Re: Finding a cable within a wall?!

["noel_pilot" <HA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

awesome thanks all :)

tried last night and not much doing, definitely need some bamboo
sticks or proper rods, will look in b and q at the weekend!

couple of people have suggested im ok running a loft box (normal
booster initially but eventually loftbox) from a lighting circuit so i
think im just going to put a socket in from a lighting circuit and run
from that,
I assume the hint to use 5amp sockets is to stop someone putting
something too power hungry into a normal 13amp socket, not for any
real reason of power requirements?!


thanks

Noel




--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Tim Hawes" <timsyahoo@...> wrote:
>
> I'd assumed that you were trying to feed down a stiff length of twin
&
> earth (T&E), but if you're trying it with flex then you'll need
> something to help it down. I didn't use proper rods when I cabled my
> place out, just a few bamboo canes gaffer-taped together.
>
> If you're going to put an aerial cable down the same route then make
> sure you pull a string down this time, then it'll be really easy to do
> the aerial cable later.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim.
>
>
> On 9/11/06, noel_pilot <HA@...> wrote:
> > aaah nice one! no haven't done that, thanks will give it a shot
tonight :)
> >
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Tim Hawes" <timsyahoo@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > Have you measured how far down the socket is, and then
marked the
> > > cable with a pen? (just to confirm it's not still a few
inches
short)
> > >
> > > Alternatively, push a fish-tape or rod (e.g.
> > >
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/cat.jsp?cId=A334482&ts=26701)
down
> > > to the socket, attach a string and pull back up, fix cable
to string
> > > and finally pull cable down using the string.
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > >
> > > Tim.
>