Re: Finding a cable within a wall?!

["biggles299" <charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Put a small magnet on the end of your string/cable and then use a
compass to locate it
throught the wall.


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Chris Miles" <chrismiles@...>
wrote:
>
> yep.... worse nightmare.. I was lucky there was a gap between between
a plaster wall
and the breeze block that went right down to the living room. All the other
rooms required
chiseling holes out the noggins and plastering up again.
>
> Chris
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: noel_pilot
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 3:54 PM
>   Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Finding a cable within a wall?!
>
>
>   time to go home and find something heavy ish!! :)
>
>   think its the insulation that could prove challenging!
>
>   that and the possible presence of horizontal battons!
>
>   --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Neil Ball" <neilball@>
wrote:
>   >
>   > If the route is relatively unobstructed then just get a piece
of
>   string with
>   > a weight on it and drop it down the wall from the loft until
you can
>   fish it
>   > out in the room below. You can then tape on your cable and fish
it
>   back up
>   > the wall into the loft.
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > Neil B.
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > _____
>   >
>   > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
>   Behalf Of
>   > noel_pilot
>   > Sent: 10 September 2006 22:17
>   > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   > 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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