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TotalSeal Putty Pads are used to keep sound from passing through outlet boxes or other openings in walls and ceilings. Not only are these pads acoustically rated, but they are also fire rated. The biggest difference with our pads compared to our competitors is the size, thickness, and flexibility of our pads. Standard putty pads are .125" thick while our TotalSeal Putty Pads are .2" thick. Our putty pad material is also made of a more flexible material than standard putty pads. This will be clear to you once you feel our putty pads. The difference in quality is obvious.

Outlet boxes are known sound leaks in wall and ceiling assemblies. A wall designed for noise control will not perform to expectations when outlets are unsealed, particularly when outlets are back-to-back in the same stud cavity. The TotalSeal Putty Pads can be hand formed around the back of the outlet box to prevent this common sound leakage problem in stud walls. The STC rating for our putty pads is 61 so the use of these pads will help maintain the higher performance you receive from our other isolation products.

Each case of TotalSeal Putty Pads sold includes 6 pads.

Putty pads should be used any time the aggregate area of the boxes will exceed 100 square inches per 100 sq. ft. of wall. Consider each common single gang outlet to be 28 square inches. Use the formula of width x height x depth = square inches of outlets. So on a common 8' tall wall that is 12' long you will need to have 3 single gang outlets or more to need putty pads.

If you have fewer outlets then we still suggest to make sure your outlets are completely sealed off. This means the openings in the back of the outlets where the wires run through need to be filled with caulk and where the sides of the outlet box meet the drywall need to be sealed off as well. And of course, insulate your walls and have the insulation run behind the outlet box instead of butting up to the outlet box.

	Avoid placing outlets in the wall back to back with an outlet from an adjacent room. If your outlets are already installed this way then you should use putty pads to help block this nearly direct path for sound transfer.
	This is a much better setup since sound will have to travel through the outlet, the insulation, and then through the drywall to reach the adjacent room. A properly sealed outlet with acoustical caulk will suffice for this setup as long as your wall does not contain several outlets.

Each TotalSeal Putty Pad is 7 1/4" x 7 1/4" and can easily cover one single gang electrical outlet box. Two pads will be needed for a double gang or triple gang outlet box. Three pads will be needed for a quadruple gang outlet box.

Each case of TotalSeal Putty Pads sold includes 6 pads.

This product ships same day from Idaho, Connecticut, or Georgia depending on delivery location and available stock. Large orders may ship direct from the manufacturer. If delivery time is crucial then please confirm availability before ordering.

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Actual review from a past Sound Isolation Store customer.

Great to use, especially in older homes with inconsistent construction. Very pliable and easy to adapt to any configuration. Playdough-like texture is excellent for shaping and moulding pads around irregular-shaped objects. Extra thickness makes them more versatile than other pads and provides more coverage and a tighter perimeter seal.

- Alex from Ontario