I want to install a USB port near my bed. In order to do so, I'll need to run two 16-gauge wires along the inside corner of my closet.The best thing I can think of is to just use some duct tape to hold it in the corner, to prevent it from dangling around, and to prevent clothes hangers from getting caught on it. I'm not excited about that, because I'm not sure if the tape will stick to the wood very well, and will probably come loose in hot weather.Are there any other better options for holding the wire in place?

You can get some stick on tabs that have a hole for a tywrap to go through at you home center.

You could use what we called sticky backs they stick to the wall and hold tie wraps.Or get some plastic Wiremould race way and stick it to the wall.Dusty

heres a thought use a wire track used for jyst that situation

couple of options.hot melt glue?3M adhesive clipsrun it in a wire channel and cover it

Insulated staples?Black flexible auto wiring duct!

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pasusan
Explorer
Nov 24, 2017
pauldub wrote:
Try this for a clean installation. Only $5 at HomeDepot.
This is really nice stuff. We used it for running speaker wire up the rear corners of our tv room - still looks good and stayed stuck for 20 years.
mobeewan
Explorer
Nov 24, 2017
RichieW13 wrote:
pauldub wrote:
Try this for a clean installation. Only $5 at HomeDepot.

I worry about the adhesive not working after awhile.

If you use a larger size wire away you can put screws on the inside to hold it down. I have done it for the power cords on TVs and DVD players.
westend
Explorer
Nov 23, 2017
A wire mould product or a loom to cover the wires would be the best solution as I can see a hangar getting caught on an exposed wire. I have a wire mould that comes in two pieces. The base is installed first, the wires positioned on it, and the cover is then attached. With a covering like that you can screw it onto wall surface or trust the included adhesive.
Vintage465
Nomad
Nov 23, 2017
There is a zip tie that is made that has a eye on it to screw it to the wall/corner.
Clay_L
Explorer
Nov 16, 2017
DrewE wrote:
I've used split loom tubing secured by nylon cable clips. (I think this is the "black flexible auto wiring duct" that enblethen refers to.) Coachmen used the same basic approach where they had to run wires through cabinet interiors rather than hidden inside walls etc.

(This particular bit happens to be my work, not Coachmen's.)

That is also what I did. Bought it at an NAPA auto supply store.
profdant139
Explorer II
Nov 14, 2017
I wrapped the wire bundles in cable ties, spaced about 8 inches apart. Then I stapled the loose end of the cable tie to the wall panel with a staple gun, using 1/4 inch staples. Cheap and effective.
ScottG
Nomad
Nov 14, 2017
I do it the same as Drew.
Really anything but duct tape.
Ron3rd
Explorer III
Nov 14, 2017
newman fulltimer wrote:
heres a thought use a wire track used for jyst that situation

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SAR_Tracker
Explorer
Nov 14, 2017
wire tie mounting base
IAMICHABOD
Explorer II
Nov 14, 2017
When I wanted to do the same thing I had a light that I would get the power from and had a hollow wall,I unscrewed the light and thru the hole in the wall where the wires came up I tied a washer on a string and fed it thru and took a strong magnet and pulled it along until it reached the hole where I wanted the put the USB port.

Pulled the string attached to the wires then installed the USB port,all wires inside the wall.

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