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Topband: Sealing closures

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Subject: Topband: Sealing closures
From: <lrpmbt@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:45:01 -0400
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Being in outside repair with ATT for 40 years, I had plenty of experience with 
attempting to seal closures. First of all if the closure, splice or what have 
you is NOT encapsulated it will get wet. Either from condensation or from 
weather exposer. Taping a splice or connection will only retain moister and get 
worse, it is better to leave a splice open to the weather than try to tape it, 
better yet encapsulate it. Temperature  changes cause condensation inside 
closures and it will stay there. The best thing to do is allow the closure to 
breath. Put a hole (3/8) at the low point of the closure and cover with a piece 
of screen (to keep bugs out). You connections will be much happier.
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