Hold the paddle magnet against the wall and move it around a little until it latches onto the leader magnet.
Fishing wire through exterior wall.
Then using short pulling motions pull the leader magnet right through the insulation to the opening.
If you do have a fire block you can get flexible drill bit extenders so you can drill a hole through it.
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Used it to fish 15ft of wire through the wall ceiling.
It came with a metal handle tool that you can use to direct the shaft in the wall.
If there is no cover press the wire against a stud and use it as a guide.
Flex bits and glow rods are the go to tools pros use for fishing wires.
Strip about 6 inches of outer sheathing from one end of the cable then hook the conducting wires and bare copper grounding wire through the loop at the end of the fish tape blade.
Run electrical cable through walls and across ceilings without tearing them apart.
You can push the wire leader with the cable attached toward the sheetrock or the side with the opening.
I cut a hole in the wall upstairs the size for a old work electrical box.
It can get difficult to maneuver the more you use.
If the wall contains insulation try to fish the wire between the outer paper or plastic cover and the wall.
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Fishing electrical wire through walls check the whole wall cavity with a stud finder.
It worked for the job i needed it though and seems like it ll be able to reel out again should i need it for the future.
Then i have a drill bit especially for fishing wires through walls.
A decent stud finder is a must have for every wire fishing job but.
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Bend the wires over then wrap several loops of electrical tape around the wires and the end of the fish tape.
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Flex bits are great for.
It also gets a little more difficult to reel back in.
It s a 3 4 spiral bit with a 3 long flexible shank.
Probably easiest to do from below where you re cutting the opening for the electrical box unless you have a gable at that point on the wall.