Shop Vac Helps Run Wire Through Conduit
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“After purchasing a new grain bin, I had to run electrical wire through about 50 ft. of flexible conduit. It can be difficult to fish the wire through so I came up with a method to make it easier,” says Roger Gutschmidt, Gackle, N. Dak.
“What I did was to use a shop vac to suck baler twine through the conduit and then tied the twine to the wire to pull it through. I just hooked the shop vac to one end of the conduit. In about 15 seconds I had the twine fished through. It was so fast and slick I couldn’t believe how easy it was to wire the aeration fans on my hopper bin. I have a new 5,000-bu. bin to wire this summer.
“I’m sure electricians have better ways to do it but this sure worked well for me.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Roger Gutschmidt, Gutschmidt Mfg., LLC, 6651 Hwy. 56, Gackle, N. Dak. 58442 (ph 701 698-2310; shopdoc@drtel.net).
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Shop Vac Helps Run Wire Through Conduit FARM SHOP Maintenance “After purchasing a new grain bin I had to run electrical wire through about 50 ft of flexible conduit It can be difficult to fish the wire through so I came up with a method to make it easier ” says Roger Gutschmidt Gackle N Dak “What I did was to use a shop vac to suck baler twine through the conduit and then tied the twine to the wire to pull it through I just hooked the shop vac to one end of the conduit In about 15 seconds I had the twine fished through It was so fast and slick I couldn’t believe how easy it was to wire the aeration fans on my hopper bin I have a new 5 000-bu bin to wire this summer “I’m sure electricians have better ways to do it but this sure worked well for me ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Roger Gutschmidt Gutschmidt Mfg LLC 6651 Hwy 56 Gackle N Dak 58442 ph 701 698-2310; shopdoc@drtel net