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  • Grommet vs. Bushing

    From Crashj@21:4/163 to All on Sun Aug 27 16:24:04 2023
    Today I learned the difference of grommets versus bushings.

    I was wiring a new satellite radio antenna because my WiFi on my TV makes my XM cut out anytime the TV was turned on. After some deep Amazon research, I realized I need a cable bushing and some silicone to seal the hole.

    Anyone have any other good tips from their exterior wiring projects?

    -crash
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  • From Nigel Reed@21:2/101 to Crashj on Mon Aug 28 03:07:41 2023
    On Sun, 27 Aug 2023 16:24:04 -0700
    "Crashj" (21:4/163) <Crashj@f163.n4.z21.fidonet> wrote:

    Today I learned the difference of grommets versus bushings.

    I was wiring a new satellite radio antenna because my WiFi on my TV
    makes my XM cut out anytime the TV was turned on. After some deep
    Amazon research, I realized I need a cable bushing and some silicone
    to seal the hole.

    Anyone have any other good tips from their exterior wiring projects?

    Seal any and every hole around the exterior, especially if you have
    rodents in your area. Rats can collapse their ribcage so they can get
    through incredibly small holes and they will breed quickly. Trust me, I
    know, and it's not cheap to get them out either.

    If you're going to make a hole from the exterior to the interior, make
    it a little bit bigger and put a couple of draw strings through. Sooner
    or later you may want to run another cable or replace the existing one.
    Drawing one through first before removing the old one is safer.
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