merv@eecs.nwu.edu> (06/15/91)
mitel!Software!meier@uunet.uu.net (Rolf Meier) writes: > In article <telecom11.450.7@eecs.nwu.edu> mailrus!ulowell!wex@uunet. > uu.net writes: > [recommendation for using garden hose as conduit] > I tried this, in an attempt to save some money on the special (thicker > sheath) direct burial cable. > It turned out that I was unable to pull the wire more than about 25 > feet before it started to bind against the hose. Since I had already > bought the hose, I ended up splitting the hose the full length, > inserting the wire, and then taping the hose together again. > It was really false economy. Next time, I would get the true > direct-burial cable. I'm sorry I didn't see the start of this thread, but if we're talking about low voltage circuits: I used a 1 (or was it 1.25)inch , black, polyethylene, flexible water pipe. It was cheap enough and has a nice smooth inner bore for pulling cables. I used about 125 feet between the house and shop for LV control, phone and intercom cables. Originally blew a nylon cord through the pipe (old vacuum cleaner connected backwards trick) for a pull line and always pull a new cord with each new cable I pull. Works great. Merv Graham | gpstwr!merv@gvgpsa.gvg.tek.com Graham-Patten Systems, Inc. | or: tektronix!gvgpsa.gvg.tek.com!gpstwr!merv P.O. Box 1960 | Grass Valley, CA 95945 | Ph: 916-273-8412 FAX: 916-273-7458