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Best way to pull heavy wire in thin wall tr 05-23-2007
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Posted by tr on May 23, 2007, 9:15 am
I need to pull 100 feet of service wire...two 2awg...one 4awg
neutral...and one 6awg ground wire through 100 feet of 1 1/2 inch thin
wall. The heaviest I have ever pulled is 12 awg

What's the best way to pull this through...mostly straight run with a
90 degree up/down of about 8 feet at each end.

I have a number of regular fish lines...but is there a "heavy duty"
fish line for this type of work ?

Any other pointers...tips....will be really appreciated !

Thanks, Tim


Posted by HotRdd on May 23, 2007, 10:19 am
Fish a heavier rope through the wall and use that to pull while you have
someone push from the other end. If your opening is really small you may
need to do all the wire at once. The first one will be the easiest and it
will get increasingly tight as you progress. Good luck.


>I need to pull 100 feet of service wire...two 2awg...one 4awg
> neutral...and one 6awg ground wire through 100 feet of 1 1/2 inch thin
> wall. The heaviest I have ever pulled is 12 awg
>
> What's the best way to pull this through...mostly straight run with a
> 90 degree up/down of about 8 feet at each end.
>
> I have a number of regular fish lines...but is there a "heavy duty"
> fish line for this type of work ?
>
> Any other pointers...tips....will be really appreciated !
>
> Thanks, Tim
>



Posted by Robert Barr on May 23, 2007, 1:28 pm
If it's possible, lay out the cables and assemble the conduit over the
bundle, piece by piece.

>
> I have a number of regular fish lines...but is there a "heavy duty"
> fish line for this type of work ?
>
> Any other pointers...tips....will be really appreciated !
>
> Thanks, Tim
>

Posted by Terry on May 23, 2007, 2:37 pm
I vote no to this idea.


wrote:

>If it's possible, lay out the cables and assemble the conduit over the
>bundle, piece by piece.
>
>>
>> I have a number of regular fish lines...but is there a "heavy duty"
>> fish line for this type of work ?
>>
>> Any other pointers...tips....will be really appreciated !
>>
>> Thanks, Tim
>>

Posted by Tom Horne, Electrician on May 24, 2007, 1:10 am
>>
>> I have a number of regular fish lines...but is there a "heavy duty"
>> fish line for this type of work ?
>>
>> Any other pointers...tips....will be really appreciated !
>>
>> Thanks, Tim
>>
Robert Barr wrote:
> If it's possible, lay out the cables and assemble the conduit over the
> bundle, piece by piece.
>

That is a specifically forbidden practice in the US NEC. Attempting to
install raceway over the conductors inevitably leads to insulation damage.
--
Tom Horne

"This alternating current stuff is just a fad. It is much too dangerous
for general use." Thomas Alva Edison

300.18 Raceway Installations.
(A) Complete Runs. Raceways, other than busways or exposed raceways
having hinged or removable covers, shall be installed complete between
outlet, junction, or splicing points prior to the installation of
conductors. Where required to facilitate the installation of utilization
equipment, the raceway shall be permitted to be initially installed
without a terminating connection at the equipment. Prewired raceway
assemblies shall be permitted only where specifically permitted in this
Code for the applicable wiring method.

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