vaccuming a string through a pipe

using a shop vac to pull a string through electrical pipe and conduit

[@MichaelJordan-hn4zd]

I was having a bad day, but this video cheered me up and made me laugh uncontrollably. thank you

[@copherd]

Man I haven't laughed so dang hard in a long time. Thanks for the laugh and the great demo!

[@StevenNassibian]

Me too. Hilarious.

[@stanleyjason619]

Yea, The demo can be laughable till you experience practically. I had to pull a wire through a hard bend turns. Tried all those, but couldn't. I had been through this demo. Yes I did it. It's nearly 10m. Under the Tar road.. but I did the same. How we look at the demo particularly on the net how people are managing their lives. Sometimes they help a lot. Thanks

[@mescott8212]

Thank you so much, "Dusty Guy", for this "real-life" demonstration! OMG!!! I saw it all happening before you ever turned on the shop vac! And then to do it TWICE, just cracked me up! But... it was a VERY GOOD demonstration and I really appreciated the length, turns and twists that you took the trouble to set up to show how well this process works. I hired an electrician to run my house power from the power pole (down in the Florida Keys) underground to the cottage and asked him to add a second conduit for tv and phone cable... he didn't bother to "run a string" or even cap off either end, nor did he make the pipe ends long enough to keep from being flooded from a good rain... I needed the man that made this video to run that conduit! HE would have done it RIGHT!!!!! (eventually). :) So... thanks for this wonderful video! And thanks for the good laughter and fun! P.S. I also liked that you hoped it would help all the dusty "guys" AND "gals" out there! Nice! I can't wait to get back down there and run a string! (I was going to try blowing a parachute through with compressed air from my scuba tank... your method is MUCH simpler and easier! Plus I will hopefully get the water and gravel out that washed into the conduit, too! I'll probably need the shop vac AND compressed air for that... and since it runs downhill, maybe I'll be able to clean it all out with a water hose first, too?

[@dustyguy]

Use compressed air to blow out the water first. Vacuum won't pull the string through a large amount of water

[@tylerd8258]

Thank you very much for demonstrating such a technique. We were trying to pull the TV cable through the conduit using this technique and It really worked out !!!!!!!

[@davidrichards6718]

you just saved me digging up 50 yards of my drive. Thank you

[@stanleyjason619]

Oh dear, am I thankful to you, definitely!!!. The pipe was laid underground at least 20 year past. Even I wasn't sure, there's one and unaprochable site. So to confirm I took bent funnel poured water. To my surprise water came through. Now between the building and compound wall there's a two feet depth 10m width tar road. It has very hard bends and the wire wasn't moving an inch from the first bend. A complete day was gone trying and wasting and deppressed when the technician suggested to break the road. We were almost ready. Night I was watching the demo. So I took my vacuum in the morning before he arrived, tried, Oh boy, just it sucked till the third bend, but again blocked because of the old or may be broken elbow. Removed and put a small piece of thin hose tube covering the beginning of the wire. That's it. It just came off, like piece of cake. This is just to say "big Thank you" It's the need, that makes us either way.

[@knightrider6473]

This tip just helped me as I was struggling to get the cord through until I seen this. Thanks.

[@dustyguy]

So glad it helped you, thanks for watching

[@markc3448]

Great idea dusty guy. Thanks for the tip. I'm done with shoving fish tape down 50' of conduit!

[@tonysanderson7741]

I did this recently to a 10m conduite , the string wouldn't suck through the pipe possibly because the vacuum wasn't strong enough so I tried thin cotton string instead (the stuff you use for repairing clothes) and it worked, I then tied the thicker string to the cotton and pulled through manually, then tied the thicker string to the cable and pulled through. *note didn't use any plastic bag on the end and I left the string attached to the reel to which I cut afterwards.

[@BackyardWoodworking]

I use Jet line you can get it at most any electrical place Lowe's etc. its strong and goes through the conduit.You can also by a mouse to tie the string or jet line to.

