Re: Finding a cable within a wall?!

[Neil Fuller <neil.fuller@xxxxxxxxx>]

Noel

If this is a one-off, you could save a few quid and use a long bamboo cane.

Of course, if you are going to do this more than a couple of times,
invest in a set of rods.

Cheers

Neil

Chris Miles wrote:
>
> Buy yourself a set of cable rods off ebay/b&q and tie your cable
to
> the end and just keep feeding it till its where you want it to be.
>
> I used this method for getting 4 cat 5 cables from my loft down behind
> the plaster and breezeblock to my living room at a specific point.
>
> Chris
>
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> From: noel_pilot
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:17 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Finding a cable within a wall?!
>
> Hi all,
> Running a new cable from the loft - power but definitely for HA cos it
> will eventually be to power the loftbox!!
>
> I have the space between the walls ok, have pushed the cable a
> suitable distance down and think it should be near the socket i have
> in the bedroom below.
>
> Only trouble is, when I remove the socket below I can't see/feel the
> cable from the loft!
>
> So....how do I find it?! There's insulation between the wall, I was
> thinking about a pipe/cable detector but I believe that they will only
> find mains connected cables which of coures this isn't yet!!
>
> So...any ideas from the professionals?!
>
> Thanks
>
> Noel
>
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