I have a repair job coming up - a garden has had 240V lights fitted, with which the junction boxes have been filled with magic gel - they haven't been filled correctly and there are problems with the outdoor lights (the 240V doesn't help with the sensitivity to moisture). I have an idea that the problem is moisture in the junction boxes tripping the circuit breakers. I have poured water out of some of the boxes, some of which have had forks and other garden tools put through....
Anyhow, due to the price of magicgel, I am going to remove all remnants in the boxes, dry out the junction boxes with a heat gun and get the complete system working and then fill the junction boxes with resin to form permanent joints that can't be pierced with forks etc as they are in the garden environment.
My question for the thread is, 'what is the difference between encapsulating potting compound and standard casting resin?' Both seem to be polyurethane resin, but the potting compound is around £17 for 1kg whereas the casting resin which is around £7 a kg. I can't see why the casting resin wouldn't serve the purpose of sealing the junction boxes and forming a hard block around the joints.
Some knowledge on resins or jointing would be appreciated and look forwards to your help.
Thanks,
Barns
Anyhow, due to the price of magicgel, I am going to remove all remnants in the boxes, dry out the junction boxes with a heat gun and get the complete system working and then fill the junction boxes with resin to form permanent joints that can't be pierced with forks etc as they are in the garden environment.
My question for the thread is, 'what is the difference between encapsulating potting compound and standard casting resin?' Both seem to be polyurethane resin, but the potting compound is around £17 for 1kg whereas the casting resin which is around £7 a kg. I can't see why the casting resin wouldn't serve the purpose of sealing the junction boxes and forming a hard block around the joints.
Some knowledge on resins or jointing would be appreciated and look forwards to your help.
Thanks,
Barns