Re: Wiring doors in cold weather

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

G. Morgan wrote:
> Does anyone have a good technique for minimizing cold air coming into the house
> while wiring a retro?  I usually leave the cable box inside the doorway when I'm
> in the attic to prevent the door from closing on the wire, however when it's
> really cold out that's too much of a gap to let air in.  I guess I could leave
> the wire box outside and put something in the door on both sides to keep it from
> opening and closing.
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Hey G:

How cold are we talkin' here??  In Edmonton (where I got my start in the
trade), we were doing pre-wires and retro's in -30 degrees (celsius).
You don't know "cold" until you've had to put your boxes of wire next to
a propane heater (on a pre-wire) for about 30 minutes just so it would
be pliable enough to pull *out* ouf the box (otherwise the insulation
would be so stiff it wouldn't uncoil).  You learn to pull *from* the
control *to* the point and you have to do it fast.