Drilling hole in a wall. dtector device ?

_Chris_ · Post by **_Chris_** » Thu Oct 31, 2024 9:32 am

In another thread

TigerUK wrote: ↑Wed Nov 10, 2021 10:09 pm it wont hurt to get a electric wire detector.

The few times I have used them, they were good and allowed me see the wire path.

If the wall hasn't been wallpapered, you should be able to see where the plaster has been cut out anf filled in, even if it has been sanded really well there would be a slight texture difference. This by no means should be your only evidence to go on, it should be corroborated with the live wire detector.

Sounds good, does that device detect water pipes as well as electrical wires?

wine~o · Post by **wine~o** » Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:02 am

Some of those detector devices "claim" to be able to detect electric cables, wooden studs and copper water cables.

However, in my experience they are very hit and miss, sometimes giving false results.

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:21 am

@_Chris_ You are asking TigerUK a question? If you click on his name you will see his "about info" That shows he was last active over a year ago (He last posted almost 2 years ago) so I doubt he will ever reply to you

In reply to your question, see what the owner of this website says

moderator2 · Post by **moderator2** » Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:32 am

Someone-Else wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:21 am You are asking TigerUK a question?

I split this from a 3 year old thread and changed the title.

_Chris_ · Post by **_Chris_** » Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:58 am

Someone-Else wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:21 am @_Chris_ You are asking TigerUK a question? If you click on his name you will see his "about info" That shows he was last active over a year ago (He last posted almost 2 years ago) so I doubt he will ever reply to you

Yep, I did see that, but sometimes they do reply.

Thanks for the link. I'll take a look.