Pulling Wire through Conduit: Vacuum Cleaner Method! 💡🔌

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  • Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025

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  • @tattoojones23
    @tattoojones23 Год назад +4

    MAN! I JUST LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT THE VAC. I ALWAYS BLEW WITH A COMPRESSURE. THANKS FOR PASSING THE KNOWLEDGE

  • @tonymccuiston9039
    @tonymccuiston9039 Год назад +3

    Always listen to your wife's instructions. Makes life a lot easier 😅.

  • @Mountaintoptractor
    @Mountaintoptractor Год назад +7

    Great explanation Tony. I'm a 20+ yr 2 state master and electrical contractor, with 3 states journeymen licenses as well. Excellent technique. If it were me I would wrap the string around the wires then tape them off, almost like a pulling finger, and stretch the tape tight. (

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад +1

      Thank you very much. That is high praise from someone with your experience. I always say that I know enough to be dangerous. 😁

  • @gnfrl1
    @gnfrl1 Год назад +2

    Muchas gracias Tony´s revolvi mi problema sin necesidad de herramientas especiales para ese trabajo, saludos desde Honduras 🚜

  • @terrymangum7635
    @terrymangum7635 Год назад +1

    Enjoyed this DIY video Tony and Tanja. I have never seen it done that way. Amazing.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад +1

      Thank you. I saw an electrician do this. I was amazed.

    • @Eastbaypisces
      @Eastbaypisces 4 месяца назад

      @@TonysTractorAdventure what kind of knot did u tie, hard to see

  • @PaulOfPeace54
    @PaulOfPeace54 Год назад +3

    For the conduit run in the ditch, it's easier if you pull the wire through the (bell end) conduit at the same time you are assembling it. It saves a LOT of time.

  • @m9ovich785
    @m9ovich785 Год назад +2

    Thanks Tony, (For the Chuckles) AHAHAHAH
    Been doing this stuff for 37 Years, now retired. That run was so short I would have just pushed the bundle through.
    The biggest one I had to do was 450Ft of 4" PVC with 3 90's, and a 45 between two Buildings, An old School and a new building for Comm Cabling, Speaker Audio, Coax, Etc.
    When the Conduit was installed the ends were not capped off at the School end and Kids dropped trash in it. it took 3 Shop Vac's. 2 Sucking and one blowing to suck a Kitchen trash bag through. It's amazing how much trash kids can put in the Pipe in 3 days.
    Mike M.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад +2

      That sounds like one of "those days!" Lol!

    • @m9ovich785
      @m9ovich785 Год назад +1

      @@TonysTractorAdventure I wonder if I still have some 35mm Photos some where Hmmm?

  • @LordFenixBloodstone
    @LordFenixBloodstone Год назад +2

    also you are outside just unwrap that you need and pull the 3 wires in different directions on the ground in like a "hand fan shape." it helps when you are dealing with wire not on a spool. Like you did. You learned and in the future you save time and headaches

  • @davida.p.9911
    @davida.p.9911 Год назад +3

    And make sure the conduit has no holes in it to make sure you get a good suction. 😅 Otherwise, it won't suck.....lol. Good work Tony and Tanja!!

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад +1

      I felt good about the overall outcome. Thank you for the support. 👍

  • @budlite8207
    @budlite8207 Год назад +2

    I watched a contractor team pull a telemetry wire for a water tank over 2200' using the same method. I was amazed.

  • @joeparker7508
    @joeparker7508 Год назад +1

    Good one😊

  • @williamarquett5948
    @williamarquett5948 Год назад +3

    Putting some dish washing liquid on the wire and in the conduit helps it slide easier. Also move the rolls of wire further away from the entrance point

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад +1

      Good idea. I did talk about cable lubrication in the video description. The wires that I pulled had a coating on them. It felt like wax.

  • @tracymclaughlinholmes677
    @tracymclaughlinholmes677 Год назад +1

    It works better with the rolls if you stick paper plates between each roll. If you have a long run you're going to need something stronger than a paper plate but what it does is stopped the rolls from dragging on the other ones causing it to bind. It also stops each individual roll from spreading out too far which prevents it from getting tangled in the other rolls. When we've had a lot of wiring to do one of my favorite things to use is actually an extension cord winder. We put each wiring type we need on its own extension cord winder and then screw them down to a board. Then you can do it with just one person because it unwinds so nicely.

    • @LordFenixBloodstone
      @LordFenixBloodstone Год назад

      that or a cardboard with a hole in it. I have done this many times pulling over 5000 miles of wire in my lifetime. also Love my 100' fishtape too.

  • @jamesharless5357
    @jamesharless5357 Год назад +1

    Nice job ,and great video!👍🏻

  • @BAC54746
    @BAC54746 6 месяцев назад +2

    hello in France, we do not put rigid sheaths in the ground, only red flexible sheaths for electricity with a wire puller inside much easier to pass the wires and to signal its presence and better locate in the ground . Rigid conduits are intended only for interior buildings. Congratulations on your excellent work nonetheless.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you. Different countries have different rules and ways of doing things. 👍 I appreciate your comment. It is nice to hear about different ways of doing things.

