I have been doing that for years. Cheap and affective.

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In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 2 Dec 2021 02:15:02 +0000, Smart Gal
<5cd029649fac43537e48a6d7b026afe2@example.com> wrote:

>I have been doing that for years. Cheap and affective.

I don't have anything plugged into it in the winter, unless I'm out
there doing something, but I've been letting my extension cord lie on
the ground in the grass when I'm not using it for the last 15 years or
so. It's on a GFI breaker (the outdoor outlet, along with the outlets
near the kitchen and bathroom sinks, and I suppose the laundry sink.)

And in all these years it's only tripped 2 or 3 times and I can't even
be positive that the extension cord is what made it trip.

It's out there in the rain, the snow, the dew. I'm careful not to pick
up the cord closer than 2 feet from the end, and I usually have no
reason to pick it up when it's wet out anyhow. I have walked by it
when it's in the wet yard, with shoes on, but I never got a tingle
either.

Given my experience, I can't help but think wrapping it in saran wrap
would be good enough. YMMV. Or the one that stretches might work
better. I think it's Glad Wrap that is a different material and it
stretches rather than clings.

There was, maybe still is, Handi-wrap, and that was different too
somehow.

On Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 10:30:52 PM UTC-5, micky wrote:
> In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 2 Dec 2021 02:15:02 +0000, Smart Gal
> <5cd029649fac4353...@example.com> wrote:
>
> >I have been doing that for years. Cheap and affective.
> I don't have anything plugged into it in the winter,

We have a heated birdbath. Electrical tape on the connection
between the birdbath and the extension cord. It seems pretty
effective for the 5 months that we need it.

Cindy Hamilton

On Fri, 3 Dec 2021 02:33:16 -0800 (PST), "angelica...@yahoo.com"
<angelicapaganelli@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 10:30:52 PM UTC-5, micky wrote:
>> In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 2 Dec 2021 02:15:02 +0000, Smart Gal
>> <5cd029649fac4353...@example.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I have been doing that for years. Cheap and affective.
>> I don't have anything plugged into it in the winter,
>
>We have a heated birdbath. Electrical tape on the connection
>between the birdbath and the extension cord. It seems pretty
>effective for the 5 months that we need it.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

If you keep the connection up off the ground you really don't need to
do anything. A bag or tape around it might actually collect water and
short it out.

In article <0jukqgdncknmgprqlfcpvmh0m7dukrhf8f@4ax.com>,
gfretwell@aol.com says...
>
> If you keep the connection up off the ground you really don't need to
> do anything. A bag or tape around it might actually collect water and
> short it out.
>
>
>

I put up Christmas tree lights every year and keep the connections off
the ground and have not had any problems. I am not sure if the outside
socket in the house I have live in for the last 10 years have a ground
fault on the outside or not as I have never tripped the fault breaker in
the breaker box so far.

I should probably test it some time, but just not that interisted.

In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 3 Dec 2021 15:43:18 -0500, Ralph Mowery
<rmowery42@charter.net> wrote:

>In article <0jukqgdncknmgprqlfcpvmh0m7dukrhf8f@4ax.com>,
>gfretwell@aol.com says...
>>
>> If you keep the connection up off the ground you really don't need to
>> do anything. A bag or tape around it might actually collect water and
>> short it out.
>>
>>
>>
>
>I put up Christmas tree lights every year and keep the connections off
>the ground and have not had any problems. I am not sure if the outside
>socket in the house I have live in for the last 10 years have a ground
>fault on the outside or not as I have never tripped the fault breaker in
>the breaker box so far.
>
>I should probably test it some time, but just not that interisted.
>
I know for sure mine is on the GFI because it kept tripping when I moved
in, and the bathroom outlets also stopped at the same time. I replaced
the breaker and every thing worked again

I repaired some wires and sealed them with hot glue. Silicone caulks would
also work. I've done this with audio connectors but also electrical
ones. The outer shell of my shaver's wire into the unit crackes, so I put
each connector into each pin. I had it with tape, but then I decided to use
hot glue.

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On 12/3/21 14:43, Ralph Mowery wrote:

[snip]

> I put up Christmas tree lights every year and keep the connections off
> the ground and have not had any problems.

I have known people who put plastic bags around the connections, a bad
idea if you don't make sure the opening is down.

> I am not sure if the outside
> socket in the house I have live in for the last 10 years have a ground
> fault on the outside or not as I have never tripped the fault breaker in
> the breaker box so far.

> I should probably test it some time, but just not that interisted.

