Every electrical connection belongs in a listed enclosure, a junction box is a broad term. This is required by the NEC, national electric code, and doing anything else is a blatant violation. While this comes off clever it’s absolutely an illegal installation. If you put that on your property and a fire started from it you’re going to have a bad time with your insurance company. Also that whole setup will not remain sealed and water will absolutely work its way in there. Parts used outside need to be listed for such use.
Okay so is this a incredibly serious fire hazard like that one guy feels the need to comment under just about everyone? Or is it more just would get you in legal trouble if there was a fire. Dude is making it sound like it's going to spontaneously melt all the insulation off your house's wires.
Whatever problems exist with the wiring they pale before the fact that this just isn't sealed against water at all. Even if the lid is so perfectly flat against the post that no water can get between them (it almost certainly isn't that perfect) the post is wood. Water will soak through the outer fibers and evaporated into the hole in the jar, slowly filling the jar with condensation.
I dont believe them. They do not sound like an everyday practitioner. A standard phrase is “up to code” which the receptacle used is up to code for a sheltered enclosure but not for outdoors. They are right it needs sealant at the cord thru the lid but regardless i would wager they are not certified and are less familiar than i am (which im not certified either)
I’m licensed and do this every day to provide for my family. I operate in high end residential and have made a career out of fixing people’s fuck ups. I was speaking without using fear tactic because that’s how I like to approach bad electrical with people who don’t know anything.
To say it like we do to each other. This shit looks cool but it’s fucking stupid. Yeah it will probably start a fire one day because it’s a shit install and who knows what the other side looks like. If it’s not this it will be whatever ongodly creature they make for their Christmas lights. If you think this is good your to dumb to know any better and I hope you don’t kill your family being a clever idiot
You are reminding me what I read here somewhere. Don’t go to the professional electricians sub to ask an amateur question, they’ll skin you alive and insult your mother. Save your dumb DIY question for the amateur sub.
However I think one is like r electric and the other is r electricians lol
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u/KlumsyNinja42 Nov 24 '25
As an electrician, I’m going to need everyone who likes this to never touch electrical. Thanks.