I am updating an old home. There are 6 coax cables strung through the house and coming to a common area in the old garage. Anyone have a solution to attach the coax to Cat 6 so it does not hang up somewhere in the attic? I am hoping there is a method to join the cables sort of like chinese handcuffs.

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If there aren’t any super narrow things they’ll need to pass through, tape works well. Specifically one that won’t leave residue and won’t add extra friction would be best. I’ve used electrical tape before.

Put the head of the cable you’re pulling parallel to the existing cable and tape down from the single cable to also cover the head and a 6" to a foot or so of the pulled cable. That way he head won’t catch, and the tape won’t unravel.

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I’m betting the coax isn’t in conduit and is stapled in multiple places between the outlets.

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I just use electrical tape for these pulls.

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Hopefully those coax cables make no turns, because otherwise your pulls will be get bound up. Coax is stiff and will fight you every inch of the way.

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