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Shoutout to the apprentice who showed me his trick for pulling wire through a crowded 3/4 inch EMT
He uses a shop vac to suck a pull string through first, which saved us about 45 minutes on a reno job yesterday. Anyone have a different method for tight conduit runs?
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brian_taylor1518d ago
Our old foreman swore by a steel fishing tape with a tiny bit of soap on it. The lube trick works great for those really packed 90 degree bends where a vacuum might not pull enough. It's a simple fix that doesn't need any extra tools.
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casey81818d ago
I always thought that was messy, but @brian_taylor15, you just changed my mind on that soap trick.
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kimw5718d ago
Oh man, totally. I was the same way, always avoided it thinking it was just asking for a slippery mess. But @brian_taylor15 is right on the money. I had a line last month that was just impossible, and a little soap on the fish tape was the only thing that got it through. It sounds too simple, but it really does make a tough pull just slide right through. Sometimes the old school tricks are the best ones.
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