It might be a good idea, esp if you have a GfI in the circuit. You really don't water in any electrical connection. You shouldn't need to protect wire, just the connections, like plugs, devices ect. Bill
I would think that tossing a trash bag over the connection post would take care of your problem. And yes, you want to avoid moisture in your electrical connections.
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Our sporting events are always not a pretty sight when it rains, that and twenty people hooking on to one post, and the traffic over cords
Most of us take a short small rectangular plastic container found at any walmart store and cut 2 slices on each end but not to the bottom.
put your 2 ends of the cords together and place in box and snap lid on. And because of the traffic over cords we add a flourescent tape across the the sides and top!
This keeps them up and out of water, mud puddles and protects them from the rain. And for us more importantly keeps people from running over them and disconnecting them!
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My surge guard say it is water resistant but not water proof. I have always chained mine up right to the power pole. The water runs down and not in. I have used it since 2002 and it usually gets rained on at least once during each trip and I have suffered no ill affects.
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the rain won't hurt it since it has ground fault protection and will naturally trip out if it gets wet enought to create a ground fault, but you'll be without power until you either dry it out or the moisture evaporates enough so you can reset it without it tripping out again.
I don't cover mine, because it has been through lots of heavy downpours and has never tripped out.
Covering connections is a waste of time. Electricity will always follow the path of least resistance. That path is created by the wires, if they are connected correctly. If the wiring is not correct, you may get shocked in dry weather. If the pedestal breaker detects a short between the plug wires it will trip out as designed.
I have seen 460VAC wiring and junction boxes submerged under water, and the entire manufacturing plant still operated as normal. To verify this, just ask any licensed electrician.
I'm not an engineer or electrician but I think Common Sense is the best protection Water and electricity don't mix I mean would you use a curling iron or hair dryer in the shower HUMMMM????
If you're really concerned, take a baggie, cut a hole in one end, run the cord through the hole, connect it and tape the baggie at both ends around the cord.
Quick, easy, efficient.
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