running cable through a void that is inaccessible?

[manglehead]

hi,

i wan to create a spur from an already existing ceiling rose (capacity permitting) but I'm not sure how to get the cable from one hole to another. i do not have access to the void above the intended lighting fixture, as it a small loft space above a side return off an old victorian terrace. Apart from creating several small access holes that run in series or ripping the whole ceiling down (hahahahaha) i am stuck for options, any tips?

manglehead

 

[ColJack]

2 holes, one for the existing light, one for the new one...

and a trained rat with a string tied round it???
put it up one hole, and waft cheese at the other?

 

[manglehead]

thought about training my dog but the hole would be too large.

in all seriousness is there a professional solution, this problem must come up in many retro fitting older properites?

 

[Click-Sure]

That actually is a profesional solution! Can't say I've used it myself however, I generally stick with cable rods / lid from PVC trunking and fish tape.

 

[manglehead]

thanks for the reply, i didn't mean to offend anyones professionalism, but could you expand on the:

cable rods / lid from PVC trunking and fish tape.

Fuse carrier: The movable part of a fuse designed to carry a fuse link - part to your explanation, as i didn't really understand how to use them all together?

 

[Adam_151]

Ignore the fuse carrier bit.. its his signiture quote and appears on every post he makes... he just happened to have a slightly off beat sense of humour

If you have two holes into a void with no joists blocking the way in between and need to get a cable between them, then you need something rigid to push across, if you have them, then a set of cable rods ( http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/Products/size_3/FXCRSSX.JPG ) is the tool for the job, if not, you can use a bit of lidding from pvc trunking, you'll probably not need a nylon draw tape ( http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/Products/size_3/CODT.JPG ), but depending on the situation , especially with bigger cables its sometimes easier to use the rods to pull the tape in, and then use that to pull the cable in.

 

[ColJack]

carefull with the rats though, they like to chew cables..

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[Click-Sure]

Finally my signature gets the merit it deserves.

 

[briwire]

I'm sure that many of us on here have spent many a happy hour feeding a coil of string into a hole then trying to fish it out using an old wire coat hanger taped to a piece of oval plastic conduit.

There's no secret to it really.

 

[wundaboy]

carefull with the rats though, they like to chew cables..

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Fab pic! What I'd like to know is, what is the cable type that the 3+e is crossing there? And is it rat proof??