Running Cable Through Exterior Wall

All you need to do is make a hole with a drill and place the cable.

Running cable through exterior wall. If your cable was installed incorrectly contact your service provider and voice your concerns. The common name for it is Monkey ST. Pull The Wire Through The Conduit.

Use a cable connector to connect the coaxial cable to the TV. There are several types of conduits available for your convenience. Fit wall sockets at both ends of the cable run rather than just crimping a plug onto the end of the cable.

Next slide the conduit through the hole in the wall. Use external grade CAT5e for outdoors runs unless you can fully protect the cable. Finally use caulk to seal the gaps in the wall.

Id like to mount a 12v DC fence light on the wall of my garage and run landscape wire through the wall into the garage for power. Along with the fish tape and flex rods Rich mentioned a drop chain can also be used if working from above and needing to go down but that assumes nothing will be in the wall like insulation that will get in the way so interior walls work best. Either it is cat5 cable or cat6 the method is quite the same as you need the same equipment pieces.

You may need to enlarge the hole slightly to push through the bushing. Then cut and bend the conduit as required more details below. 1 As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure 2 Where run through holes in walls structural ceilings suspended ceilings dropped ceilings or floors 3 Where run through doorways windows or similar openings 4 Where attached to building surfaces.

Keep the holes centered on the studs. Probably in the electrical section of Home Depot etc. Feb 1 2014.