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Dean Hoffman[_12_] Dean Hoffman[_12_] is offline
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Default Help finding underground wire/box

On 6/13/20 6:21 PM, Todesco wrote:

Snipped a bunch.

I opened the, now found 4" plastic box, expecting to find it full of
water.Â* Nope. Just a little condensation and some mud which leaked in
through where the UF wire goes to the lamp post and also another outlet.
Â*I cleaned the area where the wires enter and sealed with a sealant.
Power to the box comes through a 2" orange plastic flexible conduit.
Wire nuts were centered in the box not touching the sides.Â* So, the GFCI
breaker trips from something, so I plastic bagged the outlet on the
bottom of the post light.Â* The other outlet is covered with a bucket.
Now it's a waiting game to see if I get "false" trips.


Were the open ends of the wire nuts on the down side so any
condensation that might've existed could drain?
There are wire nuts available that contain silicone sealant or
something similar. Maybe using those would help.