need advice on wiring.

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Hi. I just got a new Elk M1 system which I want to install in my home.
In addition to a simple sensor i got at RadioShack I got a wireless
module and 2 wireless sensors. The test run was good. The basic
functionallity of the Elk seems to be working fine. I am ready to do
the "official" installation.
I know if a long shot but i was wondering if i can get few ideas on how
to do wiring. I am want to hide the Elk in the closet and run the CAT5
wire to the keyboard which i plan to install near the home entrance. I
know its hard to explain, but are there any tools that will help me
fish the wires from the wall?

Any advice is appreciated.

- m

 

[Mark Leuck]

Hi. I just got a new Elk M1 system which I want to install in my home.
In addition to a simple sensor i got at RadioShack I got a wireless
module and 2 wireless sensors. The test run was good. The basic
functionallity of the Elk seems to be working fine. I am ready to do
the "official" installation.
I know if a long shot but i was wondering if i can get few ideas on how
to do wiring. I am want to hide the Elk in the closet and run the CAT5
wire to the keyboard which i plan to install near the home entrance. I
know its hard to explain, but are there any tools that will help me
fish the wires from the wall?

Any advice is appreciated.

- m

You can run wires INSIDE the wall???

 

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I can if I can get to it.

You can run wires INSIDE the wall???

 

[D]

Go to Home Depot or Lowes, pick up either a fish tape or rod. Maybe both.
They will make a big difference.

 

[Allan Waghalter]

Go to www.lsdinc.com and look at the solutions and examples.
Good luck...

 

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...are there any tools that will help me

fish the wires from the wall?

As others have mentioned, an electrician's snake (aka "fish tape") and
a D'Versi Bit are the most commonly used tools for fishing wires
through existing walls.

How you use these and even if you do will depend in part on the way
your home is constructed. If there's a basement and the ceiling is
open it's often easy to fish up from there.

Tell us a little more about the house and I'll try to help.

Regards,
Robert L Bass
www.BassBurglarAlarms.com