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Had to pick between a fish tape and a glow rod for a tight attic run in Phoenix

Honestly, I went with the fish tape because I thought the metal would cut through the insulation better. Big mistake, it kept snagging on every nail plate and took me over an hour for a 20 foot run. Next time I'm grabbing the glow rod, no question. Anyone else get stuck like that in an old house?
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verafoster
verafoster13d ago
Oh man, that attic insulation is the WORST. It's like wrestling with angry pink cotton candy. The glow rod just slides through that mess where a fish tape wants to fight every single staple. Learned that lesson the hard way in my own place, burned a whole Saturday on one stupid wire pull.
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verafoster
verafoster13d ago
Nah, I've had glow rods snap on me in tight spots!
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