    • @BAC54746
      @BAC54746 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@TonysTractorAdventure oui merci I hope the translation is good.
      I also bought a tracker on Amazon, for €300. Without solar panels I will assemble it these days. on it I'm going to install 2 400 watt Sunology solar panels. I hope it will work (Surface and weight) Excellente journée de France.

  • @davidwilker4795
    @davidwilker4795 Год назад +2

    I wonder if using compressed air instead or in addition to the vacuums would work faster?

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад

      Extra equipment, extra time. This on took seconds once we got our act together.

  • @michaeljohn7398
    @michaeljohn7398 Год назад +1

    Lesson one. If you want it done, give it to your missus. 😁🤣 . Top video .

  • @0013619511
    @0013619511 2 месяца назад

    hey if you will spray the inside of conduit are you feed wire with silicone spray it goes a lot easier

  • @darrenmcintosh3137
    @darrenmcintosh3137 Год назад

    Great episode haven't seen such dry slap stick comedy in years

  • @clarencefoster7689
    @clarencefoster7689 Год назад +1

    A little bit of dish soap on the bag lubes it and gives a better seal and the bit of residue helps the wire you need twice as much string and leave it there for future

  • @tinyhomeincred-i-box
    @tinyhomeincred-i-box Год назад +2

    Question, if you had pulled enough through to reach the other box, you could’ve just used the one tape/tie job, no? Nice idea with vacuum, appreciate ya!

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад

      Hindsight is always 20/20. Well unless you're like me and I can't remember what happened. 😁

    • @tinyhomeincred-i-box
      @tinyhomeincred-i-box Год назад

      @@TonysTractorAdventure lol, nice work Bud!

  • @SwannOG
    @SwannOG Год назад +4

    You know you might have wanted to leave a pull string in that conduit incase you need to pull more wire through it. Using those coils of wire it is easier if you measure out approximately how much wire you need and uncoiling one at a time tie them to a point and a mark where you want to end. Do that for each one then with them all laid out tape the ends together and then fish them thru the conduit. Have had to pull miles of wire for satellite runs from the dish to the receivers in schools. Having that pull line in the conduit will be a lifesaver when you need to replace a damaged cable. Just remember to tie another string to the end so you can pull it back for use again.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад

      That is a great idea. Thank you. I will do that next time. This a great way to learn, because the distance is not that long.

  • @garymessina1609
    @garymessina1609 Год назад +1

    Great job but I use a mighty mouse it's a sponge pull thru with a vacuum cleaner great video thanks Tony and Tanya

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад

      Thank you my friend. It was a good day and now that it's all together the work is worth it.

  • @neilstephens3825
    @neilstephens3825 Год назад +1

    Great video and very informative. Out of curiosity why not just use a fish tape for such a short run. I understand for demonstration purposes. Just curious.

  • @torbjornsjodin2447
    @torbjornsjodin2447 Год назад +1

    What is the use of the black doubble cable?

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад

      It provides 12v to power the solar trackers from inside the building.

    • @torbjornsjodin2447
      @torbjornsjodin2447 Год назад

      Thanks. Did it come in the package? Are there items to hold 6 solar panels in the package?

  • @da1shark
    @da1shark Год назад +2

    It looked like your solar building has spray foam insulation. Maybe you will cover that in a future video or maybe I missed it. So did you use one of the DIY spray foam kit or did you have it done? In your build you stated after it was put together it was sturdy. I bet the spay foam even helped stiffen it up too.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад +1

      I lost the video of the foam. That broke my heart.

    • @da1shark
      @da1shark Год назад

      @@TonysTractorAdventure So sorry to hear that, but at least you got it done. I know it takes extra time to film while doing the work and then the editing. Your place is coming together and looks great.

  • @benkanobe7500
    @benkanobe7500 Год назад

    Where did you get that bright pink twine? Where did you get your 8AWG copper wire?

  • @geraldkoth654
    @geraldkoth654 Год назад +1

    One thing I always do is tie string to the wire when I pull it so I always have a string ready if I need to pull another wire.

  • @denali9449
    @denali9449 Год назад +1

    And none of these 'master electricians' have said a word about the "high voltage" feeds (Tony's words) from the solar panels in the same conduit with the 12 volt motor control wiring????? Guess that is not a problem these days.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад

      Instead of being sarcastic and self aggrandizing, you could offer your thoughts with a well thought out explanation. I personally think your hypothesis is rather weak and not valid for this application.

