LABOR SAVING DEVICES 85124 Wet Noodle & Retriever

by LABOR SAVING DEVICES

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 77.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00009WE0H
• Item model number: LSD85124
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 14, 2003

Product Description

CONSISTS OF 10 FT OF .09" SMOOTH NICKEL-PLATED STEEL BALL CHAIN HALF THE DIA OF A REGULAR BALL CHAIN STOP-RING PREVENTS THE CHAIN FROM FALLING THROUGH THE DRILLED HOLE #6 IN-RING CONNECTOR PULLS THE WIRE #3 B COUPLING CAN BE USED TO ATTACH A SECOND CHAIN IF NEEDED RETRIEVER IS A FLEXIBLE INSULATED 24" HANDLE WITH A NEODYMIUM MAGNET ATTACHED TO 1 END MAGNET WILL NOT LOSE ITS MAGNETISM WHEN HIT

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Save Yourself Hours, November 12, 2007

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A. Owens - See all my reviews
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This tool is one of the best things I have seen in a long time. I like to do my own electrical and home theatre work. I hate to fish wire wires through the wall. This toll is fantastic for that. You just drop the chain in from the top and grab it with the flexible magnet at the bottom. If you are pulling something heavy all you have to do is use the chain to pull in a pull string. As cheap as this is it could save you hours! Highly recommended for its simplicity and practicality.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MUST HAVE for Home Wiring, July 1, 2011

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hiperfind - See all my reviews

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Absolute must have. Still need second person to be up in the attic dropping the chain down the wall, but if you don't have this magnetic 'gumby' rod & steel chain, you'll be hating life! Great buy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply amazing!, February 2, 2011

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Vin (NJ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: LABOR SAVING DEVICES 85124 Wet Noodle & Retriever (Electronics)

I needed to run an additional coaxial cable for OTA from my kitchen to the basement. I already had one coax at this location but passing the 2nd one from the top hole in the kitchen to the bottom hole in the basement (or vice versa) was not as easy as I had hoped...just couldn't access both ends of the cable so I decided to order the Wet Noodle & Retriever for $20...this turned out to be an excellent decision!

I placed the ball-chain into the hole in the wall behind the TV in the kitchen, went down to the basement, inserted the retriever in the hole and wiggled it around a bit but then decided to take it back out to reshape it and low and behold, it already had the chain attached to it! This literally took me about 3 minutes, I couldn't believe it! If I seem a little excited it's because I just did this last night and I still can't believe how well it worked!

I then attached a string to the chain in the basement, went back upstairs and pulled the chain out with the string attached, then went back downstairs and taped the coaxial cable to the string...then back upstairs one more time and pulled the string with the cable in tow....done! Best $20 I've spent in a long time!

I know some of you might be saying that since I already had a cable passing from top to bottom I could have used the cable itself as a puller for another cable but I did not want to take the chance of losing that cable (which feeds my DirecTV DVR) in the wall...that would have just compounded my problem.