Submitted by AutoModerator t3_ybig2m in DIY
AKdgaf t1_itmy8i4 wrote
Reply to comment by KisukesBankai in General Feedback/Getting Started Questions and Answers [Weekly Thread] by AutoModerator
Gotcha, if all your outlets are letting in cold air, problem is more likely to be the insulation in the walls at the sill plates, that can be a much bigger and expensive fix. Sealing the outlets will help but is still a bandaid on the larger problem of cold air entering your walls somewhere. Personally I would still seal my outlets. In my own home where I know the outlets are terminated correctly and that my gfcis and breakers work and everything was installed correctly, I would have very little worry about using the putty on the inside of the outlet box. I'd still be sure to take up as little space as possible inside the box. I would focus on sealing where the wires enter the box which should eliminate the majority of the draft.
KisukesBankai t1_itn8w4f wrote
Thank you. That may have to be the case as the light switches don't have an easy bandaid like the baby proof plugs. I'll look into the putty.
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