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The warmer the cable is the easier it seems to strip. I don't know if the older stuff is the same way.
Ive never had good luck even with warmer temps... They certainly were not thinking of the installer when making this stuff back in the day, usually you will see it installed with the grey outer jacket still intact with maybe 1/2 an inch stripped just so they knew how to identify the conductors.
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Leave the new stuff in the sun and the outer sheath is like butter. You just need to make sure not to go too deep and into the conductor insulation. I skin from the outside in and peel the conductors out.
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Leave the new stuff in the sun and the outer sheath is like butter. You just need to make sure not to go too deep and into the conductor insulation. I skin from the outside in and peel the conductors out.
I use the Klein brand, but i just use these on UF, works perfect.
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First broke up the concrete around the fence post, dug trench , ran UF in the trench, sleeved it in PVC stub up, installed box, outlet & in use cover, then mixed up a little concrete to replace what I broke up, The UF was not that bad to strip and I did strip it before feeding it into the stub up. Now waiting on the Arlington mounting block to arrive so I can finish with the outlet on the siding. T
Last edited by collegetry; 08-08-2012 at 08:03 PM.
SO..............are you going to paint that pipe white?
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with the grounding slot on top, a falling metal object like a picture frame will bounce of a partially exposed plug with no harm done. With the grounding slot on the bottom, an object that falls on a partially exposed plug could short across the hot and nuetral blades of the plug.
Nothing hanging above this plug but thats my reasoning and the way I've done it inside the house.
Whats your guys reasoning for saying the grounding slot on the bottom?
with the grounding slot on top, a falling metal object like a picture frame will bounce of a partially exposed plug with no harm done. With the grounding slot on the bottom, an object that falls on a partially exposed plug could short across the hot and nuetral blades of the plug.
Yeah okay... any data on this theory? I would love to see a metal object being dropped against the wall to see how many times it falls towards the grounded conductor vs ungrounded conductor... lol....
nice job by the way, it came out perfect. Dont mind the upside down and rightside up jargon, its mostly just funny business.
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Last edited by stickboy1375; 08-08-2012 at 08:31 PM.
Not sure how an object is going to fall on a partially exposed plug under a weatherproof cover. The writing on the receptacle is upside down, right? That's a clue as to how it is intended to be installed.
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