[OKDXA] Gray Electrical Boxes: Plastic Type?

Kim Elmore cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net
Sat Mar 8 19:27:25 EST 2008


Perfect!  That's exactly what I needed to know! This makes it easy.

Kim N5OP

At 05:13 PM 3/8/2008, you wrote:
>They're PVC, weather extremely well (I have one that has been 
>outside 20+ years and has not gone brittle, although it is 
>semi-shaded) plus I wouldn't be afraid to use "35 Year" acrylic 
>latex house caulk (ALEX) to glue stuff inside. If you don't care 
>about recycling the innards, for two bucks worth of caulk you could 
>'pot' the box and probably never have a problem with it... Assuming 
>the goods inside generate little heat and the caulk doesn't detune anything.
>
>If it does, peel it out within a few days and that should be an easy 
>job. Let it set up for a month or longer and you'll have your work 
>cut out for you... I've been re-caulking my windows lately and 30 
>year old latex caulk does develop a strong emotional bond to 
>whatever it's on. ;)
>
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