[@helium4amc]

This is one of the funniest videos I have seen in a long time! Educational too!

[@dustyguy]

Thank you Glad you enjoy it and learned something

[@serrato.]

Instructor just showed the class this vid.... Hilarious.

[@naylorpd]

Finding this kind of tip is what the internet is all about - worked awesome to get an HDMI cable with connector through a right angle bend

[@skralogy]

first rule keep your fish string orderly

[@davidrichards6718]

i just laughed out loud when i saw the whole thing vanish in the pipe twice. Great idea, gonna try it on ribbed 3 inch tubing about 50 yards long, I will be tying the loose end of the string off before i put the bag in though

[@Kr00lplatinum]

Did it work?

[@jcbohls]

Thank you for showing the mistakes! I learned more that way than doing it perfect the first time!

[@dustyguy]

Your welcome and thanks for watching

[@paulcrowley511]

This video should be titled "How to dampen your shorts" because I just soaked mine!

[@rufuckingkiddingme9896]

Hay man thanks for the tip my 8 year old thought it was the coolest thing ever...

[@geomatrix5452]

Logical Tip: Start the vacuum FIRST... Then organize the string so it will be untangled while it's being sucked into the pipe... THEN put the end with the bag into the end of the pipe....

[@dustyguy]

yes I figured that out

[@DimitriPappas]

Genius idea. works a treat, thanks!

[@fredbue2249]

Dimitri Pappas 6*66*

[@SouthFLppg]

Even though this is an old video, I just found it and men, you made me laugh, thanks for sharing. LOL ;)

[@galaxydjs87420]

Thanks for the tip! And thanks for the good laugh. Have a good one Dusty guy.

[@dustyguy]

+galaxydjs87420 Thanks for watching

[@hcvberlin]

what a hilly billy cow boy, when I saw the rope before I knew what was coming! Smart feller!

[@jzem7979]

Hilarious and at the same time I can’t believe how well this just worked for me

[@dustyguy]

Even the first time I saw it years ago it was hard to believe how well it worked

[@Dukemeistro]

You got me good. I'm surprised this didn't go viral.

[@dustyguy]

Thanks for your comments.

[@dustyguy]

Thanks

[@bryan1282]

Awesome vid! Thanks for the help.

[@dustyguy]

Your Welcome thamks for watching

[@TowerSaloppy]

Whenever I'm having a bad day I watch this video

[@dustyguy]

That's funny thanks for sharing

[@kriskizlyk]

WOW...this is the most clever thing I have seen! I am on it!

[@steinie44]

May want to tie the other end off first

[@cbcalkins8620]

You provided the information that I was looking for and so I thank you for that.

[@dustyguy]

your welcome

[@IMKINDOFABIGDEAL13]

I used to worn with plastic injection molding. worked in a very large plant and I was in charge of the material loaders and material air dryers. I used to do this all the time. was one of my first jobs and that was always fun to do.

[@bellysize]

Great idea. Poor execution. Impressive humility. Showing all f ups without reservation. That's a man. When you initially put the plastic in the tube I was thinking "I hope he is going to unwind the string so it doesn't have to un-spool". Then I thought for the second attempt you would untangle the a string. WRONG.

[@dustyguy]

Thanks for your comments. Never did finish the pull rope

[@paulolsen1625]

Thank you, Dusty guy. My neighbor sid it would not work. Going to show him now. Have a great day

[@dustyguy]

Same here , they said it wouldn't work. Show them it will,

[@Bigbear4224]

Been doing this for years. Its a quick little trick to help you get ready to pull in some wires

[@dustyguy]

I learned this from my electrician back in 2007 and has been a time saver especially in the long runs

[@stephenhill1089]

I'd love to see this guy fishing! "Whoops. Should've held on to my rod when casting. Whoops.. Did it again".

[@dustyguy]

Probably

[@shelbywatters9738]

@@dustyguy I just loved your video Dusty!! You made me laugh so hard.. You taught me alot. Thank you!

[@cosmai23]

This could go on all day.

