KOOTANS 11 ft Fiberglass Wire Running Kit Wall Cable Wire Fishing Rod Pull Push Tool Electrical Fish Tape Set with 6 Different Accessories

For just over $1 a segment (22') this is a good product. I wasted 2 hours of my life trying to fish a wire between a finished ceiling and floor, running parallel to the joists and over all of the strapping. My fiberglass and metal fish tapes absolutely were failing badly, snagging on every strap. 10 mins after this was delivered, the wire was fished and I was able to finish the project. I consider it paid for itself already, but if it lasts it's more than worth the price. I was prepared to spend big bucks on a brand name to get this project done if I had to. I didn't have to.

So I have to run my cat6 7 feet down an insulated basement wall, that means between drywall and the plastic vapor barrier tight from the insulation behind. My electric tape was unthinkable. So I went for this gadget. I tried pushing it from the top, but the angle against the joist above the ceiling made it rip the vapor barrier and go behind the insulation, so I thought, bummer! On a whim I pushed it UP, where the flexible segments would be less stressed improving the angle of penetration... and pushed and pushed and stop... it hit something. I went to the hole above the ceiling and there it was. I never thought something so thin could go so straight up! I went to the other end to bring the cat6 on top of the tile ceiling and it saved me time by being able to go 4 tiles over at a time (with 4 segments, the other 6 were waiting in the wall). The only snag (literally) was that the cable got caught against a joist and top of wall and while pulling, one of the attachments with flimsy split ring (think autoshop key ring) totally got deformed. So I used a piece of wire looped around instead of the ring. It worked. At the wall I used a braided steel cable with a red plastic cone to pull the cat6 and went down the wall without a hitch!!! To bring the opposite end of the cat6 inside the house through a small hole, I just pushed the pole segment by segment with the wife watching behind a corner TV stand. The pole went up along the corner until it hit the ceiling and then I shook it and it arched nicely for her to catch it. Easy as pie! Except for that flimsy split ring, it was perfect. The only improvement I would recommend is to include a male to male threaded adapter. It's hard to keep track of female and male threads in the heat of the battle. All in all, very impressed. Too much detail, bit I was so happy. In the past I've had to open multiple holes with some damage to the vapor barriers inside insulated walls, and inside the house, moving furniture and what not.

I wanted to run Ethernet cable from my router in the living room to my home office upstairs for a hardwired internet connection. WiFi was too slow for video calls and I needed something more reliable. I looked into hiring an electrician to run the cable through the walls and attic but the quotes I got were like $300-400 which seemed nuts for what should be a pretty straightforward job. Bought this wire fishing kit and did it myself for a fraction of the cost. The kit comes with everything you need - a fiberglass rod that's super flexible, different attachments for hooking onto wires, and it all comes in a carrying case. The 22ft length was perfect for getting from my attic down through the wall to the outlet. I used this to fish Ethernet cable from my attic down to my office. First I drilled a small hole in the top plate of the wall from the attic, then fed the fiberglass rod down through the wall cavity. The rod is flexible enough to navigate around any obstacles but stiff enough that it doesn't just crumple when you push it. Took me a few tries to get it to come out the hole I'd cut for the low-voltage bracket, but once I got the hang of it, it was pretty straightforward. The hook attachments are really useful. Once I got the rod down to where I needed it, I attached the Ethernet cable to the hook and pulled it back up through the wall. The connection was secure and the cable didn't come loose during the pull. Way better than trying to tape wire to a string or some janky DIY solution. I keep this kit in my garage with all my other tools now. It's come in handy for more than just that one Ethernet run. I've used it to run speaker wire through walls for my home theater setup, pull a new thermostat wire when I upgraded to a smart thermostat, and even helped my neighbor run a coax cable for his TV. The fiberglass material is key. It's non-conductive so you don't have to worry about hitting a live wire and getting shocked. It's also flexible enough to bend around corners and obstacles in the wall but rigid enough to push through insulation or past minor obstructions. Metal fish tape would be too stiff for what I needed. The glow-in-the-dark tip is surprisingly useful. When I was working in my attic with limited light, being able to see where the tip of the rod was made it way easier to guide it to the right spot. Small feature but it made a difference when I was trying to thread it through a specific hole in the dark. The case keeps everything organized. The rod sections screw together and break down into manageable pieces that fit in the case along with all the attachments. Makes it easy to store and transport. I can grab the whole kit and know I've got everything I need for a wire running job. The attachments are thoughtfully designed. There's a hook for pulling wire, an eyelet for threading, and a magnet attachment for retrieving dropped screws or finding metal studs. Having options means you can tackle different scenarios. The magnet saved me when I dropped a screw inside the wall - just sent the rod down with the magnet and fished it right out. Assembly is simple. The rod sections thread together with brass fittings that are solid and don't come loose while you're using it. You can add or remove sections depending on how much length you need. For my job I used the full 22ft but for shorter runs I could use fewer sections. The thickness of the rod is perfect. Thick enough to be sturdy and push through obstacles but thin enough to fit through small holes and tight spaces. I was working with standard wall cavities and the rod navigated them no problem. I've recommended this to two friends who were planning to hire someone for similar wire running jobs. Both of them bought the kit, did it themselves, and saved hundreds of dollars. One of them ran HDMI cables through his walls for a clean home theater install, the other ran security camera wires around his house exterior. The instructions that come with it are pretty basic but there are tons of YouTube videos showing how to fish wire through walls. I watched a couple before starting my project and felt pretty confident about what I was doing. Not rocket science once you understand the process. For the price this kit is a no-brainer if you're doing any kind of low-voltage wiring work. Electricians charge a premium for this stuff because it's time-consuming and requires the right tools. Having your own kit means you can do it yourself whenever you need to without paying someone $100/hour. The quality feels professional-grade. This isn't some flimsy homeowner tool that'll break after one use. The materials are solid and it's clearly built to be used repeatedly. I've used mine probably 6-7 times now for various projects and it's held up perfectly. If you're planning to run any cables through walls - Ethernet, speaker wire, coax, whatever - get this kit. It'll pay for itself on the first job you do and you'll have it available for future projects. Way better than paying an electrician or trying to rig up some makeshift solution that doesn't work properly.

Ran Ethernet fiber and new electrical circuit between joists, under a stairwell, and finally down a vertical conduit to a computer rack. Previously did this with 2x1 lumber, a rigid hard to maneuver 8 foot stick. This tool, alternatively, made it so much easier. It balanced rigidity and flexibility perfectly for my needs. Never had to reach into ceiling and floor cavities, or the void under stairwell, where protruding nails and screws previously scratched the heck out of my probing arm and fingers. The segments were added as needed and removed at the far end so wielding it didn't require a pile of extra space other than the space being navigated. A couple of times the segments unscrewed themselves. This wasted a bit of time and was annoying. Overall, though, glad I purchased this thing.

I always do a lot of research before buying something and am frequently surprised at the variety of reviews that I find for a product. Some people say oh this is great other people say oh this is the worst thing I’ve ever seen. For me I was looking for something that I could use occasionally to fish a wire through an attic to the outside to pull a wire. This set provided exactly what I needed and seems to be of sufficient quality. I didn’t experience any breakage as others have said. I suppose if you’re a professional and you do this for a living and you use the thing every day all week long I can’t say whether this would be the right product. For me, a DIY person occasionally needs to use a specialty tool for a job, this was very reasonably priced and did the job perfectly. I only used it once so far but so far so good!