Pipe and cable detector

[diyterry]

Evening all, what do you good people use to detect hidden cables and pipes in walls my Bosch scanner is unreliable and triggers if there are no cables present.

 

[Strima]

I find a drill is the most efficient way.

 

[buzzlightyear]

these my detector .

 

[Deleted account]

Basically get me over and anywhere I tend to drill you can virtually guarantee a gas pipe.

To date I've gone through 8or 9. Maybe more, I've lost count.

 

[diyterry]

Basically get me over and anywhere I tend to drill you can virtually guarantee a gas pipe.

To date I've gone through 8or 9. Maybe more, I've lost count.

I'am a bit nervous after hitting a power cable five years ago I must admit.

 

[PEG]

Me pal tested the PFC on a supply cable,using an axe....wasn't even calibrated

Ended up with a bill off Northwest Electric,an axe like a pickle-fork and a sun tan (when viewed from underneath)

 

[BruvDunk]

Look down to your feet and see if there’s any sockets down there. As for gas pipes a general look around as to where the incomer and services are is normally a good start.

Been lucky so far.

 

[Wilko]

I'm afraid the simple detectors are a bit, well, simple. I bought one a while back and tried to find metal capping in about 10mm of plaster with live cables chased in behind it... Maybe the expensive ones are better (?).

 

[Midwest]

As Wilko said. I had the Bosch green one. Has a 1 in 10 chance of locating a pipe/cable, or it indicates after turning it on when somewhere near or close to a surface.

Perhaps the more expensive ones are better

 

[buzzlightyear]

I have used a lot of mental detectors ,and still you has well take a chance with a sledge hammer.

 

[telectrix]

i have a bosch one. it's pretty fair accurate, tends to err on the side of caution. once found a metal washer that had been plastered in about 70 years ago.

 

[Squid]

 

[diyterry]

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Oh yes, I've got one of those in the attic I'll dig it out.

 

[PEG]

i have a bosch one. it's pretty fair accurate, tends to err on the side of caution. once found a metal washer that had been plastered in about 70 years ago.

Go on,you dug that out,coz you thought it was a coin...

 

[mickfred]

Have a Bosch one , and has been said not a lot of use ,cant trust it. Have a couple of powerful magnets for finding studs