I used silicon caulk to join my conduit. It's waterproif and you can break
the seal in the future if needed.
Ryan K3XC
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> 1. Re: Pull Rope in Conduits? (Vincent Weal)
> 2. Re: Pull Rope in Conduits? (Dorn Hetzel)
> 3. Re: Pull Rope in Conduits? (Vincent Weal)
> 4. Re: Pull Rope in Conduits? (Alan Swinger)
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> From: Vincent Weal <k4jc@arrl.net>
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:37:11 -0400
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Pull Rope in Conduits?
> Do the sections have to be glued? There's no pressure on them and they
> usually have a pretty tight friction fit.
>
> 73, Vince K4JC
>
>
> On Oct 24, 2011, at 10:51 AM, "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > I'm about to place a number of 150' Sched 40 PVC conduits between my
> > shack
> > and new tower. I want to end up with small 200 lb. stength nylon
> > twine in
> > each conduit, then use that small twine to pull through a larger
> > 1/4" nylon
> > rope for the actual cable pulls.
> >
> > Should I use a fish tape to pull through the small twine as I glue
> > on each
> > additional section of conduit? I'm concerned about the PVC cement
> > sticking
> > to the nylon twine. Or is there an easy way to install the small
> > twine
> > after a whole 150' run of conduit is completely glued together?
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Steve
> > N6SJ
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dorn Hetzel <kb4eq@hetzel.org>
> To: Vincent Weal <k4jc@arrl.net>
> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:40:56 -0400
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Pull Rope in Conduits?
> I have found that unglued PVC will be infiltrated, first by water, and then
> by roots, at least with respect to sewage lines I have had to repair, so I
> expect it could happen eventually with any buried PVC that wasn't glued...
>
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Vincent Weal <k4jc@arrl.net> wrote:
>
> > Do the sections have to be glued? There's no pressure on them and they
> > usually have a pretty tight friction fit.
> >
> > 73, Vince K4JC
> >
> >
> > On Oct 24, 2011, at 10:51 AM, "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > I'm about to place a number of 150' Sched 40 PVC conduits between my
> > > shack
> > > and new tower. I want to end up with small 200 lb. stength nylon
> > > twine in
> > > each conduit, then use that small twine to pull through a larger
> > > 1/4" nylon
> > > rope for the actual cable pulls.
> > >
> > > Should I use a fish tape to pull through the small twine as I glue
> > > on each
> > > additional section of conduit? I'm concerned about the PVC cement
> > > sticking
> > > to the nylon twine. Or is there an easy way to install the small
> > > twine
> > > after a whole 150' run of conduit is completely glued together?
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Steve
> > > N6SJ
> > >
> > >
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Vincent Weal <k4jc@arrl.net>
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:09:43 -0400
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Pull Rope in Conduits?
> Thanks for the info, Dorn. Guess it shows I'm still learning!
>
> 73, Vince K4JC
>
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Dorn Hetzel <kb4eq@hetzel.org> wrote:
>
> > I have found that unglued PVC will be infiltrated, first by water, and
> then
> > by roots, at least with respect to sewage lines I have had to repair, so
> I
> > expect it could happen eventually with any buried PVC that wasn't
> glued...
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Vincent Weal <k4jc@arrl.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Do the sections have to be glued? There's no pressure on them and they
> >> usually have a pretty tight friction fit.
> >>
> >> 73, Vince K4JC
> >>
> >>
> >> On Oct 24, 2011, at 10:51 AM, "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> > I'm about to place a number of 150' Sched 40 PVC conduits between
> my
> >> > shack
> >> > and new tower. I want to end up with small 200 lb. stength nylon
> >> > twine in
> >> > each conduit, then use that small twine to pull through a larger
> >> > 1/4" nylon
> >> > rope for the actual cable pulls.
> >> >
> >> > Should I use a fish tape to pull through the small twine as I glue
> >> > on each
> >> > additional section of conduit? I'm concerned about the PVC cement
> >> > sticking
> >> > to the nylon twine. Or is there an easy way to install the small
> >> > twine
> >> > after a whole 150' run of conduit is completely glued together?
> >> >
> >> > 73,
> >> >
> >> > Steve
> >> > N6SJ
> >> >
> >> >
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Alan Swinger <awswinger@earthlink.net>
> To: Steve Jones <n6sj@earthlink.net>, towertalk@contesting.com
> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:41:20 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Pull Rope in Conduits?
> If you know what cables will be in the several runs of PVC, an alternative
> is to lay them out next to the trenches and slide the PVC sections into
> place over the cables. Then glue them as you lay them into the trenches. You
> can include the pull rope in to the bundle for future use. This method has
> worked for me at several locations.
> Good luck,
> Alan K9MBQ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Steve Jones <n6sj@earthlink.net>
> >Sent: Oct 24, 2011 11:51 AM
> >To: towertalk@contesting.com
> >Subject: [TowerTalk] Pull Rope in Conduits?
> >
> >I'm about to place a number of 150' Sched 40 PVC conduits between my shack
> >and new tower. I want to end up with small 200 lb. stength nylon twine
> in
> >each conduit, then use that small twine to pull through a larger 1/4"
> nylon
> >rope for the actual cable pulls.
> >
> >Should I use a fish tape to pull through the small twine as I glue on each
> >additional section of conduit? I'm concerned about the PVC cement
> sticking
> >to the nylon twine. Or is there an easy way to install the small twine
> >after a whole 150' run of conduit is completely glued together?
> >
> >73,
> >
> >Steve
> >N6SJ
> >
> >
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
> To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:43:02 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Pull Rope in Conduits?
> That's what I am in the process of doing right now.
>
> Bill K4XS/KH7XS
>
>
> In a message dated 10/24/2011 6:41:35 P.M. Greenwich Standard Time,
> awswinger@earthlink.net writes:
>
> If you know what cables will be in the several runs of PVC, an alternative
> is to lay them out next to the trenches and slide the PVC sections into
> place over the cables. Then glue them as you lay them into the trenches.
> You
> can include the pull rope in to the bundle for future use. This method has
> worked for me at several locations.
> Good luck,
> Alan K9MBQ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Steve Jones <n6sj@earthlink.net>
> >Sent: Oct 24, 2011 11:51 AM
> >To: towertalk@contesting.com
> >Subject: [TowerTalk] Pull Rope in Conduits?
> >
> >I'm about to place a number of 150' Sched 40 PVC conduits between my
> shack
> >and new tower. I want to end up with small 200 lb. stength nylon twine
> in
> >each conduit, then use that small twine to pull through a larger 1/4"
> nylon
> >rope for the actual cable pulls.
> >
> >Should I use a fish tape to pull through the small twine as I glue on
> each
> >additional section of conduit? I'm concerned about the PVC cement
> sticking
> >to the nylon twine. Or is there an easy way to install the small twine
> >after a whole 150' run of conduit is completely glued together?
> >
> >73,
> >
> >Steve
> >N6SJ
> >
> >
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