C condulets every 180'.
stainless steel fish tape.
1,200# mule tape.
C condulet right above panel so panel isn't open to workers
maxxis tugger on high speed at panel
maxxis triggers, so person watching reels can just take foot off pedal.
wire guide on 4s box on other end
simpull #6
note to self. factor in the chinese conduit. did i mention i hate
stuff from china? all of it.
the stuff has the galvanizing on the inside flaking and peeling.
and when the mule tape hits it, it's like trying to drag five yards
of silk thru a foxtail patch.
tape flew in, 200'.... effortless.
mule tape came back 20', and stopped. i couldn't pull it. at all.
20', straight 3/4" emt.
couldn't pull it back. the nubbies of zinc are like velcro to the
mule tape. all this 35' in the air, in a tilt up that was well above
100 degrees up there. working alone, driving back and forth,
swearing.
there. is that whiny enough?
first one has a mule tape in it now, all 420' of it. after a while,
some of the velcroiness wore off, and it was doable.
after three hours. i'm ready to kill someone.
there is actually a purpose to this post... i'm a bit concerned about
pulling wire in this stuff, and i'm thinking of putting soap on the wire,
even tho it's simpull.
anyone ever do that? good idea or bad idea? i'm not pulling them till
thursday morning... i'm open to suggestions about what to do with this...
i was even considering dragging a 1500' spool of mule tape thru, to smooth
it out a bit, then pulling with the tail end of the mule tape...
c'mon you guys, you are smart. prove it. a magic and brilliant idea would be
appreciated right now.