John P
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 05:22 PM |
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How do you feed cable down a stud partition?
I've got a heater mounted high on a stud partition which we want to move lower down the wall.
At present the heater is wired into a switched outlet (ie. not plugged in).and I would like to run a new cable from this outlet down to something
similar at the bottom of the wall.
Since it's a stud partition it would be helpful if I could run the cable down the cavity but how do you do this. I've seen it done by
electricians but never taken enough notice.
John.
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mads
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 05:26 PM |
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isn't it done using that product that woman demo'd on Dragon's Den and had them all fighting for her to go into business with her?
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 05:27 PM |
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I hope I am understanding you correctly but I have drilled holes at source and destination and fed a weighted string down from the top and caught it
at the bottom by using magnets/hooks.
Once you have a string you can tie off the cable and thread it through.
I have even heard of people threading cable under floor boards using rats/ferrits
[Edited on 9/5/10 by liam.mccaffrey]
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BenB
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 05:31 PM |
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It's not that tricky though if you have to go sideways or go down through any noggins it will mean cutting a square of plasterboard off,
notching the noggin, feeding the cable through then putting the plasterboard back and making good.
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adam1985
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 05:32 PM |
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Old metal coathanger sparkys normally use these
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zilspeed
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 05:37 PM |
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Use a bit of mini trunking to fish through. Flexible enough to move around, stiff enough to go where you point it.
Sparks use it for this job.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 06:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
Use a bit of mini trunking to fish through. Flexible enough to move around, stiff enough to go where you point it.
Sparks use it for this job.
Thats a trade secret.....dont tell the punters that 
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prawnabie
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 06:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mads
isn't it done using that product that woman demo'd on Dragon's Den and had them all fighting for her to go into business with her?
Magnamole?
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 06:40 PM |
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hi i just a set off
these or a scrap bit off cable.
stuart
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edspurrier
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 07:05 PM |
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Ferret.
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JoelP
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 07:13 PM |
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i use a stiff bit of cable. You can use it to find the rough height of noggins, then use a 1 or 2mm drill bit to find it exactly, (ie drill in and you
will feel air or wood), these holes can easily be filled. Then drill as small a hole above and below as you can get the cable threaded through, and a
small channel over the stud/noggin.
If you fail, just drill as few additional holes as possible.
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mad4x4
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 08:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by prawnabie
quote:
Originally posted by mads
isn't it done using that product that woman demo'd on Dragon's Den and had them all fighting for her to go into business with her?
Magnamole?
Did you watch the video - I'm sold
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
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