Install Coaxial Cable Wall Box

Push the fish stick up through the tube and out of the top low voltage box.

Install coaxial cable wall box.

Hole drilled through the plates from the attic then tape both of the marked cable ends to the fish tape. Fish the cables from the openings into the distribution box in pairs of coaxial and cat 5e. Connecting the cable box 1 attach the comcast coaxial cable to the box. Place the wall plate against the wall and over the low voltage mounting plate.

Label both ends of each coaxial cable as you install it. Extend the fish stick so that it protrudes out of both the top and bottom holes and you can tape it to the wall temporarily. Mark the ends of the cables with colored electrical tape for the outlet location. Attach cable f connector and secure mounting brackets.

1cut drywall to create opening for junction box. This allows you to identify each cable and the receptacle it connects to. It s the standard type of cable used for all conventional cabled tv and internet hookups in homes and rentals. Cut out an opening in the drywall 1 inches wide and 3 inches high at the tv jack.

Pull the cable through the opening and then install two tv jack mounting brackets or low voltage junction box in the cutout. Run the fish tape down into the outlet stud cavity through a 3 4 in. But that s not the only reason to use them. Twist the connector for the end of the coaxial cable to the back of the connector on the coaxial wall plate.

Low voltage boxes allow you to push the extra length of wires into the wall cavity without over bending them. Use either room names or numbers to label these cables. Install a low voltage box for coaxial cable it s much easier to fish a coaxial cable through a low voltage box sometimes called a mud ring than through a regular electrical box. Find the cable that comcast installed it will usually be sticking out of the floor or the wall behind your tv and plug it into the metal coaxial input in the back of the cable box then screw the connector clockwise to tighten it.

Finally attach connectors to your far cable ends and connect near cable ends to your cable terminal.