Fish Wires Through Floor

It s really tempting to fish low voltage wires like coax and cat 5e through existing holes occupied by electrical cables but don t do it.

Fish wires through floor.

This is usually a 2 person task. You will see that most people prefer wired connection when they are coding or gaming. Programmers gamers and regular web users need their internet connection to be fast and wi fi does not offer that privilege. Be sure to leave enough slack on both ends to make connections.

Have someone at the other end reach through the hole in the drywall grab the fish tape and pull it through with about a foot sticking out of the hole. Fishing the wires through walls. Cut through the drywall. Run the wire or cable to its destination.

Fish the cable. This could result in bad tv reception or unreliable phone and internet service. Use a fish tape or a fish stick a rigid pole for pulling wires when you need to pass them through the wall plates to the floor above or below the one on which you re working. Now you should be ready to fish the wire.

If installing an electrical box trace the outline onto the drywall to get the exact dimensions. From the attic or basement pull steadily on the fish tape while a helper feeds the cable into the wall opening. Otherwise just draw a rectangle. Return to the main floor and cut out a piece of drywall where the wire will exit.

Use electrical or duct tape to wrap around the wires where they double back. Be gentle as you fish the cable through the hole since it is important not to tear the sheathing on the. Support cables at 4 1 2 inch intervals with appropriate staples or clamps. Even though cables are insulated the high voltage current can interfere with the signal in the low voltage wires.

Pull the cable through with a fish tape. If you live in a two storey building or more dragging the ethernet cable all the way from ground floor to the second may work but it is tacky and displeasing to the eye. For more in depth informatino about running fis. From the basement or attic push the wire fish tape through the hole you have drilled.

If you re working from the attic you can drop a weighted string down wall cavity then attach the wire to the string and pull it through. Attach the wire or cable to a fish tape or coat hanger using electrical tape and feed it into the hole until it reaches the opening at the other end. It may take some finessing as the tip of the fish tape blade passes through the drilled hole in the wall plate. Feed cables through the holes.