Then retract the fish tape to pull the cable through. Make sure to allow about 2 feet of excess cable at each end.
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How to run cable through walls. Carefully extend the fish tape from one opening to the other. Learn how with this video. Run electrical cable through walls and across ceilings without tearing them apart. By using a drill bit sized large enough for the cable. Tape the end of the fish tape tightly onto the cable with electrical tape. Fish tape is a springy steel tape that electricians use to pull wire through walls.
Stretch out the cable and untwist any kinks in it. Pull the cable through with a fish tape. John from the cablesupply team shows how to pull cable through an existing wall while drilling through a stud with the greenlee dversibit system if you appreciate our videos please consider. Install coaxial cable cable tv or satellite tv cables concealed in wall spaces from non living spaces above or below. Make sure the tape is smooth so the cable can slide through the opening. These methods will work for any cable telephone network thermostat power etc.
Mark the wall studs use a stud finder and a pencil to mark both side edges of each stud in the area. For more in depth informatino about running fish wire and cable through walls please. Dont go wire fishing without a fish tape. How to run cable horizontally through a finished wall step 1. Attach the fish tape to the cable after the blade of the fish tape has been retrieved through the box opening in the wall uncoil enough nm cable to complete the cable run you are planning. Turn off the power turn off the power to all electrical circuits in the installation area by switching off the.
Fish tapes are the best tool you can find for pushing through holes in a wall.
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