"Zwanz of Never" wrote in message
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finally found the source of the smoke smell that has been leaking into my
aparment somehow...it's coming from a specific electrical outlet in the
living room - how do I seal that bad boy up so no air seems thru? I dont
need to use it, so thats not an issue. Thanks

to stop the airflow "so no air seems thru":

get the flat foam gaskets mentioned in this thread, at one of the warehouse
home improvement stores if no place else has them, put them around all wall
swithces and wall plugs, may as well get management to do your whole
apartment, since the cost of the foam seals is very inexpensive

supposedly you can increase the efficiency of those foam gaskets by
strategically applying some silicone caulk

also the child proof plastic plug ins for wall plugs might stop a tiny
percentage of air flow (but the foam gaskets will stop most of the air flow
around the wall plug)

there may be other holes in your walls or ceiling besides wall swithces and
wall plugs (around windows and doors, maybe from a centrail hvac unit to
your attic, from a fireplace area into the attic, around plumbing under
sinks and behind showers, etc.), those other holes would need to be sealed
also to stop the airflow into your apartment

look at it as your ship and you need to seal all leaks into it

there are more exotic things you could do to stop the airflow through your
walls etc.if you were the homeowner but the above, done by your apartment
management at their expense, may be best for you