December 18, 2011 By Dave Rongey ©2007-2012Author - Licensed Electrical Contractor Filed under Electrical, Fishing Electrical Wires
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Helpful Tips For Installing Electrical Wiring
- What is the easiest way to fish a wire from basement to attic from the inside not outside.
Best regards
Rony
This electrical question came from: Rony, a Electrician from Canada, Brampton
Additional Comments: Great and very good resource for an electrician.
Dave’s Reply:
Thanks for your electrical question Rony.
Installing Electrical Wiring
- Rony, Thanks for the Great Question and kind remarks about the website.
Tips For Installing Electrical Wiring Between Two Floors
- In a case where wiring needs to be installed between a basement or crawl space up to an attic or second floor area then just locate a closet area inside the home where a conduit can be installed in an inside hidden corner area of the closet.
- The conduit can be fastened to the surface of the closet wall and junction boxes can be installed at each end of the conduit to allow the connections between Romex cable and THHN or THWN single conductor wires which are installed in the conduit between the two areas.
The Following links will assist you with your electrical question:
Based on your question Rony, the following will help with your electrical wiring:
- Electrical Wire for the Home
- Complete listing of electrical wire types and parts used for home projects with electrical code information serves as selection guidelines.
- Basement Electrical Wiring for the Home
- Understanding circuit options for basement electrical wiring will help you determine the electrical load requirements. This information will help as a home electrical basement wiring guide.
You identified your project to be about Electrical Wiring, so you might find this information useful:
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Home electrical wiring projects with pictures and wiring diagrams.
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I have been this situation many times doing rewires. When trying to get a wire from the basement to the attic, the easiest way to do it is to take some string and chain and from the attic look around for the vent pipe that goes from the basement into the attic. Drop the string and chain down the side of the pipe. Bounce the chain around and the weight of the chain will carry the string to the basement. It might take some time but it has worked every time i’ve down this