk too.
Mike
At 09:10 PM 7/21/2010, DSinc wrote:
CW,
Sorta agree with Greg. 'Great Stuff' will not keep the water out....
Have personal experience here with this. But, It works for Wasps!
The Crisco solution may work; but only for maybe 2 seasons.
Try this....
Take a Crisco #10 can and stuff the connections into it. Then, fill
the can with Silicone putty/sealant/spooge/whatever. Once it cures,
even if/when the can rusts, the stuff 'contained' should remain
water-proof; as Greg suggests (for some large period of time)!
Yupper! You do still find really good troubles!
Best,
Duncan
On 07/21/2010 20:38, [email protected] wrote:
I had mentioned great stuff but someone aserted it was porous. I
had suggested a piece of pvc and using that at both ends
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Greg Sevart"<[email protected]>
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Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:22:49
To:<[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [H] Insane method for protecting an ethernet join in a hole of
water
Interesting idea, but I'd confirm that the Crisco is really
non-conductive. Being essentially a fat, it would also decompose over time.
You could also consider trying a closed-cell expanding foam (ie:
Great Stuff) or silicone...
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From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware-
>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of CW
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 6:44 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [H] Insane method for protecting an ethernet join in a
hole of water
Ok, have a location where a 1000' splice of ethernet runs and makes a turn.
Due to a really poorly cut conduit by the client, this has never
been right since
the beginning. So, wire people out, we're trying to think of a unique
solution. We had a wild brainstorm today.
Here's the deal. At 600', a box in the ground (about 2' down) joins. Cable
comes in both ways. Joins there (just couplers basically). But
the box fills
with water every single night all the way.
The wire installer tried a weathertight box (still leaked in once submerged,
more designed to resist rain) and they've tried wrapping with
electrical tape,
etc.. in the end, same thing happens, short across live wires and down she
goes.
So, a guy at the meeting, the sprinkler systems person proposed something I
thought was ridiculous but I've thought about since all day. Get a can of
Crisco, wrap the wires, and run them down into the crisco can, seal the top,
let go. Crisco would hold out the water and it's
non-conductive. This is after
they suggested peanutbutter.
We all laughed like crazy when these were suggested. Now I'm wondering
how dumb of an idea this would actually be... worst case, you're
just out the
$5 to try...
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