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On Thu, 02 Dec 2021 22:30:45 -0500, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
wrote:

>In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 2 Dec 2021 02:15:02 +0000, Smart Gal
><5cd029649fac43537e48a6d7b026afe2@example.com> wrote:
>
>>I have been doing that for years. Cheap and affective.
>
>I don't have anything plugged into it in the winter, unless I'm out
>there doing something, but I've been letting my extension cord lie on
>the ground in the grass when I'm not using it for the last 15 years or
>so. It's on a GFI breaker (the outdoor outlet, along with the outlets
>near the kitchen and bathroom sinks, and I suppose the laundry sink.)
>
>And in all these years it's only tripped 2 or 3 times and I can't even
>be positive that the extension cord is what made it trip.
>
>It's out there in the rain, the snow, the dew. I'm careful not to pick
>up the cord closer than 2 feet from the end, and I usually have no
>reason to pick it up when it's wet out anyhow. I have walked by it
>when it's in the wet yard, with shoes on, but I never got a tingle
>either.
>
>Given my experience, I can't help but think wrapping it in saran wrap
>would be good enough. YMMV. Or the one that stretches might work
>better. I think it's Glad Wrap that is a different material and it
>stretches rather than clings.
>
>There was, maybe still is, Handi-wrap, and that was different too
>somehow.
Roll the damned thing up and store it ina bucket - and disconnect
it. Leaving it inr grass is just plain STUPID on so many counts.

On 12/04/2021 08:38 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Dec 2021 22:30:45 -0500, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
> wrote:
>
>> In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 2 Dec 2021 02:15:02 +0000, Smart Gal
>> <5cd029649fac43537e48a6d7b026afe2@example.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have been doing that for years. Cheap and affective.
>>
>> I don't have anything plugged into it in the winter, unless I'm out
>> there doing something, but I've been letting my extension cord lie on
>> the ground in the grass when I'm not using it for the last 15 years or
>> so. It's on a GFI breaker (the outdoor outlet, along with the outlets
>> near the kitchen and bathroom sinks, and I suppose the laundry sink.)
>>
>> And in all these years it's only tripped 2 or 3 times and I can't even
>> be positive that the extension cord is what made it trip.
>>
>> It's out there in the rain, the snow, the dew. I'm careful not to pick
>> up the cord closer than 2 feet from the end, and I usually have no
>> reason to pick it up when it's wet out anyhow. I have walked by it
>> when it's in the wet yard, with shoes on, but I never got a tingle
>> either.
>>
>> Given my experience, I can't help but think wrapping it in saran wrap
>> would be good enough. YMMV. Or the one that stretches might work
>> better. I think it's Glad Wrap that is a different material and it
>> stretches rather than clings.
>>
>> There was, maybe still is, Handi-wrap, and that was different too
>> somehow.
> Roll the damned thing up and store it ina bucket - and disconnect
> it. Leaving it inr grass is just plain STUPID on so many counts.
>

Stop the presses, I agree with Clare.

https://www.harborfreight.com/electrical/extension-cords-power-strips/extension-cords/150-ft-extension-cord-reel-39343.html

On Sat, 4 Dec 2021 22:13:12 -0700, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

>On 12/04/2021 08:38 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
>> On Thu, 02 Dec 2021 22:30:45 -0500, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 2 Dec 2021 02:15:02 +0000, Smart Gal
>>> <5cd029649fac43537e48a6d7b026afe2@example.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have been doing that for years. Cheap and affective.
>>>
>>> I don't have anything plugged into it in the winter, unless I'm out
>>> there doing something, but I've been letting my extension cord lie on
>>> the ground in the grass when I'm not using it for the last 15 years or
>>> so. It's on a GFI breaker (the outdoor outlet, along with the outlets
>>> near the kitchen and bathroom sinks, and I suppose the laundry sink.)
>>>
>>> And in all these years it's only tripped 2 or 3 times and I can't even
>>> be positive that the extension cord is what made it trip.
>>>
>>> It's out there in the rain, the snow, the dew. I'm careful not to pick
>>> up the cord closer than 2 feet from the end, and I usually have no
>>> reason to pick it up when it's wet out anyhow. I have walked by it
>>> when it's in the wet yard, with shoes on, but I never got a tingle
>>> either.
>>>
>>> Given my experience, I can't help but think wrapping it in saran wrap
>>> would be good enough. YMMV. Or the one that stretches might work
>>> better. I think it's Glad Wrap that is a different material and it
>>> stretches rather than clings.
>>>
>>> There was, maybe still is, Handi-wrap, and that was different too
>>> somehow.
>> Roll the damned thing up and store it ina bucket - and disconnect
>> it. Leaving it inr grass is just plain STUPID on so many counts.
>>
>
>Stop the presses, I agree with Clare.
>
>https://www.harborfreight.com/electrical/extension-cords-power-strips/extension-cords/150-ft-extension-cord-reel-39343.html
>
>

If you have enough receptacles you don't need extension cords running
everywhere.

On Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 1:41:10 AM UTC-5, gfre...@aol.com wrote:

> If you have enough receptacles you don't need extension cords running
> everywhere.

Except to the bird bath in the middle of the yard.

