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0 pointsadinisom3mo ago0 comments

If you want to pull another cable:

- secure a string to the old cable

- pull the cable out the other end, pulling the string through

- secure the string to the new cable

- pull the string out the other end, pulling the new cable into position

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EvanAnderson3mo ago

Pull a string alongside the new cable, too, and tie it off on both ends. Always leave a pull string in the conduit.

rovr1383mo ago

> a string

At this point, multiple. Just in case.

alexfoo3mo ago

You forgot to also tie another piece of string to the new cable so that you pull the new cable AND this other bit of string through.

This gives you a piece of string in the conduit run to be able to pull through the next thing days/weeks/years later.

jaeckel3mo ago

> [...] a string [...]

Does someone have a recommendation for a specific material the string should be made of?

upofadown3mo ago

Back in my day the local telephone company used waxed lacing cable for that sort of thing[1]. These days it seems that polypropylene string is popular (search on "conduit pull string").

You basically want something that is slippery and will tend to not get stuck. I have used Dacron fishing line, but that is mostly because I had a bunch of it laying around.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_lacing

relaxing3mo ago

They also make bottles of cable pulling lubricant for this purpose.

sgarland3mo ago

AKA boy butter [0].

0: http://www.electricalslang.com/Slang/boy%20butter

madaxe_again3mo ago

It’s really overpriced. Sex lube and veterinary lube are the same stuff and much cheaper - you can get it powdered and mix your own.

brianwawok3mo ago

The sell pulling string in the electrical section of the hardware store.

wlonkly3mo ago

But make sure you don't buy pushing string by mistake!

fried-gluttony3mo ago

Excuse me to hijack this comment adinisom.

I wanted to reach you regarding your comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44547866 Would you be willing to maybe elaborate on the problems caused - I've planned to adopt Miro Sameks for an application? DM me via my about me, if interested. Would be very thankful.

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