the same would go for a can of spray foam insulation. as a sealer. Lee On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:47:17PM -0500, Lenny McHugh wrote: > 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" <sp...@iamspiro.com> > To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > 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" <jewelbla...@xtra.co.nz> > > To: "bhm" <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > > 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: > > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > > 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/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > > > 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: > > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! 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