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Cables in conduit - fish wire disappearing.

  • 25-10-2018 8:23pm
    #1
    chris_ie
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    Hi,
    So I’ve got 3 coax cables coming down through conduit from attic to ground floor on 2.5 storey house. The cable I want to remove starts in the junction box in the second floor bedroom. Won’t budge.

    So I managed to put fish wire (thick plastic) down from the second floor. Got stuck bout 7ft down. Same distance from bottom up. The junction box is a bit closer to the wall than the one on ground floor so figure there is a bend. That’s likely where it gets stuck.

    Thought I had it sorted when I was pushing fish wire down from above with a bit of force it was moving freely and I had loads pushed through only to go downstairs and find no sign of it. So any ideas where the hell it went?!

    I realize it’s a difficult/possibly stupid question to ask but just in case I’ve missed something about conduits and how they are laid out....


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  • #2
    listermint
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    Split conduit not joined your fish came out the split and is in the chased part of the wall


  • #3
    chris_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭chris_ie


    listermint wrote: »
    Split conduit not joined your fish came out the split and is in the chased part of the wall

    Figured it might be something like that but wasn't sure. I fed a lot of cable through thinking I'd get down stairs and see a load of coming out of the pipe. But nope. Couldn't hear anything downstairs when I got someone else to pull it back up.

    So it's likely split between the floor? That's a pain. If I could get the old cable moving I'd be able to get my network cable pulled through by pulling that one out but none of them will budge.

    Any other ways I could have a crack at?


  • #4
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    chris_ie wrote: »
    Figured it might be something like that but wasn't sure. I fed a lot of cable through thinking I'd get down stairs and see a load of coming out of the pipe. But nope. Couldn't hear anything downstairs when I got someone else to pull it back up.

    So it's likely split between the floor? That's a pain. If I could get the old cable moving I'd be able to get my network cable pulled through by pulling that one out but none of them will budge.

    Any other ways I could have a crack at?

    Start from bottom up, Tie the new cable to the old and pull it up from bottom to top. put 2 lines on it, convcersely then pull the old cable back down with the second line and remove it. I do always recommend spraying in silicone lubricant on the cables as it prevents friction sticking points


  • #5
    chris_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭chris_ie


    listermint wrote: »
    Start from bottom up, Tie the new cable to the old and pull it up from bottom to top. put 2 lines on it, convcersely then pull the old cable back down with the second line and remove it. I do always recommend spraying in silicone lubricant on the cables as it prevents friction sticking points

    That was the initial plan but the cables already in place wont move at all, stuck tight.


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