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Questions tagged [pull]

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Build a trail cart

I want to build a cart for carrying camping equipment and supplies as a potential alternative to a backpack. Pulling a cart with the backpack in it should be easier than carrying it on my back, at least for a flat and even surface. Whether the…
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So just how hard is it to pull new wiring into a typical switch loop?

I'd like to install more home automation. Unfortunately at least half my house is wired with old switch loops which have no neutral in the box. I also have ceiling fans with lights on switch-looped circuits with only one controlled hot; there are…
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Pulling wire through EMT and PVC conduit

I'm running two circuits outside to other side of yard. I don't have much experience pulling wire so I wanted to make sure I'm doing it right. I have stranded and solid 10awg. I purchased both not sure which to use. I figured my new construction…
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What can I replace my generator's starter cord with that will last longer?

I broke the cord on my generator and I want to replace it with something stronger than typical rope. Does anyone have experience with another material?
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Adding a pull chain switch to existing circuit

I’m trying to add a pull chain ceiling fixture to an existing circuit and I’m stuck with figuring out the wiring. In a spare bedroom I have a ceiling fixture that is controlled by a switch. I ran wiring to a closet where the pull chain fixture is…
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Hoisting and securing 5 gallon bucket vegetable planter 25 feet up

I have a light availability issue in my garden. To compound that it is in a very small area so diseases and pests tend to hit everything at once. I want to try lifting a couple self watering 5 gallon bucket planters up on a rope I have tied…
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Pullout single side handle kitchen faucet intermittent

Less than a year old, no name on faucet or instructions. The feeling of turning on seems smooth and no different when it fails or works. Seems to be getting worse over the past week. If left on it drips, but won't come on without turning it back off…
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How does the locking mechanism work for these doors?

Below is an example of such door, where there is no handle that you can twist. There is only a fixed handle, and a place to insert the key to lock the door. The question. If you leave the house, with the door unlocked, and decide to re-enter the…
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Should I pull heavy wire through conduit to or from a bend at one end?

I am going to be pulling 4/0 4/0 2/0 service wire in 2-1/2" conduit for 175ft. One end is at the meter coming up out of the ground though a 24" sweep and about 3ft of straight conduit on end. Meter is mounted on a 6x6 post. The other end is at the…
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Mule Tape Size for Pulling 4/0 4/0 2/0 180ft in 2 1/2" conduit

I will be pulling 4/0 4/0 2/0 or 4/0 triplex service cable though 2 1/2 in conduit. All straight except at end with sweeps. Likely will put sweeps on after pull. What size mule tape would be the best to use? Thanks Dean
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What are these brass spacers on a simple porcelain drawer pull called?

I have a few of these vintage, small, round porcelain drawer pulls; see pics below. Some have screws and “spacers” but some don’t. So I’m trying to figure out what those brass “spacers” might officially be called so I can buy some more of them. What…
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