This is the best stuff...IMO https://www.polywater.com/product-category/polywater-lubricants-selection/
On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 8:56 AM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > 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 >> > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- Regards, Chuck
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