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23-06-2008, 02:16 AM	#1
KOS Guest Posts: n/a	outdoor portable water fountain question----power strip Hi, I have several outdoor water fountains that I made.. I would like to run all at the same time.. I have power outdoors with 2 outlets.. I would like to buy a powerstrip and the any required extension cords... I imagine there must be a special outdoor powerstrip that would be waterproof?? Can someone give me some info on that? Thanks! KOS

24-06-2008, 08:36 AM	#2
Tomes Guest Posts: n/a	Re: outdoor portable water fountain question----power strip "KOS" <computerstuff2@excite.com> wrote in message news:a2e2e915-8b4e-4fd4-9bd4-a8bf1d43a87d@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... > Hi, I have several outdoor water fountains that I made.. I would like > to run all at the same time.. I have power outdoors with 2 outlets.. I > would like to buy a powerstrip and the any required extension cords... > I imagine there must be a special outdoor powerstrip that would be > waterproof?? Can someone give me some info on that? > Thanks! > KOS Something like this? http://www.improvementscatalog.com/product/id/125725.do

24-06-2008, 10:26 AM	#3
JimR Guest Posts: n/a	Re: outdoor portable water fountain question----power strip "Tomes" <ask.me@here.net> wrote in message news:g3p8kt$o9m$1@registered.motzarella.org... > > "KOS" <computerstuff2@excite.com> wrote in message > news:a2e2e915-8b4e-4fd4-9bd4-a8bf1d43a87d@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... >> Hi, I have several outdoor water fountains that I made.. I would like >> to run all at the same time.. I have power outdoors with 2 outlets.. I >> would like to buy a powerstrip and the any required extension cords... >> I imagine there must be a special outdoor powerstrip that would be >> waterproof?? Can someone give me some info on that? >> Thanks! >> KOS > > Something like this? > http://www.improvementscatalog.com/product/id/125725.do > Home Depot and Lowes sell an outdoor-rated timer/extension unit with four outlets and a cover to make it waterproof. One version comes with a timer that you can set for on/off times, another version has a photocell to turn things on at dark, then run them for a preset period of time. One model comes with a short cord and a spike so that it can be put into a garden area or moved around; another is intended to be wall-mounted. Because of our heavy summer rains, I built a couple of bird-house sized enclosures to help protect these boxes from the elements. To do it properly, you probably also want to equip your present outdoor outlet with a special cover that is used when there are items plugged in full time. It's in the electric supply aisle and various styles cost about $10-$15, as I recall. It will keep the GFI or CB from tripping due to water infiltration from rain or sprinklers. There is also a unit manufactured by Bell that has been in the big-box stores that replaces the standard outdoor box with a weatherproof box and four outlets. I have one in place and it works fine, but I bought it a year ago on closeout sale, and I haven't looked for it (or noticed it) in the stores recently.

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