On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:52:58 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm, Don
Foreman quickly quoth:

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:07:26 -0500, "jusme" wrote:

This time, I need to pull 150 feet or more of 3 conductors of 4/0 wire
through 4 inch, pvc conduit.

Does anyone have suggestions for a cheap solution - pardon pun?

This wire is some sort of vinyl or rubber compound outer insulation and I do
not wish to chance petroleum distillates or some such to lubricate it. Yes,
they do make a wire soap for pulling through a conduit but, I don't have
any, live in the country and would like to find an alternative.

Thanks

j/b

Depends where in the country. Slime off a northern pike is very
slickery stuff indeed. So is lanolin from a sheep.

There was once a government-funded OSHA study that proved that pig****
is slick (I'm not kidding) but that may not be a first choice here.

Can you imagine the price the Sparky (electrician, USAtians) would
charge to repair said circuit, reeking of fish slime and/or pig****?
Egad!

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