[TowerTalk] Making guy lines visible

[Grant Saviers]

Dick,

I've used left over PEX radiant heating tubing to make guys visible.  
Still there with good color retention after 7 years in the CA sun even 
though PEX is not particularly UV resistant. It comes in many colors 
including orange and red.  I slipped it on before the guys were tied 
off.  Available at Home Depot in rolls or stop by for some red leftovers 
I have from my shop project.  HVAC contractors throw away lengths under 
about 50' since it shouldn't be spliced when installed.

When warmed I think it could be slit with a box cutter and it is pretty 
flexible in the 3/8 and 1/2" sizes.  All of my new plumbing and 
compressed air lines are PEX, copper prices are absurd and the PEX crimp 
fittings are a joy.

Grant KZ1W

On 1/29/2012 4:59 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
> I have a guyed tower, and we're going to have a good number of construction
> vehicles on site for a new house build.  One of the guy wires is very near a
> natural parking area for contractors, and some of them may not get the word
> about driving into guy lines.
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> I'd like to make the guy very visible.
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> I've seen some "balls" on guy wires designed to make them visible to
> aircraft. I'd like something of a bright color that I can fasten to the
> bottom 10 feet or so of the guy wires.
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> Any suggestions?
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> It should survive about a year.  I don't think tying a red rag to the guy is
> going to suffice.
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> Dick, K6KR
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