Is there a port for an electrical extension cord? Or a way to feed one in without compromising the waterproofing?
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Hello,There aren't any designated holes for an extension cord to feed through. My best suggestion would be to run the extension cord through the front door. You could still shut the door by zipping it all the way to the cord, but there are not any designated holes in the walls of the tent for this purpose.
2207509
The manufacturer wants to protect itself from legal liability should a consumer use a thin indoor lamp type extension cord that shorts out in the rain or gets bitten through and electrocutes a cat. I use a thick high quality extension cord combined with a water resistant connector between the bowl's cord and extension cord. Also, you should always connect outdoor devices to a GFCI outlet.
509474
There is a USB portal which you can attach to a wire with electrical outlet connection; the same one I use for my phones.
2112892
To be safe this item is not listed anywhere in the instructions for wet locations. To answer your question, on the site where the cable enters there is a piece of rubber that has a small round hole in the middle to attempt to seal around the cable. This is similar to one you would buy at the depot. It is designed for outdoor use and I use mine to connect to a generator plug on the side of my house that goes to a transfer switch. I built a small housing around it to protect it from rain.
1151969
There is a short power cord that must be connected to an extension cord, or the other option is to have an electrician wire it to a power source.
1124054
It's not waterproof and you'll need a 110v power outlet or a cigarette lighter adapter with same voltage/wattage output as the AC adapter.
1235680
Can they be plugged into a dedicated extension cord that is not a power strip or surge protector?
583216
I plug it into a 50' extension cord and use the cord cover to protect and waterproof the connection.Farm Innovators Model CC-2 Cord Connect Water-Tight Cord Lock - Green
2029889
No and no. I agree w/ Don; use water tight electrical conduit if you need to bury it. That's what I'm going to do when I run it out to my gate intercom system.
1486741
We've had one of ours for over a year and have always used an extension cord for it--running it under the porch and plugging it into an outside outlet. We've had no issues at all!
1366162
Our outdoor plugins have a flip up cover so it doesn't look like a outlet. All ours are pretty low to the ground so we used a really long outdoor extension cord to ours by our front door.
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It's in the crawl space underneath the house now, but I believe the device's own cord is 4-5'. My electrician was able to add an outlet to an existing electrical conduit near the main water feed (which the coils need to be wrapped around). Otherwise, the unit would have required a 20' extension cord, which neither of us thought was a good idea for permanent installation!
1486742
I am using an extension cord designed for out door use. It is safe and works just fine. Just make sure that you seal the plug-in with tape or some other material to prevent water from getting into the plug-in.
662810
Irrigation wiring and submersible wire ties would be advisable. Not sure how the additional wire length would affect the current or if the affect would be enough to notice.
1486747
I think you could safely use a heavy duty grounded extention cord with it. It has a grounded 3 prong plug. I leave mine plugged in continuously to an outside grounded outlet. I assume that it's the typical "cover your butt" safety warning that says not to use an extention cord.
329903
I have mine hanging on a Shepards hook fairly close to the outdoor outlet but I guess an extension cords. No problems with using the extension cord.
447804
Hi,if you mean an additional outlet, no there isn't. You just have the power cord