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04-13-2012, 10:01 PM
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04-13-2012, 10:03 PM
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That's an ugly box.
That's not the first time I've said that, but the other times weren't related to electrical 
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04-13-2012, 10:09 PM
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That's an ugly box.
That's not the first time I've said that, but the other times weren't related to electrical |
No box is ugly !
I find lots of those burned up splices.
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04-13-2012, 10:12 PM
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No box is ugly ! |
You don't know my ex-girlfriend.
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04-14-2012, 07:30 AM
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You don't know my ex-girlfriend.
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Actually I do and she says all you had was flex when she needed rigid.
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04-14-2012, 08:05 AM
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Actually I do and she says all you had was flex when she needed rigid.
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04-14-2012, 08:30 AM
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What'd you do..... saw the top screw off? 
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04-14-2012, 12:32 PM
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What'd you do..... saw the top screw off? |
I noticed that too. The bell bottom is not a male adaptor but there's no difference to a HO apparently. AND you have the 6/32 broken off on the top side. Have fun!
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04-14-2012, 04:06 PM
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no weep holes in the bottom
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04-14-2012, 04:26 PM
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It's funny that weatherproof boxes always seem much better at holding water in than keeping water out.
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04-14-2012, 04:29 PM
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I noticed that too. The bell bottom is not a male adaptor but there's no difference to a HO apparently. AND you have the 6/32 broken off on the top side. Have fun!
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It looks sawed off to me.... look at the hole in the top left: looks freshly cut.
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04-14-2012, 04:35 PM
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Quote:
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What'd you do..... saw the top screw off? |
Quote:
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It looks sawed off to me.... look at the hole in the top left: looks freshly cut.
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I've done that a couple times on rusty old outdoor stuff where I knew I was going to replace the box anyway. Usually when the device screw is so rusty that it's formed into one congealed blob of rust with the device yoke is when I don't even bother trying to keep it intact 
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04-14-2012, 06:42 PM
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Yup,the 6-32 was rusted up to bad.temp fix,until can get back.
The box is over loaded anyway.
I am open to suggestions if you have better techniques for broke screws in PVC boxes.
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04-14-2012, 06:46 PM
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Eliminated the outlet,and put blank plate on PVC box
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04-14-2012, 10:42 PM
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Eliminated the outlet,and put blank plate on PVC box
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What'd you do, glue the cover on?
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04-14-2012, 10:47 PM
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Quote:
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What'd you do, glue the cover on?
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The PVC blanks have 4 screws for the corners.
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04-14-2012, 11:01 PM
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Exactly^^^^^
Basic PVC blank,lol
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04-15-2012, 01:01 AM
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Hey, cool, an old dog learns a new hack here today--- bell end reducers lol....
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04-15-2012, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by surf
Exactly^^^^^
Basic PVC blank,lol
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I've never used or even seen a pvc box before, lol.
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04-15-2012, 09:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by surf
Yup,the 6-32 was rusted up to bad.temp fix,until can get back.
The box is over loaded anyway.
I am open to suggestions if you have better techniques for broke screws in PVC boxes.
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The box itself is done with here. It's over-filled, and needs surgery. Replace it with a deeper, or 2-gang, box.
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