If you need to install a regular gang box for an electrical receptacle or wall switch install the mud ring temporarily to protect the drywall while you fish the wire then remove it.
How to fish electrical wire through walls.
Reel and wind the fish tape which will pull the electrical wire along with it as it snakes through the wall and ceiling.
Fish the cable.
Be gentle as you fish the cable through the hole since it is important not to tear the sheathing on the.
Make sure the tape is smooth so the cable can slide through the opening.
Pull the wiring through the wall by reeling in the fish tape bringing it out through the hole for the electrical box.
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Mud rings are approved only for low voltage wires like communication and coaxial cables.
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Then retract the fish tape to pull the cable through.
Carefully extend the fish tape from one opening to the other.
Attach the wiring in the 3 by 5 inch hole to the end of the fish tape.
Tape the end of the fish tape tightly onto the cable with electrical tape.
Grab the wire as it emerges from the hole.
Pull an additional 2 to 3 feet.
I m removing deleting two receptacles in the wall to make room for a fireplace.
It may take some finessing as the tip of the fish tape blade passes through the drilled hole in the wall plate.