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On Friday, March 8, 2002 at 6:26:24 AM UTC-10, Kiefer wrote:
Is there a tool I can buy to locate electrical wire behind drywall?
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Drill, cut or nail into a wall or floor and hit a 110 -220 VAC hot line just once can cause injury or death.
Your choice... Would you depend on a compass to protect your health or life? There are instruments that cost less then $100.00 that are reasonably reliable for home owners or week end workers.

Professionals usually get the best at several hundred dollars. They understand the risks that's why they are uninjured professionals.

On a broader consideration... what if you drill, cut or nail into a plastic water or gas line in the wall? Can a compass "see" water or gas?

Change your paradigm, change your results. May you have "Health, Happiness and Prosperity!"
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On 03/27/2017 01:41 PM, Healthy in Hawaii wrote:
On Friday, March 8, 2002 at 6:26:24 AM UTC-10, Kiefer wrote:



L@@K AT THE DATE!!!!

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On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 14:10:09 -0500, philo wrote:

On 03/27/2017 01:41 PM, Healthy in Hawaii wrote:
On Friday, March 8, 2002 at 6:26:24 AM UTC-10, Kiefer wrote:



L@@K AT THE DATE!!!!


Maybe, as Healthy in Hawaii warned against, he drilled into a hot 220 Volt line and got fried back in '02.
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 11:41:01 -0700 (PDT), Healthy in Hawaii
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On Friday, March 8, 2002 at 6:26:24 AM UTC-10, Kiefer wrote:
Is there a tool I can buy to locate electrical wire behind drywall?
Thanks
Kiefer


Drill, cut or nail into a wall or floor and hit a 110 -220 VAC hot line just once can cause injury or death.
Your choice... Would you depend on a compass to protect your health or life? There are instruments that cost less then $100.00 that are reasonably reliable for home owners or week end workers.

Professionals usually get the best at several hundred dollars. They understand the risks that's why they are uninjured professionals.

On a broader consideration... what if you drill, cut or nail into a plastic water or gas line in the wall? Can a compass "see" water or gas?

Change your paradigm, change your results. May you have "Health, Happiness and Prosperity!"

The "fancy tool" doesn't see plastic lines either.
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