Which wire splice/repair product?
#1
07-27-19, 10:59 PM
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Which wire splice/repair product?
I've got some decorative wire lights that were apparently chewed through by squirrels. What would be the best product to use to repair the wire?
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#7
07-28-19, 08:54 AM
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#8
07-28-19, 10:54 AM
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It's 100' of wire, already installed (stapled) around the interior of my dock/boathouse. Pretty sure it will be much easier to just replace the missing section with a little bit of 18 gauge wire rather than pulling it all down and replacing the whole string. Just looking for the easiest/most attractive way to make the repair.
#11
07-28-19, 01:54 PM
Since it's a string of lights which I assume are plugged in and not permeant building wiring I say phooey to the junction boxes. I'd just braid or twist the ends together using a new piece of cord and solder then use heat shrink on the individual sections with an overall piece of heat shrink covering the whole splice. Spray some critter ridder in the area.
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#12
07-28-19, 02:33 PM
May I suggest a pellet gun, comfy chair, a cooler of your favorite beverage and quietly sit by the boathouse for an afternoon.
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#13
07-28-19, 07:20 PM
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Here in our town, one can buy a bee-bee gun and use it within our town and shoot at a target within his own property lines. But as soon as he shoots at ANY living animal be it frog, squirrel, rabbit or bird, it's considered hunting and one must buy a license, and will be fined for shooting within the town with a hunting license.
