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Snake Wires With a Tape Measure
comments (5) May 13th, 2010 in Blogs
Chuck Miller, special-issues editor
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Video Length: 1:44
Produced by: John Ross, Edited by Cari Delahanty
Bob Kelland of St. John’s, Newfoundland, sent in this week's Reader Tip.
Bob writes:
When upgrading the electrical outlets in my kitchen I needed to pull a wire from the bottom of the wall into the attic. I used an old measuring tape to pull the cables. I slipped the end of the tape (the one without the hook) into a hole cut into the drywall at the top of the wall. Even though this is an exterior wall, with fiberglass insulation and a vapor barrier, the flat tape slid easily between the drywall and the vapor barrier.
Once the end of the tape emerged in the hole in the bottom of the wall, I looped the cable through the slot in the tape, and pulled the cable to the top of the wall. From there it was an easy path to the attic.
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Comments (5)
Cheers and thank you for watching!
Best,
Ed
Posted: 11:51 am on May 20th
You correctly mentioned being careful not to drill/screw into electrical wiring of the vacuum, but did not do the same for the Sears actuated switch. That could be especially critical for such a small housing with several closely located electrical components.
JH
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