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Pulling in cable - how hard can it be?

Chris Pearson

I am knackered - I have spent several hours today pulling in 3 x 16 mm² into 25 mm conduit. OSG promised me that it was possible and indeed it has been, but how difficult does it have to be?

Lube the cable, up the ladder, pull a bit, back to the beginning, lube the cable, back outside again, up the ladder, pull a bit. Down the ladder, move the ladder, up the ladder, pull a bit, down the ladder. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

Am I missing something?

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  • Usually working on my own, having spent I don't know how long doing similar with long cable runs running between floors, +1 for having someone else at the other end!

    If it's surface run conduit and you can make the conduit joints without risking damaging he cables (so more likely with push fit PVC than threaded steel) then another option is to put the cables in situ first and then thread individual lengths of conduit over them. The old rule about all conduit systems having to be fully assembled before drawing in has long since gone (or rather now only applies to conduit buried in a structure).

       - Andy.

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  • Usually working on my own, having spent I don't know how long doing similar with long cable runs running between floors, +1 for having someone else at the other end!

    If it's surface run conduit and you can make the conduit joints without risking damaging he cables (so more likely with push fit PVC than threaded steel) then another option is to put the cables in situ first and then thread individual lengths of conduit over them. The old rule about all conduit systems having to be fully assembled before drawing in has long since gone (or rather now only applies to conduit buried in a structure).

       - Andy.

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