Rack-A-Tiers Wire Fishing Tools

Wire fishing is the process of moving new wire installations through walls, ceilings, and floors, and can be a difficult strenuous task without the proper tools, especially if drywall is already installed. In this case, there are a variety of tools that can help move wire through the wall, such as fish tape, collapsible pulling poles, magnetic wire snakes, and more. Rack-A-Tiers offers a great selection of wire fishing products to choose from, like their durably flexible 150-ft fiberglass fish tape, available at HomElectrical.com!

Fish tape is used by electricians to install wires in conduits and otherwise difficult areas to access, such as ceilings, floors, and walls with drywall. Fish tape can come in a variety of forms, such as steel, polyester, and fiberglass. Steel fish tape is a great option for when you need wider, stronger, and more durable fish tape, but is less flexible/bendable, heavier, and more expensive. Fiberglass and polyester fish tape are not as durable but are a lot more flexible and a lot smaller, allowing for better accessibility in narrower and tighter spaces. Rack-A-Tiers makes fiberglass and polyester fish tape in several sizes and strengths, from 49.2-ft to 150-ft and in 1-4 strands of polyester coating, giving max strength at 4-strands.

Using Rack-A-Tiers’ fish tape is an easy way to wire through normally inaccessible areas.

• Step 1: Go ahead and begin to unreel the fish tape
• Step 2: Start feeding the fish tape through your wall, studs, or conduit
• Step 3: Strip several inches off the ends of the wires you want to install, twist the wires together, but leave one out and attach it to the loop end of the fish tape when it emerges at the desired spot
• Step 4: Tightly wrap the exposed wire with a layer of electrical tape
• Step 5: Start slowly pulling the fish tape back to you while someone unspools the wire on the other end
• Step 6: Continue to reel the fish tape back towards you. Once more than a foot of wire is exposed, unwrap the tape and disconnect the wire from the fish tape

A flex flyer is Rack-A-Tiers offering for replacing the end loop of your fish tape. Coming in sizes of 1/2-in and 3/4-in, the Flex Flyer utilizes upgraded loop technology to glide and flex through all sorts of conduits, all the while taking only 20 seconds to install without the use of a torch! The loop flyer also uses standard 1/4 inch 28 threads, allowing the use of other types of leaders on the quick-change base.

A magnetic wire snake utilizes a powerful magnet within a handheld roller and a magnetic lead on the other side of the wall, working together to pull the lead as you roll along the wall. Rack-A-Tiers MagnePull efficiently and delicately fishes wire through the wall, even working through insulation, all the while doubling as a great stud finder. Another benefit of the MagnePull is the smooth finish on its roller, preventing damage on your walls during use.

When it comes to wire fishing, Rack-A-Tiers offers a great selection of wire fishing products that will save you time and from unnecessary on-the-job stress. Rack-A-Tiers takes great consideration into the needs of the electrician as their wire fishing products are designed by electricians to add convenience to your next wire fishing job. Rack-A-Tiers offers a wide range of sizes, strengths, and lengths of fish tape to help you efficiently make new wire installations with ease. No matter the job, Rack-A-Tiers has the wire fishing tool for you at HomElectrical.com!