argh disaster

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peterf
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Posts: 218
Joined: Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:46 am
Location: co durham

soil warming cables arrived and i asked the locall handyman to give me a hand fitting them.the instructions for wiring the cable into the thermostat were a bit vague to say the least.
position the aluminium rod which houses the soil-air -thermostat sensor through a hole 9mm diameter in the side of the propogation frame,just above the soil warming cable cover the rod and cable with a second layer of sand.loosen the cable clamping screw in the cable inlet bush on the underside of the control box which does not yet have a cable fitted.feed the end of the SOIL WARMING CABLE through this bush.
what it dosent tell you is that the plug attached to the one end of the cable needs to be removed and the wires inside that, are the ones to wire into the thermostat.on the other end of the cable is a strange looking rubber blank,youve guessed it that is the end we cut to wire into the thermostat.the plug end isnt part of the soil warming cable its just normal electric cable.is all lost or does anyone know if it can be fixed,thanks a totally gutted peterf. :cry:
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pigletwillie
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Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2005 6:38 pm
Location: Leicestershire

Peter,

open up the end that you cut off to see what configuration the cable or cables are inside. The bare end you have will need configuring the same. Once that is done, put a little insulation tape on the end to cover any bare cores. Then put the end in a small pot and add plenty of araldite to completly cover the end of the cable and the tape and allow to cure. This will give you a good waterproof seal. Alternativley PM me your address and I will send you some proper electrical amalgam to put around it.
Kindest regards Piglet

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