[@dustyguy]

It sure could but glad it didn't

[@psyfertech]

it would help out all of us cable guys if when they build homes it is required to run coax inside of conduit inside of the wall because if you ever need to replace it all it would take is tying onto the one thats already there and pullin it up. If i ever built my own home thats how ill have it

[@obfuscated3090]

Make the coax big enough for ethernet cable and eventually fiber. Same amount of work.

[@mescott8212]

You are SO right!!!!! I hope that before I die that I get to build a house of my own with these kinds of ideas! Yours is a good one that I will keep in my files! My dream is to build a house up on pylons (like they did in the old days when the water would rise during the hurricanes) so that all the water pipes and electric conduits and ac passages are accessible. Even as a child, I NEVER understood burying water pipes under concrete slabs!!!???!!!! Run them around the OUTSIDE of the house! Jeez! I live in Florida and my house was built in the early '50's... I had to jackhammer up the terrazzo bathroom floor to get to the 90-degree elbow joint that never got soldered and finally separated from the pipe... of course, I had to rip out the bathroom sink and vanity first and disconnect all the water fittings! All this destruction because someone simply forgot to do that final solder joint! Arrrrgh!!!!! And, of course, I first had to pay $450 to have a company come in with a special sensing machine to locate the leak as closely as possible. They got to within three inches of it. What a MESS! And VERY expensive! This house was built to last but the pipes will deteriorate long before the house does. My thoughts on cable and new housing are to have a main access portal with a removeable cover and a map or grid diagram affixed to the inside of the panel door... and can ANYONE tell me WHY all the connections to a big, flat screen tv are all on the BACK!?!?!?! and not on the bottom edge or sides!!! Arrrrgh!!!!!!

[@alexebanks6965]

i even added a loopdy loop

[@janedunn4351]

Hey a big thumbs up. works great!

[@psyfertech]

i work for dish and all i run is coax but luckily we dont have to bother with any conduit but id have to say wall fishin is the biggest pain in the ass part of my job, especially when u have an existing cable outlet and its got a plastic box but the cable is the old garbage rg-59 and on top of that they stapled it in the wall with expanding foam sprayed down in the top plate haha. Most of the time ill just take my spade bit and destroy that plastic box without messin up any dry wall and keeping my screw holes intact for my wall plate. Try runnin your fish rod down inside a wall and tryin to make it into the tiny hole on those plastic boxes, not very easy. It sucks that they screw em to the dam stud before they put up the dry wall because u aint gettin it out.

[@kirklandelectricicnc]

Your not the first to loose a string, but it was still fun to watch.

[@dustyguy]

+Steve Kirkland Thanks for watching . I did have a little a little fun chasing that darn string.

[@GRay-ur7ce]

Great video. Laughed until I cried. I have to ask tho, after all the time and effort of making the conduit run with loops and turns, why didn’t you just hit pause button and get the string thru the conduit? Please answer, I just have to know the thought process.

[@dustyguy]

I didn't think about that. This was the last ball of string so Going to make another video of completing with with that pull string

[@mehulpgajjar4901]

Thanks lot dear, your idea work for me, save my thousands of money

[@dustyguy]

Glad I could help and thanks for watching

[@lahavararat]

Thank you! how strong the vacuum needs to be to pool the string through a 37-meter pipe?

[@dustyguy]

As long as there are no leaks a regular ACE hardware ,or lowes shop vac should handle it nicely ,. make sure there is go water in the line, you may have to blow the water out first

[@dustyguy]

That's interesting thanks I'll go check it out

[@brianandrejicka9658]

This guy reminds me of Boomhauer from King Of The Hill.

[@craigcollins4302]

Lol. Thanks for this!

[@jjooeegg1]

Great video

[@unknownsamoan01]

was that a success or fail? Lol Thanks for still posting it.. good stuff mate.

[@dustyguy]

It was really a success and a fail on my part to have it on a ball or rod, I thought it was sorta funny. Thanks for watching

[@tonio909]

3:38 I replayed it from here at least 10 times! The late hand grab is making my sides hurt!!!

