How to Run/Fish Electrical Wire Through Walls & Ceilings | The Home Depot
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- Get expert advice on how to fish electrical wires through walls and ceilings with only a few common tools. Running electrical wires allows you to add additional outlets or switches where needed. Check out the DIY Electrical Projects playlist for more guides: thd.co/2jaEOLc
Follow the time stamps below to run electrical wire:
0:40 Prep: Choose device location
0:48 Prep: Measure for cable length
1:12 Step 1: Turn off electricity
1:40 Step 2: Mark electrical box
2:01 Step 3: Drill hole in ceiling or floor
3:01 Step 4: Cut opening for electrical box
3:18 Step 5: Run cable
3:51 Step 6: Run cable past fire block
4:39 Step 7: Pull cable through wall
5:11 Tools & Materials
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Cleanest attic I’ve ever seen....
Would be a lot easier to run the fish down through the hole in the attic to the huge hole in the wall, rather than start at the huge hole and move up to the tiny hole in the top plate...
This video left me with more questions unanswered
So how does this new outlet attach to the electrical panel?
As an installer, i'd like to ask how she found the fish tape underneath the top plate after feeding it upwards.
you cant just give people info without proper justification.
This is way to simplified an explanation for the DIYer, especially when electrical is the project
Ok, now do it without an attic or crawlspace. I'm talking about a ceiling between floors.
How do the editors of this video not notice the clearly nicked neutral wire @ 0:16 ?.......
What no mask and gloves while handling insulation?
Take a look at 0:16. The white wire has been cut and should be repaired to decrease the chance of a fire.
i did this and now i just have a cable in my loft... what next!? oh and i have a small hole in my ceiling
Umm... so yeah I’m just gonna hire an electrician.
From this video was only clear instruction where to rent cordless drill from.
sooooo what about the little hole in your ceiling now??
She doesnt use the electrical tester, or wiggy, correctly. She should insert the prong in both outlet slots to make sure.
Exactly, that non-contact voltage tester is highly unlikely to go off the way she used it.
dont push your fish tape up unless you are going up a pipe
why does everyone assume that all homes have attic or basement ? what if you live in a multi-unit condos
Get some knee pads and a piece of plywood for crawling in the attic. Those joists will KILL your knees. Also, you can put a piece of metal coathanger into the drill and send it thru as a marker. It will stay put after your loosen the drill chuck and it makes a tiny hole. Also, it will pass thru plywood and even oak flooring! If you have a friend, you can skip this step and let him knock knock.
Question: Why would I snake from a 2"x2 1/2 cutout to a 7/8" hole? Common sense should dictate snake from the small to the large hole.. pretty damn hard to see/ grab a snake through a 7/8" hole! But a 2x2 1/2" hole makes life a "hole" less complicated.........
Is there always space above the ceiling for running wires horizontally? Or do you have to cut through joists or something sometimes in a 2 story house or building?
I didn't understand step 3, drilling a hole in the ceiling. So this hole is just purely for reference? . Also wouldn't it make more sense if the manufacturers who make fish wire make it a bright color like yellow or pink? Why make it black. That's hard to see in-between dark walls.
In the attic she has goggles but not mask with all that insulation
Pumpkin carving saw works great on drywall
the only part i was wondering was the top and bottom plate stuff and that had the least info...go figure
How do I do this without access to my attic? I want to add a jamb switch to a pull-chain light in a closet but have no clue how to fish the wire through the ceiling, down the wall and into the door jamb without damaging the plaster.
That plaid shirt tells me she is a hard worker and not a bundle of sticks.
where did the wire from the attic come from? How do I install an outlet on the wall for mounting a TV? I have one outlet already there, I just want to install another higher on the wall for the TV,
Okay, but how to make a single outlet a dual one? SO you have one outlet, and you want to add a seconed or ever third right next to it? Do you need to run wire through the wall like this, or can you just add the wire directly from one to another?
She makes it look like it's the easiest thing to do, unbelievable. It going to prob take me half a day to run speaker wires, unbelievable
Sounds complicated
first picture of her holding the wie shows a nick in the white wire
It’s all good because home owners will try to fish wire roll around in rat sh*t and realize why I charge what I charge to do
Cool thanks!
Good video. Glad I stumbled onto it
let that stuff for the real electrician! trust me on this one 😎
in the US its not illegal to run electrical cables and connect them up yourself without an electrician ?
wow nice, this explains everything!
Well sorry to say the first few 22 sec shows you have a nicked neutral wire so decided not to watch the video
good video..
Great video!
Running wires requires a license unless you are the home owner...even then be sure to talk to an electrician about your plan. Be safe God bless
Ok, so in the us you guys are using dry walls everywhere.. but what about non dry, solid walls?!
Great video!!! Excellent instructions.
Excellent, clear directions! Thank you!
Too complicated. I would call my friendly electrician.
This....makes me feel better. To see a woman doing this cause I've had plenty of people tell me "it's a man's job".
You need to make sure your using the correct gauge wire, because 12 gauge is for 15 amps and 20 gauge is for 20Amps