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The day I finally understood why my old boss was so picky about wire pulling
Back when I was a second year apprentice, I thought my journeyman was just being a pain when he made me re-do pulls if a single wire got a kink. I'd just straighten it and keep going. Then, about three years ago on a service call in a 90s split-level, I found a failed neutral in a bundle behind a panel. The insulation was cracked right at a sharp bend from the original install. Took me half a day to trace and fix it. Now I use way more pull points and never force a wire around a corner. What's your go-to trick for keeping wire runs clean in tight spaces?
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john64817h ago
Yeah, that's how you get callbacks years later. My trick is a little silicone spray on the wire before the pull, not a ton, just a quick shot. Makes it slide through like butter, especially in those packed stud bays. I keep a can in my bag just for that. It stops you from having to muscle it and cause those sharp bends.
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