Cable Blowing Lubricant – Cable Ease Lubricant For Fibre & Telecoms Cables In Ducts & Sub-ducts

Cable Ease Cable Blowing Lubricant

Cable Ease

Cable Lubricant

LV MV HV Power Cable Pulling Lubricant

Cable Ease from Socomore is a clear liquid silicone based cable blowing lubricant which is designed to meet the needs of the blown / air-carrying cable installation techniques in the fibre optic and telecommunication industry.

Cable blowing lubricant provides a significant reduction of the friction coefficient developed during the placement of cables in ducts and sub-ducts using blowing and air carrying techniques.

Thorne & Derrick offer a full range of cable lubricants and cable pulling and laying equipment.

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Cable Ease Cable Lubricant

Cable Blowing Lubricant

Features & Benefits

Easy application with superior friction reduction ensures fast and efficient installation
Cable blowing lubricant spreads evenly with an easy flow without drops or lumps
Overcomes the problems using thick gel-based, wax or microsphere lubricants
Does not dry out during installation or interrupt the flow or carrying capability of the air
Atomizes when blown, maximising cable installation distances
Leaves a thin film of lubricant which will not cement cables
Can be used with pre-lubricated or co-extruded cable ducts and sub-ducts
Ensures that any contact between new and existing cables does not cause blockages
Allows easy removal or subsequent installations to same duct at a later date
Improves efficiency of pre-lubricated ducts
Reduces the risk of stoppages and cable damage
Saves time and money
Suitable for use at extreme temperatures
Compatible with all standard cable jackets, duct and inner-duct polymers
Non-flammable blowing lubricant
Nexans approval – recommended after compatibility testing with cable jacket material
Specific gravity – 0.825

Contact T&D for Cable Blowing Machines used to install cables with optical fibres in underground ducts.

Cable Blowing Lubricant – Applications

Cable Ease is a cable blowing lubricant for cable placement operations using blowing and air carrying techniques.

Electrical, inside wiring and telecommunications cable placements
Fibre optic cable blowing installations
Sub-duct installation
Pre-lubricating cable ducts
Sponge blowing techniques
Recommended when cable is being installed or blown into a cable duct that contains existing cables or sub-ducts
Ensures any contact between the new cable and the existing cables does not cause any blockages or stoppages.

How to use cable blowing lubricant

Pour Cable Ease into the opening of the duct. Blow a sponge or wiper through the duct prior to the installation of the cable or sub-duct. The sponge spreads a thin film of Cable Ease lubricant on the inner walls of the ducting, pre-lubricating the interior prior to the cable or sub-duct passing through.
As pre-lubrication pour 250 ml of Cable Ease per 2 km of duct into the cable duct.
Use 1 litre of Cable Ease / 2 km of duct poured in front of a foam carrier / sponge.
Use 0.5 litre of Cable Ease / 1 km of duct, poured behind the cable carrier.

These estimations are based on the standard telecoms duct ID of 25mm.

For fibre optic cable blowing operations it is designed to be poured into the opening of the conduit or inner-duct and blown or pushed by a sponge to provide waterproof lubricity on the inner walls – see cable winches used to assist in the cable pulling of telecoms cables.

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Cable Pulling Equipment Suppliers

Thorne & Derrick International distribute the most extensive range of Cable Pulling & Cable Laying Equipment to enable the installation of low, medium and high voltage power cables into underground trench or duct – products also supplied for fibre optic blowing, subsea trenching, offshore umbilical installations and pulling armoured cables onto cable tray.

Our complete range of LV MV HV Cable Pulling & Blowing Lubricants for Power & Telecom Cables includes water-based low (LV), medium (MV) and high (HV) lubricant and electrical equipment and power cable cleaning solvents and wipes for the removal of grease and dirt from switchgear and substation.

Techlube HD | the cable lubricant can be applied manually by hand or electrically pumped directly and evenly onto the cable, the cling and stringy consistency assists the transfer of the Techlube HD into the cable duct. The water-based underground cable lubricant with high viscosity is used for installing heavy power and complex cable routes and pulls (LV HV). Techlube HD has a process temperature of -5 to 60° Celsius and can be applied by brushing, pimping or manual pour.

T&D distribute the complete range of LV-HV Cable Pulling and Laying Equipment including cable rollers, cable socks, cable jacks, cable drum trailers, cable lubricant, underground cable protection and conduit duct rod.

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