    • @denali9449
      @denali9449 Год назад +1

      @@TonysTractorAdventure No sarcasm or self-aggrandizing, just 40-some years of putting the pieces together after someone, in the words of Brent Snyder, "did it wrong". The comment was directed to all the self-proclaimed "master electricians" who failed to ask such an obvious question. Further, any comment on my part is based strictly on the information you provided.
      You did not state either the voltages or systems being carried or the wiring type being used so no well thought out explanation can be provided, but I will hazard a guess. It appears that you are using THHN for what you called the 'high' voltage and lamp cord for the control wiring. This may be permissible per Section 300.3 if everything is less than 1000 volts AND all conductors have an insulation rating equal to at least the maximum circuit voltage applied to any conductor within the raceway/conduit. Traditionally THHN is rated at 600 volts and lamp cord 300 volts.
      Additionally, equipment grounding conductors (per Article 250) must be provided for each circuit, some folks call it bonding. Not talking about a 'grounded' conductor here which is always required in ac circuits and may or may not be required in dc circuits.. If your 'high' voltage is greater than 1000 volts then all bets are off and separate raceways are required. Have seen several solar systems over 1000 volts.
      Put it this way, it is most likely not a good idea, nor does it meet code, to put your 22/24 gauge doorbell wiring with is 30 volt rating in the same conduit with your 200 amp service entrance cable rated at 600 volts.

  • @Just_An_Idea_For_Consideration

    I am not sure - but shouldn’t the pv wire from second array - have been run all the way to the shed???

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад

      I don't see why. I ran the panels in parallel. They would have been parallel at the box outside or parallel on the inside of the shed.

  • @joerodrigues3816
    @joerodrigues3816 Год назад +2

    God bless you both love your video I really love how you and your wife work together all the best always Joe from England Great Britain. An I say The Woman is always right I have always said yes love but you know that they are not you just have to go with it Ha!Ha! It’s a better choice to do so.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it. Tanja is great. I love working with her. God Bless

  • @On_The_Farm
    @On_The_Farm Год назад +1

    Well pushing a fish tape through the conduit would work well for a short run like that.

  • @donaldslate4195
    @donaldslate4195 Год назад

    Ground wire?

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад +1

      No ground with solar. Positive and Negative.

    • @htnowpro
      @htnowpro Год назад

      What is the third wire for?

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад

      12volt to provide power to the solar tracker. Two Big DC wires for the solar tracker. Two smaller wires for 12volts.

  • @anthonycampbell4534
    @anthonycampbell4534 Год назад

    What state are you in?

  • @louisl.8724
    @louisl.8724 Год назад +2

    Next time put some plywood or cardboard round disk between the wire spools.

  • @robertwinton2649
    @robertwinton2649 Год назад +1

  • @joeparker7508
    @joeparker7508 Год назад +1

    They lube it

  • @jaimelago8941
    @jaimelago8941 Год назад +2

    For the next time leave a fish wire through the pipe

  • @clarencefoster7689
    @clarencefoster7689 Год назад

    Unrole the wire the way it was wound so it doesn’t tie in nots

  • @chengone2
    @chengone2 3 дня назад

    you could have inserted the string into the conduit before you lay and buried it.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  3 дня назад

      It is much easier to do it this way. The conduit must often be laid before the wire can be placed. A good example is a conduit going through a concrete pour.

  • @ralphcamero6028
    @ralphcamero6028 Год назад

    Use A 'fish tape'

  • @clarencefoster7689
    @clarencefoster7689 Год назад +1

    Doesn’t look like very good tape my experience is 3M is the best and put something in between your wire so it doesn’t try to go over itself

  • @BAC54746
    @BAC54746 6 месяцев назад

    Not great with the vacuum cleaner. You had to pass the cord first before burying the sheath.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  6 месяцев назад

      It worked great and only took a few seconds to pull the string through.

    • @BAC54746
      @BAC54746 6 месяцев назад

      @@TonysTractorAdventure Without the signs how much did you pay for the tracker in the United States

  • @5400bowen
    @5400bowen Год назад

    Or you can do what I do, and eliminate all the fuss electricians are so proud of learning how to solve with all kinds of kinniptions. Just thread the pipe over the wire one piece at a time. I did it that way many times, including on a 100 foot run around corners, up and down through walls…one piece of conduit at a time. It was for a retired NASA mechanical engineer, and he was fine with it. I know all you “pros” will jeer, but inside you are thinking how I might teach a layman how to avoid $60 an hour in labor, for tricks a chimpanzee can learn, but the chimp doesn’t pretend it’s a critical skill that you HAVE to learn to do electrical work. Just like all the specialized, totally meaningless BS jargon you HAVE to learn so laymen can’t understand easily. Protect that paycheck, at any and all cost!

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад

      I am not sure what to say to this. I am not sure who you are talking too or about.

    • @5400bowen
      @5400bowen Год назад +1

      @@TonysTractorAdventure I meant people can do things for themselves. You did a great job on the project, and with videos like yours, more people can do things for themselves. Plus I like to give suggestions for solutions I’ve used.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад

      Thank you Robert. We are always learning new things and adding new skill. I love to learn. It is becoming harder as I get older.

  • @ewmism861
    @ewmism861 Год назад

    I bet you'd be a pain to work with

  • @margarita8442
    @margarita8442 Год назад

    just use a snake

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Год назад

      Why, My system works and I don't own a snake. I do own everything I need to do it this way. A snake is no faster.