I've not had much success with pulling new conductors in a cable with existing conductors. I found that the pull string doesn't lay nicely along side the conductor when installed, instead threading itself through the conductors. When it comes time to use the pull thread, the new conductors intertwine with the existing ones... a real mess.
Unless there's a trick to this that I've not heard about...
Thanks.
That's been my (limited) experience too.
YES!!
Those things can happen but they have never happened to me if I was the one to run the wire and string.
Sigh. He's RETIRED. He built more than cabinets in his home shop. He has more than a nailer that needs compressed air in his shop. Go hump someone else's leg.
Hell, we had six breaker boxes on the production floor at Microdyne for outlets for workbenches on a 200' * 190' production area. Then there was a power room with over 200 breakers for the other equipment.
Certainly that you've never worked in a machine shop?
You end up living in Alabama.
Wrong, of course. There was one panel with a separate drop for each tool.
BTW, did the OP specify a machine shop? I don't remember that part.
I don't take pain killers. None are prescribed.
I'd run the 10. I have 14, 12 & 10 on hand. I use 14 for light circuits, 12 for most 120V outlets, and 10 for the longer or heavier loads. There is 75 feet of #6 run to the well house.
In your limited experience.
You cut lots of corners and do everything on the edge of failure. Labor cost more than the materials, so the difference in the total build is small.
Of course you yawn. That's a requirement of the initial specs for public buildings, everywhere that I've lived & worked.
So it's not a "machine shop". Giggle. Get real, Michael.
You're the one doing the humping, Michael.
I don't live in Alabama, fool.
Not anymore. He worked for a schoolboard in their maintenece complex. They had a MACHINE SHOP, cabinet shop and garage where they did maintenece on all their vehicles. They had in house support for everything except new costruction & roofing
Keep showing your petty ignorance.
You did, and you decided to move there so you're the fool.
That must have been a tiny shop.
He said he was going to suggest it to the owner, so who knows.
Some people also pull THHN or CAT5 off the box spool the same way, also makes a mess. It takes more time but if you spiral (cable) your bundle the pull cord will not get mixed. Never has for me.
Hardly, but you're dreaming again.
So why not 500KV? You never know?
Still dry humping? Come on, Michael. Drop it already.
More dry humping from Michael. I hope you feel better soon.
The biggest thing is to make sure the wires go in straight. Kinks or twists will make life miserable later. I've seen people pull Romex off the center of the roll, without unrolling it. It makes a mess; bad enough when pulling through rafters but it's a disaster in conduit.
You should. Obviously.
It doesn't matter what *YOU* have on hand. #12 works just fine and is about 1/3 the cost of #10.
Almost *NEVER*. In this case, it's *STUPID* to even suggest it.
Wrong. There is no corners cut at all. You're lying, just to make some sort of point. You're wrong. Step up to it.
What *YOU* did *100 YEARS* ago is irrelevant.
Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
Ask the community — no account required