I would like to use it in a doghouse that I have on my deck - the deck is open with no roof. I am concerned about the cord getting wet. Suggestions
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The cord is specifically made with a strong wire coil to make it "abrasion proof" and we have ours plugged in outdoors, but it's shielded by a roof overhang. It says "for any outdoor shelter" so it seems that they would expect to plug in into an outside outlet. The pad is very strong and water resistant. Ours has kept feral cats alive through several winters. I would try it OR ask an electrician. Hope this helps!
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The one we have is used in a small house my husband built for a cat who will not come in. The porch has no roof. The cord is against the building, somewhat sheltered by the roof overhang and seems to be fine. If you have doubts I would check with an electrician. It works great.
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The cord on our Kitty pad gets wet. It actually is buried in snow right now. We do not have problems. Ours is inside a house but it is partially outside going to the outlet. Our outlet is made for outside use. Our feral cats love it!
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The cord to the heating pad is heavy duty and is wrapped with wire to resist chewing. I doubt it would give any trouble in any weather short of flooding.
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not for a dog house...get a heating blanket pluged into a ground fault plug...keep it dry...just a suggestion and not sure of this is safe for the dog...
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I wouldn't risk getting the check cord tangled in something visible or submerged or getting caught up on your dog's legs. I'd keep the dog tethered within the confines of the boat until you are prepared for it to go in the water.
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That is what I bought it for and tied it to my dock ladder. It worked well but I had just used the nylony cord that came with it tied a square knot. We had a storm and it was gone, apparently came undone and floated away never to be seen again by us! I think I should have used something different to attach it.
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I usually put it on my back porch and run the drain hose to a tree near the porch. I hook it up to a regular water hose to wash my dogs. I definitely use it outdoors, not inside, although I guess you could use it inside if you had a way to attach a hose to it to wash the dogs with and a place to put the drain hose to drain it out.
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To be honest, as long as it wont get wet but the cord needs to be plugged into an outlet. But it only gets "warm". I'm not sure if it will do much good outside, the cold will probably be colder than the heating pad can get. I've used it for my small dog, and it's just enough to warm him up inside. I'm not sure how wel it will do outside, unless its just a bit chilly out and not cold.
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We use an outdoor extension cord. If that isn't the problem call the company.
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Hi Claudia, Thanks for the question. The power cord is weatherproof on these Wireless Outdoor Speakers. So no worries if it gets wet. Contact AV-Express for more information.
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it is not rated water proof. with your explanation they sell small extension cords with a gfi reset built in, i would use this with it and go for it, as a past electrician as long as you do not soak it or allow water to run in holes on side you will be fine. thank you , hope this helped.
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I would not recommend it for outside use, its for indoor items that you constantly have to plugin and unplug, like cell phones, coffee makers, things like that. Outside have ground fault, if it gets wet if trips the fault. This item is not made for being exposed to the elements as far as I can see.
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I wouldn't use them where they could get wet. for the most part, outdoor approved iirc means you can get the cord section wet, and... that's just not a lot to work with in this case
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ran ours all last winter, it was hooked up to a outdoor power strip which was run off of a 100 ft heavy duty extension cord, so I think you would be fine using an outdoor heavy duty cord. I would recommend covering the connection to keep out moisture with a cord connector or even a plastic 2 liter bottle, just cut a slice in the side of it and stick the cord ends inside it.
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This is not an outdoor dog house. It is a temporary shelter for use under supervision at such things as a dog show. A hard wind will blow it away even with the stakes in. Rain will eventually soak through. I love it for use at agility trials both indoors and out, but I would not leave my dogs unattended in this. In hot weather I also put a fan inside as it can get stuffy.
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Well, it is electric and has an electrical cord so that would be an issue and if it was outdoors then debris would likely be falling into the uncovered container and could well clog the workings of the device, so might present problems. One response states that they use it in the garage and I can understand that would work, but I don't keep my animals in the garage so I cannot address that option.
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It is electric so I wouldn't leave it outside. Also the cord is about 3' long, but it should work fine with a extention cord if needed
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The cord does not say it is rated for outdoor use, however it is very beefy and the potting surrounding the connection of the 4 outlet cables to the one input is heavy and well done. I would not hesitate to use it outdoors but no electric cord should be exposed to full on rain or snow.
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We let the cord remain in place on the ground. Outdoor cords tolerate extreme weather. If concerned about the connection between drop cord & bird bath, there are covers that can be purchased on Amazon, and they are also sold in big box home improvement stores.