Electrical hack with fish tape

Fish tape got stuck and can’t get it to budge? 💨
Here’s a hack I learned that sure beats taking the pipe run apart 😅
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What are some other good fish tape tricks we should know? 🤔
-wish I had a @milwaukeetool fish tape
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[@maroshek19]

Try vacuum and piece of plastic bag taped to the string. Tape piece of garden hose to plastic tip so you can get better suction… Even battery powered milwaukee can do miracles if you use compression style couplings. Other method that works is pushing fish tape in with channellocks, works 9 out of 10 times… just put tension on that tape once it is stuck and push hard… and if you have hard time fishing brand new pipe it only means that somebody did shitty job LOL

[@parkourt25]

Agree 100% ^ with everything you said lol though I usually use sealtight one size smaller then the pipe so it slides in then tape one spot back a ways so when you slide it in it creates an air seal works great.

[@jrkriechbaum2255]

I’ve worked plenty of Electricians in the last 10 years. This is good hack for tough situation

[@maroshek19]

i would never tried that with existing wires in the pipe...

[@jltaco85]

@@maroshek19 We'll duh!! Who would!!!?

[@John13Edge]

It’s called back fishing in my area

[@parkourt25]

I havent used fish tape for a pipe over 100ft in years. I pretty much always carry a vac with me and just suck a sting. I also dont like to send a fishtape down with an open end because when you pull it back there is a the good chance it gets stuck onto a coupling and cant get it back out. I had it get stuck on me before under slab so bad that i had to cut the parking lot open because the fish tape wouldnt pull back, obviously thats an extreme but enough for me to never do that again lol vacs work better 100% of the time and if you cant get it with a vac you wont get it with a fish tape. Just couple all your pipes good so you have a good air seal.

[@parkourt25]

That all being said I have used this method, nice video.

[@burgessbrooks412]

Maybe try a leader

[@johnhemdal5899]

Firstttt

[@primalelectrician]

You’re the absolute goat!