We pick up the bath and the cord after the last freeze and before the
first mow. Which in our area might be the same day.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sun, 5 Dec 2021 04:39:51 -0800 (PST), "angelica...@yahoo.com"
<angelicapaganelli@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 1:41:10 AM UTC-5, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
>
>> If you have enough receptacles you don't need extension cords running
>> everywhere.
>
>Except to the bird bath in the middle of the yard.
>
>We pick up the bath and the cord after the last freeze and before the
>first mow. Which in our area might be the same day.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

Sometime between the last time I rolled that cord up and the next time
I needed it, I would dig in some RNC and have a receptacle out there.

On Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 10:41:39 AM UTC-5, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Dec 2021 04:39:51 -0800 (PST), "angelica...@yahoo.com"
> <angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >On Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 1:41:10 AM UTC-5, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> If you have enough receptacles you don't need extension cords running
> >> everywhere.
> >
> >Except to the bird bath in the middle of the yard.
> >
> >We pick up the bath and the cord after the last freeze and before the
> >first mow. Which in our area might be the same day.
> >
> >Cindy Hamilton
> Sometime between the last time I rolled that cord up and the next time
> I needed it, I would dig in some RNC and have a receptacle out there.

I suppose. 6 inches down in our hard clay seems like an awful lot
of work. We might want it a little deeper to ensure the frost doesn't
pop it out of the ground.

I presume the receptacle would have to be above grade, giving me another
damned thing to mow around.

Nah. Extension cord works fine. Roll it out in the fall and back in the
spring.

Cindy Hamilton

On Mon, 6 Dec 2021 02:55:38 -0800 (PST), "angelica...@yahoo.com"
<angelicapaganelli@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 10:41:39 AM UTC-5, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
>> On Sun, 5 Dec 2021 04:39:51 -0800 (PST), "angelica...@yahoo.com"
>> <angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >On Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 1:41:10 AM UTC-5, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you have enough receptacles you don't need extension cords running
>> >> everywhere.
>> >
>> >Except to the bird bath in the middle of the yard.
>> >
>> >We pick up the bath and the cord after the last freeze and before the
>> >first mow. Which in our area might be the same day.
>> >
>> >Cindy Hamilton
>> Sometime between the last time I rolled that cord up and the next time
>> I needed it, I would dig in some RNC and have a receptacle out there.
>
>I suppose. 6 inches down in our hard clay seems like an awful lot
>of work. We might want it a little deeper to ensure the frost doesn't
>pop it out of the ground.
>
>I presume the receptacle would have to be above grade, giving me another
>damned thing to mow around.
>
>Nah. Extension cord works fine. Roll it out in the fall and back in the
>spring.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

I understand clay. The code is 12" (residential, 15&20a, GFCI)
Whatever works for you I guess. Tywrap the cord to the birdbath post
so it is up off the ground and you will be OK.

On Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 7:39:55 AM UTC-5, angelica...@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 1:41:10 AM UTC-5, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
>
> > If you have enough receptacles you don't need extension cords running
> > everywhere.
> Except to the bird bath in the middle of the yard.
>
> We pick up the bath and the cord after the last freeze and before the
> first mow. Which in our area might be the same day.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

What are you using the cord for?

We use these for movement, haven't considered heat.

https://www.amazon.com/4WW-Water-Wiggler-Agitator-Baths/dp/B00075M3W6

On Monday, December 6, 2021 at 2:11:06 PM UTC-5, Marilyn Manson wrote:
> On Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 7:39:55 AM UTC-5, angelica...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > On Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 1:41:10 AM UTC-5, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > If you have enough receptacles you don't need extension cords running
> > > everywhere.
> > Except to the bird bath in the middle of the yard.
> >
> > We pick up the bath and the cord after the last freeze and before the
> > first mow. Which in our area might be the same day.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> What are you using the cord for?

Heated birdbath. Our yard is a popular destination when all the open
water is frozen.

And, yes, the connection is off the ground. Something like this,
with a stake pounded into the ground to hold up the connector.

Cindy Hamilton

On Mon, 6 Dec 2021 11:26:35 -0800 (PST), "angelica...@yahoo.com"
<angelicapaganelli@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Monday, December 6, 2021 at 2:11:06 PM UTC-5, Marilyn Manson wrote:
>> On Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 7:39:55 AM UTC-5, angelica...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> > On Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 1:41:10 AM UTC-5, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
>> >
>> > > If you have enough receptacles you don't need extension cords running
>> > > everywhere.
>> > Except to the bird bath in the middle of the yard.
>> >
>> > We pick up the bath and the cord after the last freeze and before the
>> > first mow. Which in our area might be the same day.
>> >
>> > Cindy Hamilton
>> What are you using the cord for?
>
>Heated birdbath. Our yard is a popular destination when all the open
>water is frozen.
>
>And, yes, the connection is off the ground. Something like this,
>with a stake pounded into the ground to hold up the connector.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

One way to do yard outlets and not create a mowing problem is to get a
12" (maybe 16") round block set at grade around your post and fill it
with concrete. Then you can mow right over it and have several inches
that nothing will grow. You could put green dye in the concrete and
make it almost disappear. I did that with my post lights in the yard.
I don't get off my rider and I don't like to "weed eat".