Pocster

You bugger ! You said “ wall-hole” not “hole” filling - so I have no advice for your situation

Always Mom !👩

Now how did I know that might be taken out of context . Though tbf I giggle at “ gel box “ anyway …

The white one is a moulded plug I.e part of the camera . Other side is a potential issue . I’m going to remove the joining sleeve and just put male and female together in gel box .

Yous da man mofo fella !

Ordered a wago gel box ( 20 quid ffs ! ) . Only one that seemed large enough . Will report back .

I’ve tried that before . Ended up getting moisture in the bag - though if not ‘out in the open ‘ might work . My connectors whilst under some cover are exposed …

What about a wago gel box or similar ?

F me acf50 worked ! I was sceptical because after spraying then cleaning with a cotton bud the connections still looked discoloured . But what now ? . I could ( as mentioned ) fill it with Vaseline - but won’t that dry out ? Any kind of box ( unless airtight ! ) will still be subject to atmospheric corrosion on the connectors ….

You are from Suffolk . But you ain’t old 👍

Bumtastic

This bad boy ? Presume it is a pen literally I.e not going to run down the bath … ?

SWMBO claims I did it . I didn’t ! It’s not like tiles and tools would be put in the bath is it …. 🙄 Strange how it appears blue ! . Any magic repair pen I can use ??

Actually - this is the best solution

If you feel ‘advanced’ you could go down the home assistant route . I avoid where possible battery sensors - though the current zigbee ones seem to be lasting over a year .

Hep20 then go home ! Easy peasy

Acf50 ordered ; box and gel crimps cancelled ! if the acf50 works - I will box that connection joint eventually. Let’s wait and see what happens !

Ok . So spray both bits . Wait . See corrosion disappear. Plug it back together and it’s all good . If that works - it’s (expletive deleted)ing magic !

Are you suggesting I can just spray my rj45 and the recipient housing with this ? . Let it dry and that’s it ????

I always shake mine

Waterproof junction box and gel crimps ordered . Will report success or failure soon !

My external cameras that are mounted literally on the house have their connector behind the cladding . Too date ( nearly 3 years ) no issues . Any connector / sleeve exposed to weather though always seems to perish .

I did think your suggestion was rather tongue in cheek but tbh it would be easier to maintain if a wire failed at a later date . None of these rj45 “ waterproof” sleeves seem good enough - always fail relatively soon I.e in under a year . So I’m going to try this gel crimp solution . First though I need to find a box to put the cables and crimps in . Needs to be bomb proof and water proof . A tug on a cable will easily break those frail cat wires .

Yep . And of course all parts and labour should it fail

I’m not sure the gel crimps will work . Cat5 is long enough but camera lead is very short . By the time I cut it and expose the cables any junction box is going to be very near to the camera … I.e exposed and difficult to mount . If camera lead was longer probably not an issue …