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Just realized I was overcomplicating my wire pulls in old houses.
For years, I'd try to force a fish tape through every tight spot, fighting it for an hour sometimes. Last month, a retired installer at a supply house in Tacoma said, 'Kid, use a vacuum and a pull string with a foam plug.' I tried it on a 1920s bungalow job, and it took ten minutes to run a wire from the basement to the attic. Has anyone found a better trick for those plaster-and-lath walls?
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drewsullivan2h ago
Man, I was the same way. Thought you had to muscle it through every time. That vacuum trick is a total game changer.
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king.andrew1h agoMost Upvoted
My buddy tried that on a clogged sink last week and it worked on the first pull. He was so shocked he just stood there holding the plunger for a minute.
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