[TowerTalk] irrigation tube as conduit

[Joe K2UF]

I am not sure how big your irrigation tube is.  What I have done several
times in the past is tie a small plastic bag to a length of small dia.
Dacron rope.  Put the plastic bag in one end of the pipe.  Make sure you tie
off the far end of the line (long enough to reach the far end of the pipe).
Place shop vac or some other strong vacuum machine at the far end of the
pipe.  Turn on the vacuum and wait about 5 or ten seconds and the plastic
bag will be in the vacuum hose.  Works real slick.  I would suggest when you
pull your wire through you attach a length of Dacron to it so you can pull
something else through at a later date.  The vacuum/bag method may not work
as well with a wire already in the pipe.

Good luck,

73  Joe K2UF 

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Ingrid Johnson-Evavold
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 10:07 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] irrigation tube as conduit

Greetings.

I would like to run a wire underground through irrigation tubing for 100
meters - down to an electrical fence that surrounds my honey bee colonies.
I have a question about what you ran through the tubing to then pull your
wires through.  And - is there any trick to unrolling the tubing so it does
not develop any kinks?  Thanks for any help you can provide!

Ingrid Johnson-Evavold
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