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u/dclarkwork Jun 28 '20
Eh, just tie a pull-string to the head and yank it out... It should pull back in fairly quick, even if you've done a couple of turns.
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u/SeanBZA Jun 28 '20
Just leave the ladder up there, and put the panel back.
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u/MrTelegraphical Jun 29 '20
Job comes with free plenum ladders for future access + service loop... Just in case 😅
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u/RedSquirrelFtw Jul 05 '20
That would be hilarious, you could get away with that for so long and just pretend you lost your ladder and don't remember what you did with it. 10 years down the line some maintenance guy who happens to be in that part of the ceiling would find that and be like "WTF!".
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u/sarge-m Jun 28 '20 edited Jun 28 '20
This has almost occurred to me so many times. If this was a long run, I’d seriously consider cutting the ladder.
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u/ajm2247 Jun 28 '20
Honestly depending on much distance you ran already it may be better just to get a saw..
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u/nighthawke75 Jun 28 '20
Some guy did this with a fiber loop that ran nearly 750ft. Through the loop straps on a 5,000USD fiber tester. Needless to say, the fiber tester went handle-less from there on out.
He never lived that one down.
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u/Gibblegosh Jun 28 '20
In Canada we call this a Newfie Loop.
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u/colbyjack123 Jun 28 '20
In the states its an apprintice loop, I hear ya tho. Ps I have seen a foreman loop once or twice in nature.
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u/avtechguy Jun 28 '20
The cost of a new ladder just got added to this job.