"nick smith" wrote in message
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I need to pull some cable through a flexi plastic conduit which is a little
on
the tight side - the cable is twin and earth and the conduit is that grey
flexi, convoluted stuff frequently seen on the continent (as it came from
there) and apparently there is a yellow lubricant I think like a thin
silicon
grease that eases its way through the conduit.
I haven't got the yellow grease,....

so the question is.... is there a suitable everyday UK alternative ?

I am sure you will get some somewhat, er, interesting replies to this!

I was faced with an almost identical problem recently, when I had to pull a
couple of grey twin-and-earth mains cables plus three 4-core alarm cables
through a long length of flexible conduit. The solution I used, one that has
worked for me many times before, is to squirt Mister Sheen or some similar
silicone-based cleaner/polish on the cables, and then give them a quick
wipe. Works a treat, but I don't recommend it for bedroom activities!

Rick