[@dustyguy]

Glad I made you laugh. Believe me it wasn't intentional but thought it was funny myself. Didn't want to post the good one . Thanks for watching

[@ronjames5894]

Thanks, fun to watch.

[@BryanWGriffin]

Thank you, very helpful.

[@dustyguy]

***** Yes a few of my electrical contractors were thankful especially with a 150 ft run his was trying to feed some wire through. Thanks for watching; and glad you liked it.

[@joetiller1031]

Most electricians know that trick you can buy one made out of foam with a eye hook on it.

[@dustyguy]

That's what my electrician showed me, but he likes the idea in case he can't find his foam

[@Ripu2]

Often I don't have any foam rats, as I keep them in my vac that is designed for this. It is large, has to be rolled around on wheels, but can suck a line through a 5" conduit over 1000 ft long. So, I will cut a bag for 3/4 or 1in, because I always have my small shop vac. As a note, any electrical supply sells buckets of string (commonly 5,000ft length). It spools of easily, without tangling, or handling. Just set it beside the pipe.

[@calmarkland8257]

Doesn't work to well if the pipe is full of water makes the bag sticky

[@dustyguy]

Your right, we had that happen and we had to blow air in to blow the water out before we could use the plastic bag method

[@dustyguy]

took me over 45 minutes and cut it down to 5 minutes and other friends have said the same thing. Thanks for the comment

[@dustyguy]

sounds like that will work as well

[@dustyguy]

I really wasn't paying much attention and it got balled up. I couldn't find my large roll of string so I had some string for my chalk line and now I have a mess.

[@mescott8212]

Hey, Big Guy! Don't apologize OR explain!!!! Your video was GREAT!!!!! Everybody thinks you did it that way on purpose... go with it!!!! I posted a much bigger comment before I saw this one that you did... you got an overwhelming number of positive and upbeat comments... everyone LOVED your video! It's GREAT! :) One of the comments said that it's actually being shown in classrooms! Far OUT!!!! :)

[@LandscapinGuys]

Thanks for the laugh 😅

[@dustyguy]

Thanks for the comment

[@K0NVICTx]

Lmao. I was anticipating a 3rd try.

[@Dukemeistro]

Are you serious? You let the whole dog on string through? Wow dide🤨

[@zackpe]

Well at least we know it works

[@elgringo2897]

Is it just me or does this guy sound like hank hill?

[@dustyguy]

Could be

[@svmojo5146]

You can make a conduit mouse out of a piece of Styrofoam and coat hanger wire.

[@Tre16]

Plastic bags work great. Use them at work all the time.

[@dennisdemara8098]

What not to do

[@kevinh2806]

Feel like I’m watching the three stooges!

[@dustyguy]

Watching on of them

[@hardyrodriguez929]

Thanks you make laugh a lot bro Jajajaja

[@dustyguy]

Glad you got to laugh at me

[@Mon.M0TIVATION]

Easier if you lay the string out before hand

[@dustyguy]

As you can see I figured that out ,

[@Mon.M0TIVATION]

@@dustyguy This message was not for you my friend 😂

[@daileequesada241]

Lol... Well done

[@dustyguy]

Thanks for watching, Glad you had a laugh!!!

[@JavierLopez-ed5wc]

No way

[@dustyguy]

Yes way

[@EvaBongoria]

Damn.

[@assho8649]

Lmao. oops I did it Again

[@kennethcarroll5420]

looks like a cluster f#$k

[@dustyguy]

I definitely goofed

[@Mr572u]

Gomer...

[@mrskipdiggidy2725]

That was hard to watch

[@camarogs1]

Why was it hard to watch? You can't stand a little humor in your life? Besides that you might learn something.

[@gmag3253]

lol

[@vibratorification]

Hahaha

[@MrJassi38]

hahahah

[@dustyguy]

Thanks for watching

[@ricardogamero5786]

Hahahahahaha