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I have a set of LED lights and they plug into each other. The last female plug is open to the elements. How would you make a water proof cover for that plug?
Also, I hung up a bug zapper and the male end is just hanging when not in use. The same question, how do you protect it from the elements?
 
Take a 6 oz soda or water mini plastic bottle. Put a cross cut in the bottom. Push it in and silicone the slits.

If you will never use the end again then buy some hand tool insulation liquid and dip the end in. Walmart $6.42
 
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Trojans. :D
 
Squirt some dielectric grease in the holes. Tape over the end.
Or make some homemade tortillas and just tape over the end. Job done plus you have eatable napkins...
 
me? i'd squirt silicone sealant over it. not deep into the outlet in case you want to pull it back out later... But i'm dum.
 
Me. said:
I’ve never worried about it.

I wouldn’t leave one in a puddle, but that’s about it.
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Every now and then after a hard rain and I flip on the fan and lights it will blow the ground fault protector. I was thinking that moisture has gotten into the female plug at the end of the last row of lights.
Might do what DrScary Guy said with the silicone.
 
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It might be a case of just a weak or overly sensitive GFI and has little to do with what's plugged into it. I have one GFI that seems to be "weather sensitive" also. Put a patch of duct tape over the open end of your string lites to see of it makes a difference. I wouldn't worry about the bug zapper.
 
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You should definitely put those on any open outlet, to keep the electricity from leaking out. Use them inside or outside your house.

When I installed them around my house my power bill went down about $75 a month.

Totally agree. It drips down on the carpet which makes an ugly stain.









:p:D;)
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Me. said:
You should definitely put those on any open outlet, to keep the electricity from leaking out. Use them inside or outside your house.

When I installed them around my house my power bill went down about $75 a month.











:p:D;)
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The plastic ones will wear out in a couple of years, but if you install the aluminum ones they will last a lifetime.
 
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