Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 14 Jun 91 19:29:02 GMT From: Merv Graham Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re^2: Looking for Inexpensive Outside Wire Message-ID: Organization: Graham-Patten Sys., Inc., Grass Valley, CA Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 454, Message 8 of 8 Lines: 37 mitel!Software!meier@uunet.uu.net (Rolf Meier) writes: > In article mailrus!ulowell!wex@uunet. > uu.net writes: > [recommendation for using garden hose as conduit] > I tried this, in an attempt to save some money on the special (thicker > sheath) direct burial cable. > It turned out that I was unable to pull the wire more than about 25 > feet before it started to bind against the hose. Since I had already > bought the hose, I ended up splitting the hose the full length, > inserting the wire, and then taping the hose together again. > It was really false economy. Next time, I would get the true > direct-burial cable. I'm sorry I didn't see the start of this thread, but if we're talking about low voltage circuits: I used a 1 (or was it 1.25)inch , black, polyethylene, flexible water pipe. It was cheap enough and has a nice smooth inner bore for pulling cables. I used about 125 feet between the house and shop for LV control, phone and intercom cables. Originally blew a nylon cord through the pipe (old vacuum cleaner connected backwards trick) for a pull line and always pull a new cord with each new cable I pull. Works great. Merv Graham | gpstwr!merv@gvgpsa.gvg.tek.com Graham-Patten Systems, Inc. | or: tektronix!gvgpsa.gvg.tek.com!gpstwr!merv P.O. Box 1960 | Grass Valley, CA 95945 | Ph: 916-273-8412 FAX: 916-273-7458