How do I protect external fairy light cable? - or attach conduit to a weatherproof enclosure?

[angelboy]

I put the plug in a weatherproof enclosure but I'm having doubts about the life of the cable. It's very thin and I know it'll end up getting snagged at some point if left dangling out of the enclosure. I was going to put the cable into some conduit but how do I connect the conduit to the weather proof enclousure so it remains weatherproof?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Generally, you make a point of taking cable into a weatherproof enclosure, from the bottom - as well as ensuring any water/moisture which does find its way in, has a way out. So ensure there are at least some small holes in the base.

 

[securespark]

Pictures would help!

 

[ericmark]

I have not bothered, they were set up after Christmas as the outside lights were not working, so moved for being Christmas lights to rapped around the hand rail of my balcony, and been there ever since, they seem to have survived the weather and birds without a problem.

Just wish they didn't flash, but now the outside lights are working again not really required any more, just not go around to removing them.

 

[sparkwright]

Use trunking (if you insist on protecting it) so you can just remove lid - as opposed to trying to feed the wire through conduit.

(Don't tell me - he meant trunking in the first place.)

As said, make sure the cable or cables emerge from only the bottom of the enclosure box, to prevent moisture running into it.

 

[angelboy]

Thanks for all your input. I'm just gonna wrap it with some spiral binding which should be enough to give it a little more protection.

 

[morqthana]

(Don't tell me - he meant trunking in the first place.)

If he did he's got problems, only resolvable (maybe) by gobbing in silicone.

Flexi conduit, glanded into the bottom of the enclosure, OTOH... (A stuffing gland rather than one of the ones designed to clip onto the end of the conduit.)