Conduit plug for protecting electrical wires

An assembly for protecting an electrical wire or wires enclosed in a conduit, the conduit having a diameter, the assembly comprising:

• a first plug comprising an at least partially frustoconical resilient body having a top, a bottom and a sidewall and at least one bore there through and a slot through the top, bottom and sidewall connecting the bore and the sidewall, the slot manually openable but biased in a closed position;
• wherein a composition of the body comprises a hardness of Shore OO 10 to Shore D 70 and includes a critter resistant chemical;
• wherein the top of the plug has a diameter greater than the diameter of the conduit, wherein the bottom of the plug has a diameter less than the diameter of the conduit;
• an elastomer sealant having the critter resistant chemical;
• wherein the electrical wire or wires fit within the bore of the plug;
• and
• wherein the elastomer sealant is disposed between the wires in the bore and the inner walls of the bore.

A method for protecting an electrical wire or wires running through a conduit of an enclosure, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an elastomer;
• providing a plug, the plug comprising an at least partially frustoconical, elastomeric body having a top, a bottom and a sidewall and at least one bore there through and a slot through the top, bottom and sidewall connecting the bore and the sidewall, the slot manually openable but biased in a closed position, wherein the plug body has a hardness of Shore OO 10 to Shore D 70, wherein a composition of the body comprises critter resistant chemicals, wherein the top of the plug has a diameter greater than the diameter of the conduit, and wherein the bottom of the plug has a diameter less than the diameter of the conduit;
• opening the slot in the plug;
• inserting the electrical wire or wires into the bore;
• forcing the plug, bottom first, into the conduit;
• and
• placing the elastomer into the bore such that it contacts the inner walls of the bore and the wire or wires.