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Old 8-Dec-2013, 1:21 AM   #4
jayjr1105
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Originally Posted by GroundUrMast View Post
Keep an eye out for water running down the coax and into the house. A drip loop would be best practice.

Consider wrapping the connectors with Coax-Seal or Scotch 2228.
Yes I know, I ran that bedroom cable a while back before I was educated on the basics and there isn't enough slack in the basement to create a loop. Plus the cable was a pain to run (I had to use lube). I used the gray electrical putty stuff though and I'm pretty sure It's keeping moisture out.

I'll look into Coax Sealers but honestly I might just paint it. The old Comcast block was painted and seemed to protect it pretty well.

GroundUrMast, it sounds like your screwed either way from a direct hit so I'll probably just live with what I have for now. Is my internal splitter grounding to the nearest receptacle (the bottom pic) helping?
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