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post #1 of 8
12/9/06 at 1:00am
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What to do for drafty electrical outlets? I guess we haven't used the exterior outlets in a while (in an apartment so only 4 outlets on an outside wall). I just went to unplug one of dd's toys and there was "wind" coming from the outlet.
post #2 of 8
12/9/06 at 1:01am
You can buy outlet shaped foam that you put behind the plastic cover. Just unscrew the cover, put the foam piece in and put the cover back on.
post #3 of 8
12/9/06 at 1:04am
those foam things are great! and very inexpensive too.

hey fek. still watching you.....
post #4 of 8
12/9/06 at 1:16am
good, I was starting to get lonely.
post #5 of 8
12/9/06 at 1:23am
Dont worry, I'll always be here.
post #6 of 8
12/9/06 at 12:12pm
ITA w/ those foam things. I also put those plastic safety caps in mine, since the cold air seems to come out of the outlets themselves also. I saw somewhere (perhaps here? In the tightwad gazzette?) where a person made those foam outlet things out of styrofoam trays.
post #7 of 8
12/9/06 at 2:36pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks!
I can't seem to find the foam online, but will try a homedepot type place in town. I'm concerned about fire issues if I tried to make them myself.
I still have a large # of outlet covers and doing that for right now but it's still really drafty. Luckily dd never really had problems with poking outlets. She now plugs in her own stuff, though i would prefer I do it. So I don't feel too bad taking from one outlet to cover the drafty ones.
post #8 of 8
12/9/06 at 4:29pm
Home depot sells the outlet foam insulation things, I've bought them there before.
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