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Electrical sockets and switch plates on exterior walls can be hidden sources of drafts that may lead to high heating and cooling costs. Duck Brand Socket Sealers Insulating Seals act as a buffer between your home's inside and the outdoor air, helping to keep conditioned air in and outside air out. The seal is easily installed by fitting snuggly behind the outlet or switch's outer faceplate cover. Use together with other Duck Brand weatherization products to make your home more comfortable and energy efficient all year long.
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Electrical sockets and switch plates on exterior walls can be hidden sources of drafts that may lead to high heating and cooling costs. Duck Brand Socket Sealers Insulating Seals act as a buffer between your home's inside and the outdoor air, helping to keep conditioned air in and outside air out. The seal is easily installed by fitting snuggly behind the outlet or switch's outer faceplate cover. Use together with other Duck Brand weatherization products to make your home more comfortable and energy efficient all year long.
Darlene Williams
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2024
Each section is perforated and easy to separate and easy to install. Another added protection to the house to help conserve energy. Every little bit helps!
PatB
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024
Too big for socket, but probably could be cut down. I haven't used.
Simone Bottone
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2024
I purchased these to fill the holes behind my light switch sockets and electrical sockets. Keeps the bugs out and odors as well. It is very affordable and lasts a long time. I use for my rental properties and my home and recommend them to customers like myself
Jelena Petrovic
Reviewed in Canada on July 3, 2023
Super easy to install, each outlet sealer is already pre-cut so you can just pop out the needed outlet holes. They are also easy to modify if you need more of one kind over another. These fit snug over the outlet itself and then you just screw the face plate back on once down. Due to the added padding, be careful in putting the faceplates back and not screwing them as tightly so that they don't crack. I bought an older house that had drafty outlets (cold air was blowing in through them), and after installing these, problem solved! Great product, very easy to work with. No tools required (minus the screw driver you'll need to remove the faceplate)
tezcat
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2023
I bought these to insulate the electrical sockets on the exterior walls of my house against outdoor temperatures which leak through the sockets, especially with wind. While they do a good job insulating the wind that was seeping in around the electrical box, I'm disappointed to say they *don't* thoroughly block the wind coming in from the sockets themselves. I'm not sure how that happens, but with gusty cold winds, I can definitely feel a light draft when I place my hand over the electrical sockets.On the plus side, these are super easy to install with an electric drill. Just be careful to *not* tighten the plate covers so they're flush with the wall again because you'll break the plate cover around the screw since these do add about 1/16 of an inch to the depth of the outlet. The small gap that creates isn't hugely noticeable unless you're closely inspecting them.The package comes with several different precut insulation pieces for wall sockets and light switches. Most of my light switches on exterior walls are doubles though, so I couldn't use the single light switch insulators provided. Overall, I'm satisfied with the improvement these bring to my home's insulation, especially at the price.
NZ
Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2021
This product is very good and can offer a great relief if you are considering it to battle the drift. However, you should first closely investigate the wall plates to see if there is enough room to put a 3-4 mm foam into it or not. IF not, the wall plates are separated from the wall, leaving a noticeable gap which I did not appreciate. With plastic wall plates, you can not tighten the screw since it will break the plate, and adds to your troubles. However, I have to say, if you are not concerned about the gap that it might cause, it is a great product, and it has a very high quality. I wish the price was a little bit lower since right now, it is on the pricier side.Also, these are very good to avoid any bugs crawling into your home. For example, if you are living in an apartment, bed bugs can easily transverse from your neighbours to your home. So, in my case, I have used an Insectigone Bedbug and Flea Killer Powder and then installed the foams, and voila, problem solved!
Stan
Reviewed in Canada on February 2, 2021
Bought and installed in Jan/2021. I've read other reviews of Frost King and other cheap socket sealers being way too thin or tearing easily. These Duck Brand socket sealers have no such problems - properly thick, cut perfectly to standard dimensions, and the punchouts for the sockets, switch, and screwholes come out easily and perfectly.This is an excellent product and it does the best it can at being a socket sealer - meaning that it will block a draft and cold air as best as a few millimetres-thick piece of foam can. Don't expect huge heating cost savings, but it sure is better than nothing - every little bit helps.
Poc Network // Tech
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2020
They seem to be a perfect option for many reasons with only a single tiny flaw we found.1) They are an affordable option (at least at the moment of writing this) when comparing them to some of the other options out there. They also work just as good if not better in various ways.2) You get a good number of them per box.3) They are indeed flame retardant. This was a HUGE deal when comparing to some of the other options we had laying around. We took a few other options that claimed to be retardant and lit them to find out they lit up like a candle. These ones, however, burned where they got hit by a flame and stopped (no spread). As you can see in the image. We held a flame to it for 4 seconds for that piece in the image. (update: I guess they aren't letting us post the picture for some reason...that makes their policies feel a little shady here)The only flaw? The decorative switch ones (only 4 in each pack) have a gap around the switch itself which prevents it from being a really good seal. It is still enough to make a difference (creating somewhat of a seal), but it isn't perfect in any way. It's a tiny flaw, but if half the pack contained these, this would lower the score. In this situation, we didn't see that as necessary.So, we felt these to be an excellent option for your home for both function and fire safety. You'll feel better at night using these vs some of the other options out there, and your insurance will love you to (god forbid, something happens where they have to even know about them).
ScholarlySprite
Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2019
I have put these in three outlets on outside walls, and they are so easy to install! It takes about two minutes to remove the plate and attach these, as they are fine foam, and just stick on. Great product!
LisaC
Reviewed in Canada on October 27, 2019
I purchased this package of socket sealers to help with the air sealing for winter. It was perfect, no more drafty outlets. Great quality and value.
Sharon
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2018
These sealers insulate so well. We could feel a cold draft through our house last winter until I narrowed down the source to the sockets. Now we're draft-free and warm. Saves on the energy bill, too.One year later, and we can really tell a difference year-round. Apparently the house's insulation didn't cover the sockets, but these sealers did. Besides staying cooler last summer, the house heats up more quickly, stays much warmer, and is less expensive to heat this winter, and these sealers are the only change we've made. Everyone should install these!Update to reviews: I read reviews that said these are too small. I live in an old home in which insulation was added later, and some of the sockets were in a bigger hole. I just cut some other covers to get strips, used masking tape to add the strips to the outside of the precuts, and it solves the problem of the insulators being too small. I also read reviews about only covering the outside walls' sockets. I covered the inside walls' sockets, too, because we were getting as much cold air through those as the outside walls' sockets. These really do work.
Frequency Jones
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017
Socket sealer. Say it with me. Socket sealer. Alliteration can be so much fun. Okay, now with that out of our system, down to brass tacks. I love these. They're cheap and easy to install. They block the draft that is sure to come out of an electrical outlet or a light switch. I've used these in apartments and in houses. They work both ways. Just unscrew the plate, slap one of these bad boys in, and screw the plate back in. Just be sure to not touch metal to metal or skin to metal. It's a good idea to flip the breaker to deactivate the outlets you're installing these on. Otherwise you'll give yourself a nice jolt. Or three. You know how everyone tells you not to stick a fork into an outlet? Same principle applies here except your finger is the fork and you can't taste purple for a while. So do yourself the favor of flipping the breaker before installing these. Don't make the same mistake as I did. Once. Or maybe three times. I can't remember too good now.
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