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Guy on a job in Tulsa told me to always leave the drop loop long, my lead says it looks sloppy
Was pulling a run through a crawlspace last month and the old timer helping me said "kid, always coil 3 extra feet at the box, you'll thank yourself later." My lead saw it and told me to cut it back because it looks lazy and wastes cable on a 200 ft spool. I get his side, clean is clean and the customer sees the plate not the attic. But I keep thinking about the time I needed 2 more feet on a rework and had to repull the whole thing. Do you leave slack at the box or run it tight and neat, and has tight ever bit you back?
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noah3774d ago
What did your lead say when you asked him about the rework side of it, like if a box ever has to move 6 inches for a remodel? That's the part I never get a straight answer on. If he's got a trick for adding length to a short run without a full repull, I'd want to hear it, because cutting it tight only saves a few feet off a 200 ft spool.
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