Muletape v. Rope

When pulling cable through conduit or innerduct, you have many options at your disposal; from using simple rope to elaborate contraptions using small animals and a trail of food (ok, I made that up). When presented with the problem of getting your cable through conduit, there are countless solutions but one stands above the rest: Neptco's MULETAPE. Found in a many varieties, each suited for a particular installation need.

What sets MULETAPE apart is it's more than just pulling tape. In one product you get "a threading line, a measuring tape, and a winchline", which saves on labor, inventory, and material costs.

The construction of this product protects it from heat/friction, preventing breaks when pulling heavy cable. MULETAPE's lubrication protects your conduit/innerduct from duct cutting or burn through.

 Cable pulled with rope causes a sort of 'rope burn' on the conduit walls. This heat can burn through the conduit, leaving holes for water to leak in and damage expensive cabling. Additionally, duct cutting caused by rope can leave jagged edges within your conduit which tears and shreds cables as they're pulled across.

Another downside to using rope is 'snap back'. This occurs when rope under high tension breaks and snaps back into the installer, possibly causing injury. MULETAPE's "low stretch polyester material" distributed tension across is wide, flat profile. 

A great feature of MULETAPE is the sequential footage and meter markings along the tape. These markings allow the installer to "monitor the location of the cable during a pull, eliminates the need for measuring tapes, and determines the quantity remaining on a partial roll." 

So next time you have a long cable pull through conduit or innerduct, remember to pack the MULETAPE and make your job so much easier. 

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WP1800P/3000: Polyester MULETAPE®; 1,800 lbs Strength; 3000' reel

Flat, woven, polyester tape used for installing fiber optic, copper, and coaxial cables in underground conduit.

WP400P/3000: Polyester MULETAPE®; 400 lbs Strength; 1/4" Width

WP1250P/3000: Polyester MULETAPE®; 1,250 lbs Strength; 1/2" Width; 3000' reel

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