I tried a vacuum myself here and there. It doesn't solve this problem IME.
Lube just always makes it easier. I used the Ideal stuff on 2" and 6 months later I didn't see anything weird. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Sun, Sep 16, 2018, 11:59 PM Trey Scarborough <t...@3dsc.co> wrote: > I would second the try blowing and vacuum a small pull string then pull > through some mule tape. The problem with the rod is it tends to kink after > a long distance and can get tangled in the current cable. A pull string > attached to a plastic bag tends to ride on top. Also give the existing > cable a little tug from each end make sure it isn't slacked up in the > middle from being pushed with the rod. > > On 9/16/2018 8:37 PM, Lewis Bergman wrote: > > Polywater was the best we ever found. I also would try that and blowing or > vacuuming instead of a rod. > > On Sun, Sep 16, 2018, 8:32 PM Tim Withrow via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: > >> >> You should be able to source pulling lube from an electrical supplier. >> 20+ bucks a gallon gets expensive fast with the ideal lube,if a small job >> it may be all you need, but this seems not the case. >> ------------------------------ >> On Sunday, September 16, 2018 Jason McKemie <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: >> I have about 350' of 2" conduit that already has a .75" diameter cable >> installed, to which I need to add a flat drop cable. I've been trying to >> get a fiberglass pull rod to go through, but am getting hung up around 230' >> going from either end, probably due to friction with the other cable. I'm >> considering using something like Ideal cable lube to get the extra >> distance, does this stuff thicken up and turn to glue after a while? >> Anything else I should be trying? >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > > > -- > > Trey Scarborough > VP Engineering > 3DS Communications LLC > p:9729741539 > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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