Wire pulling lube question
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You are not supposed to be reading directions. :grin:
I have never intentionally waited for it to dry. Of course the ends are dried to terminate but the unbroken conductor is listed for wet locations so I never give it any thought.
I have never intentionally waited for it to dry. Of course the ends are dried to terminate but the unbroken conductor is listed for wet locations so I never give it any thought.
chris kennedy
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And you should always have some extra parts left over.
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IMO this is just CYA info provided by the manufacturer in case there's ever a problem. Like Bob said conductors are designed to be run in wet locations so why should some lube be a problem? Besides, how would you ever know if the lube in the middle of a pipe run is dry?
LarryFine
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flashlight
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I saw a guy use WD40 as lube today.
He said "It works well and the THWN is oil resistant.."
Seemed like a bad idea to me.
He said "It works well and the THWN is oil resistant.."
Seemed like a bad idea to me.
wire pulling lube
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hope the cub reads the directions!, he could be pulling more than the wire!
wire pulling lube
hope the cub reads the directions!, he could be pulling more than the wire!
That's funny!
TOOL_5150
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Many years ago, I sprayed WD40 down a pipe to get the fishtape around the last bend. I then learned the art of "backfishing" with a secondary fish tape.
It had been quite a few years since I did that, I still remember the job. Never got any callbacks yet, so I guess THWN is WD40 resistant. :grin:
~Matt
It had been quite a few years since I did that, I still remember the job. Never got any callbacks yet, so I guess THWN is WD40 resistant. :grin:
~Matt
e57
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I have a whole garage of boxes of extra parts.I have a whole box of those extra parts in my garage.
Chris
LarryFine
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I have a whole box of those extra parts in my garage.
I have a whole group of garages filled with boxes of leftover parts.
zbang
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I have a whole group of garages filled with boxes of leftover parts.
Isn't that what we call "inventory"?
LarryFine
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Inventory purgatory, maybe.
drbond24
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I 2nd this. On the 1 in a bazillion chance that something bad happened when you energized the cable and you tried to go after the lube manufacturer, they would ask you if you had used their lube per their instructions. You would say yes, and then they would ask you to prove the lube was dry when you energized. You wouldn't be able to, so they would not be liable. A bit far-fetched perhaps, but they're just covering their rear.
dibloafer
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Ideal sells blue lube that if you put some on your hands and rub it together a few times, it turns to glue in a matter of seconds. IMO the only thing that particular lube is good for is giving you blue hands. :grin:
Except WD40 isn't an oil. It's a solvent.
Ok, some oil. But mostly mineral spirits.
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