Sorry to ask such a lame question, but does anyone know where I can purchase some rubber grommets (5 to 10, not 1000+) in a 1.5 diameter so I can protect the wiring coming into the structred wiring box? (My knockouts are nice and sharp!
I tried the local Home Depot, Lowes, OSH , they only carry very small size grommets.
Thanks,
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The thing you want is also called a "bushing" and they're available in various sizes at most electrical supply houses. ELK Products (which I sell online) offers a bag of them as part number ELK-SWD1. Here's a picture link:
Another alternative which I've used for many years is a Romex clamp. If you've got CAT5 and/or RG6 cables going into the box just don't tighten the clamp and you'll be fine.
Do a search for "grommet edging" on ebay and you'll find a roll for about $10. Cut off what you need to make any size grommet.
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1) Home Depot and Lowes should have plastic inserts for this purpose on their electrical aisle (the one with conduit, elbows, boxes, etc.). 2) My local Ace hardware has some good sized rubber grommets. Don;t know if they get up to 1.5 (inches?), but larger than what Home Depot has.Good hunting.
Here's a trick I often use on larger holes. Strip out some LVT (I usually use an exacto knife to slice the insulation along the ground wire between the two conductors). Cut off enough to "fit" around your hole and position the insulation so that the "slit" is against the metal edge of the hole. You can then "pack" it on and it'll stay there until doomsday.
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