electricians snake

[JJ]

Is an electricians snake known by another name (no jokes please!)

I've looked on DIY.com and screwfix and a search doesn't throw anything up.

JJ

[Bob Eager]

[Dave Jones]

Is this something like your looking for?

[JJ]

schplendid!

Many thanks,

[Andy Hall]

It's called his "part P".

(Sorry but you have to get them in when you can :-) )

Try draw tape.

have a metal band one also, but the nylon one seems to work a lot better.

There is a flexible springy piece that you can see at the front of the picture. This is pushed through the conduit first and finds its way through. Then there is a loop at the other end to which you can attach the cables.

I've just been using one of these to draw singles through plastic conduit and it works well.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

If you mean the device for fishing cables through conduit, the correct name is a draw in tape. A mate of mine whose family business was W L Turner (Westminster) made the Westminster Draw in Tape.

I've got one, including the home made bit of bent conduit for storing it.

[Dave Liquorice]

I think that depends on what you are drawing through. I had an awful time with a nylon one in 75x50mm ducting. Just enough permenant curl in the nylon to prevent you being able to push it through as it just rolled up inside the duct. A flat steel one was no bother. Same if threading in a floor/ceiling void the steel will lie flat and be pushed through the nylon just curls up...

However I wouldn't use the steel one if there were cables already in place, it would slice the insulation very quickly if it got a bit tight anywhere.

[Andy Hall]

Mmm... In that case I was pulling singles through 20 and 25mm conduit and it was certainly better than the tape for that. I agree though, in a larger duct it could curl....

[Dave Liquorice]

The times I've used 20mm conduit I've simply bundled up the required singles and shoved 'em through as one but then I had access corners at each change of direction and the longest run was only four feet or so.

[Christian McArdle]

Christian.