Anyone have a fish tape?

gvidas · 07-31-2014, 09:15 PM

I've never fished wire under a carpet. I imagine the padding, and any nails/staples/tape will be the real challenge. Apparently people do it. Hard to beat $12.

Usually that tool is used for pulling wires thru conduit. It's a thin piece of spring steel, rigid enough to push from one end of a conduit run to the other, yet flexible enough to go around bends. If that were what you were doing, I would strongly advise you not to shove the steel fish tape into a live panel.

Hopefully there is no risk of electric shock lying await underneath the carpeting in this apartment.

07-31-2014, 09:15 PM	#2
gvidas Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 286	I've never fished wire under a carpet. I imagine the padding, and any nails/staples/tape will be the real challenge. Apparently people do it. Hard to beat $12. Usually that tool is used for pulling wires thru conduit. It's a thin piece of spring steel, rigid enough to push from one end of a conduit run to the other, yet flexible enough to go around bends. If that were what you were doing, I would strongly advise you not to shove the steel fish tape into a live panel. Hopefully there is no risk of electric shock lying await underneath the carpeting in this apartment.

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