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What is this thing?

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Bought a house recently. Trying to figure out what this control knob could be for. I haven't had a chance to get the ladder out yet to test what turning it could do. Any ideas? It's on the west side of the house, if that could matter.

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[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Could be wired to another outlet that’s intended for Christmas lights.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You're right, it's this or similar inside an electrical box.

[–] Maybel1231@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Thank you!!! I'll take a closer look once the snow melts and try to figure out which lights it could be connected to.