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outdoor lights question!

pinkmami
pinkmami Posts: 1,110 Forumite
in Special occasions & other celebrations
I'm putting some outdoor lights up today (complete virgin!!) and I'm wandering about closing the window. Obviously plug is indoors so won't the cable be squashed??

Or do I leave it on vent.

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  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Leave it on night vent at your peril lol, all your Christmas pressies, tree, telly, ipads, devices will be in somebody elses stocking on Christmas morning. Lol
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
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  • marleyboy
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    It depends on your windows, PVC double glazed windows will still shut and lock firmly with the cable filtered through them.
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  • pinkmami
    pinkmami Posts: 1,110 Forumite
    McKneff wrote: »
    Leave it on night vent at your peril lol, all your Christmas pressies, tree, telly, ipads, devices will be in somebody elses stocking on Christmas morning. Lol

    LOL! The window is so small only a cat would fit through!!!
  • pinkmami
    pinkmami Posts: 1,110 Forumite
    They are uPVC windows so I hope they'll be OK!
  • IrishRose12
    IrishRose12 Posts: 1,788 Forumite
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    We've PVC windows, and I always close my windows on the lead. My outdoor lights have survived 5 years so far :)
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  • pinkmami
    pinkmami Posts: 1,110 Forumite
    well they are up & window completely shut - and they work! Phew!
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    I'd want to connect something like that to a proper/outside socket, I'd not be wanting to plug it in, through a window, to a regular wall plug .... but then I'm a right wuss about anything electrical ...

    Just checking .... eggs and grandmothers... they are proper outside lights I presume??
  • pinkmami
    pinkmami Posts: 1,110 Forumite
    Yes they are - suitable for indoor & outdoor. Still working!
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