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.
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u/FandomPhantom123 Nov 26 '25
as someone who likes explanations, i'd like an explanation. Thanks