RE: Finding a cable within a wall?!

["Ian Lowe" <ianlowe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

indeed :)
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and here's a cheap one for those not near a B&Q (like, on the moon or
something...)
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http://tinyurl.com/lwx2g
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Ian.

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Phil Harris
Sent: 11 September 2006 19:17
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Finding a cable within a wall?!




Sounds like a b ... B ... B ...

:-D

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> I picked up a "proper" nylon snake with brass ends for
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> =A36.99 from B&Q.
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> 20m long, and bloody useful.
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> I used it to run speaker cable from the front of my room, out=20
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> back of the room and up through a hole drilled down through=20
> the inside of a partition wall...
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> try *that* with a bamboo cane! :D
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> Or a cheap "value" curtain rail from Homebase can work
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> well ... I have one here that I use for just that.
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> > Noel
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> > If this is a one-off, you could save a few quid and use a=20
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> > cane.
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> > Of course, if you are going to do this more than a couple of
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> > invest in a set of rods.
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> > Cheers
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> > Neil
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> > Chris Miles wrote:
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> > > Buy yourself a set of cable rods off ebay/b&q and tie=20
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> > > the end and just keep feeding it till its where you want it
to be.
> > >
> > > I used this method for getting 4 cat 5 cables from my loft
> > down behind
> > > the plaster and breezeblock to my living room at a specific
point.
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> > > Chris
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> > > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:17 PM
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Finding a cable within a wall?!
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> > > 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
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> > > 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=20
> wall, I was=20
> > > 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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