How To Pull Wire Through Wall

Lubricating the wires.

How to pull wire through wall.

Glow rods can also be used to hook wires to pull them out as a wire snake tool. When cutting through drywall from the interior of a room use a utility knife and cut carefully you don t want to drill through a hidden wire or the paper backing of the attic insulation. Tape the end of the fish tape tightly onto the cable with electrical tape. Pull the cable through with a fish tape.

Hold the paddle magnet against the wall and move it around a little until it latches onto the leader magnet. And use semi rigid wiring fish tape to pull your wiring down to your outlet location. If the wall above runs parallel to the attic or basement joist this cable will be attached across the side of a joist. Make sure the tape is smooth so the cable can slide through the opening.

It may take some finessing as the tip of the fish tape blade passes through the drilled hole in the wall plate. Attach the cable you want to pull on the wire leader this has a hook for the wire with a strong magnet attached. If you will need to fish wiring through a wall drill a hole through the wood plate in the attic only. Cut the cable leaving plenty of slack and feed the cut end into the wall cavity and out through the wall hole as you did with the first box.

Running electrical wires allows you to add additio. Carefully extend the fish tape from one opening to the other. Then retract the fish tape to pull the cable through. It is easier to fish a new wire through a wall if you have someone on the other side to help you pull on the wire if anything happens.

Fish the wire gently by pulling at short intervals on one end while your helper feeds more wire from the other end. Be gentle as you fish the cable through the hole since it is important not to tear the sheathing on the cable. You can push the wire leader with the cable attached toward the sheetrock or the side with the opening. Roll out the cable through the basement or attic space to the next box location.

Once your hole is drilled you can shove a glow rod through the hole to start fishing wire attach your wire to the eyelet at the end and pull it back through. Wire pulling compound is a non conductive lubricant in either a gel or a slimy soapy form that makes both the conduit and wires slick by coating the wiring allowing. Slide the wire through the opening. Get expert advice on how to fish electrical wires through walls and ceilings with only a few common tools.