i always buy it pre triplexed from the wire supplier . the insulation is colored yellow , brown and orange so no need to mark phases . don't normally do a neutral. and usually aluminum 500 mcm. use wire rope and a forklift to pull it through . this is in my 500,000 sq ft manufacturing plant . sometimes i will just buy it as 500 mcm MC armored cable so easier than conduit.
Thank you for the great video. Since Castle Crags is kind of in my back yard -- I live in Happy Camp, CA -- I just might try that climb. How challenging was the final ascent of the dome?
There is a bit of beta that you should know on how to approach the final pitch. You first climb up to a flat area that's kind of like a false summit. Then you have to skirt around some rocks and find a chimney. I'll explain it in the video.
Bro big wire pull you ever pull 750 mcm kerite triplex in 5inch pvc 1500 feet through 4 pull boxes?. 30 5 inch between pull boxes we did about 2and a half miles So big wire pull i think not. Just saying IBEW rocks
That's why I like the trade so much we do so many different things. We're not sheetrockers or framers or plumbers our trade is themost skilled 6 volts to lightning as I used to say we are the cream of the crop
I just wanna know how much do you charge or get paid? Just curious Because in my country Belize central America We'd charge like 500U.S dollars for all that job you showed.. Do you guy's pay better? I'm a licensed electrical engineer..
That service installe was way more then 500 USD. I can't say because I don't really know. But most of us make about 500 a day to just work there. That means that job costs in the millions possibly.
All the skill is with the cathead operator. He must know how to wrap the rope in what direction and when the load may exceed the pull ropes capacity. On large pulls you may have to tighten and loosen the tension to allow the rope stretch to move the wire. l have also had to put vertical 2x4's in the can to keep it from being crushed by the puller. A good wireman should also know how to make a decent pulling basket from black iron tie wire. The best skill is learning how to make pulling heads that will be stronger than the pull rope.
That's one of those free copyright songs that you can get. That one's I believe under the Western country category. I pick music that goes along with my video the best but yes I don't necessarily know who sings it or listen to The Band.
Lovely job, I work for a local company here in Washington DC we pull a lot of cable too, 4/0 is the biggest we go. But your job is really an adventure man, one I would like to work for a company that do big things
If I remember correctly it was 4 strands of 500 MCM per phase feeding a 1,600 Amp GFI main breaker that fed 33 services including cell phone towers, restaurants, offices, and apartments. Not bad for a man with a residential license.
Id like to see the calculations on a 1600amp main that can feed 33 services with some being restaurants, offices and apartments. would be interesting to see how the engineer came up with that size for sure.
No wonder this viseo was only three minutes long. You didn't show anything about pulling wire for a commercial job. Very disappointed. Glad it was only three minutes of my time wasted.
Hey sorry you weren't satisfied I'll be sure to make a new video on the exact "how to of a wire pull. I will make better videos on this thank you for your insights. I'm just getting started with these type of videos so stay tuned for more.
@@hoffmanfiles --- I just wanted you to know that I was disappointed but, I'm nobody. I have been on more wire pulls than I'd like to admit hahaha I've been in the trade for going on 35 yrs. . 16 of those years as a union journeyman commercial industrial wireman. If I had my choice of what job I would be doing on a new building it was always building feed, and building the electric room. Pulling 500, 650, 750 mcm wires, setting the switchgear and transformers landing the wires then pulling each floor's feeders for the subpanels. I just like watching other guys wire pulling videos to see how they set up for their pulls, how they make up the head (if they use pulling kelems (socks, baskets) or if they weave their own basket using the strands of copper from the conductors being pulled in, etc... . I love doing that shit. Setting up a tugger, setting up the reel jacks for the reels of wire, clearing the pipe run with a mouse or sometimes a mandrel, and all that follows to prepare for a large, long pull. I don't get to do that anymore. I don't do large jobs like that. I do small commercial, residential, service, and locations electric for film and tv productions. Don't let me bother you. You keep doing what you can and do the best you are able to do. You're an electrician, that means you take pride in your work and sonewhat if not a total perfectionist. Just try to make videos you would want to watch. Don't use clickbait for titles or thumbnails, and be genuine. Have fun doing what you are doing. That's all. Be safe, be smart, and don't stop respecting electricity.
