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RWCable · 23-11-2019, 17:41

Hi all

Apologies if this is the wrong forum for this matter.

Until today I had a very old unused BT phone cable running into the house through a hole in the wall next to the back window. That phone connection hasn't been used in 20+ years.

I successfully pulled the phone cable out of the house from outside.

I now want to run coax cable for Freeview through the same hole in the wall.. I tried but to no avail.

(Go easy now... I have no DIY/carpentry/external installation experience).

The holes both inside and out are in extremely awkward positions.

From inside the house, I tried pushing the cable up, down and to the right.

When pushing to the right I pushed the coax through and the entire cable went into the wall but nothing came out the other side. No other direction seemed to work.

I realise now I probably should have taped the new cable to the old one and pulled through but too late now

So now I currently can't get either cable back in the wall....

Are there any (preferably cheap/household) tools I can use to get the coax through the wall in the existing hole?

Cheers

23-11-2019, 17:41	#1
RWCable cf.member Join Date: Jul 2018 Services: Virgin Media TiVo / Broadband / Somehow still the landline Posts: 39	Trying to run coax cable from outside for Freeview - need advice Hi all Apologies if this is the wrong forum for this matter. Until today I had a very old unused BT phone cable running into the house through a hole in the wall next to the back window. That phone connection hasn't been used in 20+ years. I successfully pulled the phone cable out of the house from outside. I now want to run coax cable for Freeview through the same hole in the wall.. I tried but to no avail. (Go easy now... I have no DIY/carpentry/external installation experience). The holes both inside and out are in extremely awkward positions. From inside the house, I tried pushing the cable up, down and to the right. When pushing to the right I pushed the coax through and the entire cable went into the wall but nothing came out the other side. No other direction seemed to work. I realise now I probably should have taped the new cable to the old one and pulled through but too late now So now I currently can't get either cable back in the wall.... Are there any (preferably cheap/household) tools I can use to get the coax through the wall in the existing hole? Cheers Last edited by RWCable; 23-11-2019 at 17:47.