"willshak" wrote in message
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Prof Wonmug wrote the following:
When I went out to string Christmas lights on the ivy growing around
the lamp pole in the front yard, I noticed that there is a hole in the
pole about the size of a quarter. I can see the electrical wires
through the hole.
Is there some kind of plug that I can get to plug the hole?

The pole is black. What if I just wrapped it 4-5 times with black
electrician's tape?

The pole is almost completely covered with ivy so neither the hole nor
my patch will be visible.


I've read the replies so far.
I will repeat a solution I mentioned earlier for weatherproofing AC ducts.
Get some Con-tact shelf paper to wrap the pole around the hole. It comes
in Black too.
It will look better than electrical tape.



Moisture will make the contact paper look like crap after a short time, and
then he'll also have to clean the gooey adhesive off the pole.