Fishing Wire From Attic To Basement

Do you have a chimney that runs from the basement to the attic.

Fishing wire from attic to basement.

Then panning light gauge metal. Fishing a coax wire from attic to basement typically a cold air return utilizes the the walls and studs as the duct. For a chimney flue the wire should be 12 from the flue. Check for studs at the location where you want the wire to exit.

Ideally use a stud finder that can tell the difference between studs pipes and other obstacles. If there s enough clearence on the sides of the chimney you might be able to fish a cable up that way. Buy fiberglass fishing rod us. It should be a straight shot to the basement.

Secure the wires tight using wire staples at both the bottom and top of the run to make sure that the wire doesn t bow in the middle and get close to the flue. The presumption is that the cable run will be looped from one box location down or up into a basement crawlspace or an attic then across floor joists before entering the stud cavity where the next box is located. From the attic lower the fish tape all the way to the basement connect your wire and then pull it back through.