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DAE skip heat shrink on outdoor splices? I used to, but a rainy job proved me wrong.
Had a connection fail after just one storm because water got in. Now I always seal them up tight, it's worth the extra minute.
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terry_adams811d ago
Skip it now and you'll pay way more later fixing water damage.
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troy_jenkins1d ago
Yeah, that reminds me of a time my neighbor tried to quick-fix an outdoor light with just tape... said it was only temporary. Well, temporary turned into a month... and then a big storm rolled through. The connection pooled water and shorted out the transformer... melted part of the housing. He ended up replacing the whole light fixture... took him all weekend. Makes you think twice about skipping any seal, even for a day.
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