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My boss thought I was crazy for reusing old conduit, but it worked.
I had a job in an old building where adding new conduit was a nightmare. The walls were packed tight, and drilling new holes would have taken days. My boss wanted to tear everything out, but I decided to try the existing conduit. I cleaned it out with a fish tape and some compressed air. After that, I pulled new coaxial cables through without a hitch. It saved us half a day and the customer was happy.
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williamb291d ago
Wait, you just blew compressed air through old conduit? That actually worked?
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the_eric1d ago
Notice how often the easy fix is right in front of us. Your conduit story shows that old stuff can still do the job if we give it a chance. @dakotajones calls it creative problem-solving, and I agree. In daily life, we rush to buy new when a little effort on the old would work. It's a mindset that saves time and resources everywhere.
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