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Posted by RBM on October 25, 2009, 3:59 pm
>>>>> Hi...
>>>>> Our house was wired for cable when it was built in the 70's with old
>>>>> rg59. On top of that, they horseshoe nailed the cable to the studs.
>>>>> I started re-wiring it with rg6 but ran into a snag in the back
>>>>> bedroom.
>>>>> The wiring starts in the basement, runs up the center of the house to
>>>>> the attic, then through crawlspaces, etc back down to the bedrooms.
>>>>> One bedroom that we're using as an office has a drop, but the jack is
>>>>> in the mid-line of the house, so it runs back and forth under a lot of
>>>>> sub flooring.
>>>>> My problem is those damn horseshoe nails. I broke the top out of the
>>>>> wall box and was able to pull out one of the horseshoe nails with a
>>>>> coat hanger, but there's another one somewhere up there in the wall.
>>>>> Because of all the zigging and zagging under the subflooring, a snake
>>>>> wouldn't work to run a new line. My understanding is that snakes work
>>>>> okay if you have essentially a straight shot, which I don't.
>>>>> Any ideas on how to free up the line/get rid of the horseshoe nail
>>>>> somewhere up the stud without taking all the drywall down?
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Mark
>>>>Typically, you cut the old stuff off and abandon it, and run the new
>>>>cable
>>>>in whatever fashion works best now that there is sheetrock up
>>> But being able to use the old stuff as a "fish tape" sure makes the
>>> job easier.
>> Not where it's drilled horizontally through studs and stapled
> That's why he's asking how to get the staples ohy. I've found
> sometimes just giving it one H of a pull pops the staples out, and the
> cable can then be pulled out. The cable itself is good for close to
> 1000 lbs of pull. Doesn't take that much to pop cable staples.
> Sometimes you get lucky - sometimes you don't.
I too, have been able to give a hard snap and rip a pile of staples off of
RG-59, but I think he's got horseshoe nails, not staples. Them puppies ain't
commin out so easy
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Posted by JimmyDahGeek@DON'T_SPAM_ME_gma on October 24, 2009, 6:41 pm
> Any ideas on how to free up the line/get rid of the horseshoe nail
> somewhere up the stud without taking all the drywall down?
Can you just run a new line through the cold air return?
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Posted by HeyBub on October 24, 2009, 8:03 pm
JimmyDahGeek@DON'T_SPAM_ME_gmail.com wrote:
>> Any ideas on how to free up the line/get rid of the horseshoe nail
>> somewhere up the stud without taking all the drywall down?
> Can you just run a new line through the cold air return?
Aghhhh !
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Posted by Tony Hwang on October 24, 2009, 9:07 pm
JimmyDahGeek@DON'T_SPAM_ME_gmail.com wrote:
>> Any ideas on how to free up the line/get rid of the horseshoe nail
>> somewhere up the stud without taking all the drywall down?
>
> Can you just run a new line through the cold air return?
>
>
>
Hi,
Against code!
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Posted by on October 24, 2009, 10:33 pm
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:41:15 -0700 (PDT),
>> Any ideas on how to free up the line/get rid of the horseshoe nail
>> somewhere up the stud without taking all the drywall down?
>Can you just run a new line through the cold air return?
Illegal unless you use plenum rated cable.
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>>>>> Our house was wired for cable when it was built in the 70's with old
>>>>> rg59. On top of that, they horseshoe nailed the cable to the studs.
>>>>> I started re-wiring it with rg6 but ran into a snag in the back
>>>>> bedroom.
>>>>> The wiring starts in the basement, runs up the center of the house to
>>>>> the attic, then through crawlspaces, etc back down to the bedrooms.
>>>>> One bedroom that we're using as an office has a drop, but the jack is
>>>>> in the mid-line of the house, so it runs back and forth under a lot of
>>>>> sub flooring.
>>>>> My problem is those damn horseshoe nails. I broke the top out of the
>>>>> wall box and was able to pull out one of the horseshoe nails with a
>>>>> coat hanger, but there's another one somewhere up there in the wall.
>>>>> Because of all the zigging and zagging under the subflooring, a snake
>>>>> wouldn't work to run a new line. My understanding is that snakes work
>>>>> okay if you have essentially a straight shot, which I don't.
>>>>> Any ideas on how to free up the line/get rid of the horseshoe nail
>>>>> somewhere up the stud without taking all the drywall down?
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Mark
>>>>Typically, you cut the old stuff off and abandon it, and run the new
>>>>cable
>>>>in whatever fashion works best now that there is sheetrock up
>>> But being able to use the old stuff as a "fish tape" sure makes the
>>> job easier.