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TIL a trick for pulling wire through a long, cold conduit run
I was working on a garage subpanel job in Denver last week and had a 60 foot run of 3/4 inch EMT that was just refusing to cooperate with the fish tape. It was freezing and the tape kept kinking. On a whim, I tied a small plastic bag from the hardware store around the head of the fish tape and used my shop vac on the other end to suck it through like a vacuum line. It pulled the tape and the 8/3 wire right through in one shot. Has anyone else used a shop vac trick like that for stubborn pulls?
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caseywalker1d ago
That shop vac trick is a lifesaver for cold conduit. I read a forum post once where a guy used the same method with a foam earplug tied to a pull string instead of a bag. It works on the same principle and can be even less likely to snag.
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abby_fisher1d ago
That earplug trick sounds like a great way to lose your string forever.
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