Fishing Wire Through Exterior Wall With Insulation

You ve drilled your holes and you have your wiring affixed to your fish tape and is ready to go.

Fishing wire through exterior wall with insulation.

If you must fish wires through exterior walls the best tip is to avoid spinning the flex bit until you make solid contact with the wood you plan to drill through. While handling fiberglass insulation wear gloves eye protection and a mask that covers your mouth and nose. Learn how with this video. Now the next challenge is going to be fishing wire down an exterior wall to where i need the jack to be.

The best advice for fishing wires through insulation is avoid it if you can the potential is always there to damage the vapor barrier or bunch up insulation leaving cold spots in the wall. Run electrical cable through walls and across ceilings without tearing them apart. Thread wires past insulation. For more in depth informatino about running fis.

Tape the wire or pull string on the end and push the rod through. Insulation can be a real challenge sometimes. If there is no cover press the wire against a stud and use it as a guide. Pull the rod all the way through with your cable.

Hold the paddle magnet against the wall and move it around a little until it latches onto the leader magnet. You can push the wire leader with the cable attached toward the sheetrock or the side with the opening. Keep the fish tape against the inner edge of. If the wall contains insulation try to fish the wire between the outer paper or plastic cover and the wall.

Feed it up to the 3 by 5 inch hole at the top of the wall. Then using short pulling motions pull the leader magnet right through the insulation to the opening. You can get a egg beater tip that pushes through insulation. I know i m going to have to deal with insulation but i ve also heard of firestops horizontal wood boards between the wall studs.

Fish tapes are designed for conduits. Good place for tools and information on wall fishing is labor saving devices.