"John Rumm" wrote in message
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nick smith wrote:

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 ?

The stuff you want is Yellow 77 Pulling Lubricant:-


http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/produ...5Fid=TL0059066

Having said that it is always simpler to run singles through conduit
rather than T&E. If needs be then strip of the outer sheath of the T&E.

Cheers,

John.


But then you're left with a bare copper strand as the earth though and, in
plastic conduit especially, that's not a good idea if you need a proper
earth bond at the other end.