I finally found a way to pull wire through a 90 degree bend without a tugger

I had to run a 200 amp feeder through a 2 inch EMT conduit with a tight 90 that was already installed. My cheap fish tape kept getting stuck and I was about to give up. Then I tried putting a vacuum bag on one end and using a shop vac to suck a pull string through. It actually worked on the first try and saved me about 2 hours of frustration. Anybody else use a vacuum trick for tough pulls, or am I just late to the party?

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jennifer_mitchell5319d ago

You ever try the bag trick with a wet/dry vac on a really long run? I had a similar situation a few months back with a 3/4 inch conduit that had three 90s already in it... absolute nightmare. I used a vacuum and a plastic bag tied to some mule tape, sucked it right through first try. Saved me from having to cut drywall and add a junction box, which would've been a whole thing. Now I keep a couple of those little vacuum bag kits in my van for exactly this kinda headache.

jason52418d ago

The bag trick works fine until you hit a run with water sitting in the low spots, then the plastic bag just turns into a wet mess that tears apart halfway through. Had that happen on a long horizontal run under a slab, ended up having to fish it blind with a glow rod and a lot of cussing. You ever had to deal with condensation pooling in a conduit that makes the bag useless?