Thread the fish tape.
How trough wire to attic.
Whether you re a professional alarm installer or a homeowner installing a diy security system you ll find some tips here that will make the job easier.
When you find the hole in the wall plate remove the wire then uncoil the end of an electrician s fish tape and insert it.
My attic is non accessible so i know for a fact that i must protect the romex with guard strips or bore holes 1 25 from the face of the joists when running perpendicular to the joists and when i run parallel i must staple the romex to the face of the joists.
Is this something safe.
After finishing this back the wire to the attic and use the power drill to mount the camera to its base.
Once up there i noticed that all the electrical wires were all over the place.
The original plan was to run security camera wires up through soffit into attic down into basement but that no longer is an option.
Wire from the attic to the basement using a second floor hvac return green.
Hi all i have to run some romex in my attic.
Electrical wiring electrical question.
I did a lot of reading about it but am confused about the best way to do it.
Enter the attic from a vent which is not far from the panel.
Wire from the attic to the basement near the flue blue.
Is it standard for electrical wiring to be strung in a disorderly fashion in the attic.
Wire from the attic to a second floor outlet purple.
If the sites that you want to run wire to are on the outside of the house you should not need to drill a new hole.
Nm through to soffit in non accessible attic junction box under soffit to transition from nm to 10awg thwn grounds crimped thwn in 3 4 metal conduit down to switch or 2 circuit solar load center through the wall into the basement and into the subpanel sized for at least 5760w if using a load center or 3840w if using switch.
Alternatively i considered to let the wire.
Enter the attic or crawlspace and look for the wire extending through the drilled hole.
I just got back from my attic and realized i can t access the soffit from there.
Go directly through outside.
From down in the basement the bottom of the floorboards.
When cutting through drywall from the interior of a room use a utility knife and cut carefully you don t want to drill through a hidden wire or the paper backing of the attic insulation.
How to fish wire through the attic this page explains the steps for fishing wires in a house with attic access which includes most homes having a pitched roof.
Start by inserting a long wire through the hole you just drilled a disassembled wire coat hanger works well.
It does have space to have another 8 3 wire so one option is to somehow break the conduit in the attic and separate the two lines with a junction box.
I recently relocated my cable wires which required my going to the attic.