XP1000-LC Magnetic Wire Puller for Electrical Tools W/Flexible Steel Leader & Durable Case, Does not work on Foam Insulation also not rcomended for steel studs without XP1000-8 Drop Magnet

MagnepullThe problem. A large 6000 ft.² ranch house which required cat five cable. There was a single main router location from which a base station distributed to multiple satellite base stations connected wirelessly.I recently purchased high speed internet service. With all the new devices, a PlayStation, Internet connected televisions, Cloud backups and the length of the property, I was seeing no real increase in speed on speed test.net. I was getting sick of seeing the Netflix wheel spinning. I knew the only way to increase the speed was to put a wired backbone down the length of the house connecting all the wireless base stations, PlayStation and Apple televisions. There are plenty of sites on the Internet showing how to do this. It is big time faster than connecting them wirelessly. For the small bit of effort the payoff has been huge.I have laid cable and electric in a number of houses. Despite the complexity of the house, multiple subsequent renovations, a new double brick endwall and several false ceilings this was the easiest run by far. Obviously I had all the usual cable running tools available including fish tape and extension rods. The difference was that this time I had a Magnepull and Magnespot available.These two devices saved around 30 -50 percent of the time and a huge amount of the stress.Yes I did balk a little ( lot )at the cost, but cable laying is not my day job and evening time is limited. I looked around on Craigslist but none available. If this was my day job, I would want these devices even more. They save multiple additional cutouts in the drywall, I always had a very good idea of where the end of the cable was and when it came to putting a through hole in a double brick end partition, the Magnespot is dead accurate.My longest uninterrupted run, 37 feet over two levels, way more than I could get with rods. I did not even have to get into the ceiling.I had read the review online regarding using a fish tape to guide the Magnepull. A lot of our house is insulated with cellulose fiber. Rafters would often block the device as it fell between the rafters. This is where the Magnepull really came into its own. You run the tape from the cellulose insulation. Then connect the Magnepull and the device will sit on the tape and not fall between the rafters. This save tons of time, tons of stress and minimized contact with icky cellulose cellulose.Some Tips:1. On one occasion the Magnepull detached from the nylon string. Got to blame my poor knots. I had also purchased the Magnespot. I was able to easily locate the maximum magnetic point and carefully cut a small hole through the drywall in this location. It was bang on. I was very pleased to see my Magnepull back. The job was only one third done.2. Our house is built on slightly different levels. There is a 14-inch step. Because of the step I needed to run the device along one wall, secured temporarily in position and then run it up the opposite side of the wall. Securing it temporarily in position posed a problem. One option would be to buy another Magnepull. I elected to purchase some Neodynium magnets online. Having got the bullet into the ideal position on one wall, I used the magnets to secure it in position temporarily. Then I could remove the roller, walk around to the extraction side of the wall, attach the roller magnetically and remove the magnets. I could then complete the run to the extraction point.The Magnespot came into its own when running the cable through the walls. With the multiple different renovations in the property it was sometimes difficult to determine where the corresponding point on a wall was. There were several sections of false wall or additional covering. On several occasions I ran the cable for the top plate of the roof and dropped it into the wall. I was able to bring it out and a discrete point on one side of the renovation. Using the Magnespot I could then locate the corresponding point on the opposite side of the renovation. This saved me from making several mistakes. All of the Cat5 through points have been cut in the drywall at exactly the height of the existing outlets and have been covered with blank electrical wall plates. This has made my wife a lot happier. It's not ruined her great room.Having completed the task, what a huge difference in network speed I am seeing. Communication with the nearest base station is just as fast but communication with the main router is now dramatically faster, webpages just appear and count upwards and backups take one third of the time. There is a single network throughout the whole house with all deadspots gone and one less basestation used. On Speedtest, I am getting what my ISP promises, both upload and download.It's always great when a device delivers on what it promises.

Very strong magnet. Makes my life so much easier. Great quality. Cabling is SO much easier now.

Not only did it help me pull the cable down the wall through insulation. But it helped me find where I wanted to run my cable from the attic. I put the magnet in the ceiling in the attic next to where I thought I wanted to be coming down the wall. Took a few seconds to find it below. Move it over to where I thought I'd really like my hole would be to work for what I wanted. Went back up drilled my hole attached my cable pulled it down the wall. Stopped short of where I wanted my hole below. Got out my oscillating saw with electrical box outlet bit and cut my hole. Pulled magnet roller down and out came my cable. I'd say it saved me a good hour today. And many hours to come. A must have for your tool kit. If you run a wiring. I install surveillance cameras. I should had this tool a long time ago.

Warning this is not a long term use review.I have used this once, but it did really make fishing the line from being feed from a tight attic through the top plate and my wife was able to use the magnetic roller to pull it down through the insulation and to the box opening. The attic had insufficient clearance to use normal fish sticks.I look at this as a one of many tools to have when running wire in a remodeling situation.

I bought this for my son, who is rewiring both his house and mine. It has cut the time spent pulling wire in half. There are a few places in our homes where the magnet isn't quite strong enough, so I would recommend buying the one with the most powerful magnet you can afford. Guess I should have consulted him before surprising him with it, lol.

Very nice possibly a bit expensive but then again they did all the research and development and tooling costs and does include a nice case.Case does allow a bit of magnetic field though it's walls. So watch your CC around it. A metal case version is available at a much higher cost that will reduce the magnetic fields much better. Your judgement on if thats worth it.Case could use a 1 1/8 spade bit socket if I were to be nit picky. Which is the size of hole they suggest for pulling the bullet back out of the wall though.Case could also use better retention for the bullet cable. Mine spring launches out when opening. Again nit picky considering they did not have to include a case in the first place.Cost is a bit high. But they did do all the research, testing, development, tooling, and a case. So consider that. Maybe the cost will drop once their initial costs are paid off. Anyways just get it. There is nothing comparable and they did invent it and have patient. If you don't like that then invent something better.

I bought this item thinking "How good could it be", but it is better than I thought possible. I wanted to run Ethernet cable through my three story house, my home was built in 1925 so the walls are made of plaster, not sheetrock. I contacted three vendors and all of them told me it was impossible to run Ethernet cables through the walls since I have plaster walls. I got quotes for the work ranging from $1,800 to $4,500.After seeing the quotes I decided to give this product a try and it worked wonders. I was able to run Ethernet cable from the basement to my attic without much difficulty. It took me about 5-6 hours but it was well worth the time. This product made finding the cables and then cutting the holes in the wall to pull through effortless. The worst problem I had was that it got stuck on a nail going down one wall, I pulled it and went fishing again.This item worked like a charm and exceeded my expectations. Due the ease in which I can now run wires through my wall, I went ahead and installed a video camera system outside my house and it took me less than a day.I highly recommend this item! The magnet and pulling chain are so strong once they connect that the pulley handle will hold itself on the wall. Watch this youtube video to see it in action: [...]