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Cable detectors that work in BRICK
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I am going to do drilling, hammering nails etc. into the brickwork of my house's interior walls. I need a cable detector but none of the ones I have seen detect pipes/cables in BRICK. The majority say that they only detect items behind plasterboard. Is this normal and if not, is there one that people could recommend? I originally bought the Stanley intellisensor Pro but that was one of the ones that stated that it could not cope with brickwork. Thanks Tony |
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On Jun 18, 12:07 pm, Tony wrote:
Hi I am going to do drilling, hammering nails etc. into the brickwork of my house's interior walls. I need a cable detector but none of the ones I have seen detect pipes/cables in BRICK. The majority say that they only detect items behind plasterboard. Is this normal and if not, is there one that people could recommend? I originally bought the Stanley intellisensor Pro but that was one of the ones that stated that it could not cope with brickwork. Thanks Tony how deep are you expecting to find pipes and cables? Jim K |
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On Jun 18, 1:18*pm, Jim K wrote:
On Jun 18, 12:07 pm, Tony wrote: Hi I am going to do drilling, hammering nails etc. into the brickwork of my house's interior walls. I need acabledetector but none of the ones I have seen detect pipes/cables inBRICK. The majority say that they only detect items behind plasterboard. Is this normal and if not, is there one that people could recommend? I originally bought the Stanley intellisensor Pro but that was one of the ones that stated that it could not cope with brickwork. Thanks Tony how deep are you expecting to find pipes and cables? Jim K Hi Jim I don't know but I'd be hammering nails at least an inch into the wall. Regards, Tony |
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"Tony" wrote in message ... Hi I am going to do drilling, hammering nails etc. into the brickwork of my house's interior walls. I need a cable detector but none of the ones I have seen detect pipes/cables in BRICK. The majority say that they only detect items behind plasterboard. Is this normal and if not, is there one that people could recommend? Cables buried in brick? Do you mean chased and plastered over in a plastered brick wall? If so my el cheapo cable and pipe locator easily finds them in a plastered chase. It snot so reliable behind plasterboard as it picks up the nails etc. Mike |
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On Jun 18, 2:15*pm, "MuddyMike" wrote:
"Tony" wrote in message ... Hi I am going to do drilling, hammering nails etc. into the brickwork of my house's interior walls. I need acabledetectorbut none of the ones I have seen detect pipes/cables inBRICK. The majority say that they only detect items behind plasterboard. Is this normal and if not, is there one that people could recommend? Cables buried inbrick? Do you mean chased and plastered over in a plasteredbrickwall? If so my el cheapocableand pipe locator easily finds them in a plastered chase. It snot so reliable behind plasterboard as it picks up the nails etc. Mike Hi Mike and thanks for getting back to me. Well, if a cheap detector does the job that's great. What I dont understand is why something like the one I originaly bought (costing £30) made a point of saying that it could not detect pipes/cables in brick? Cheers Tony |
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Tony wrote:
On Jun 18, 2:15 pm, "MuddyMike" wrote: "Tony" wrote in message ... Hi I am going to do drilling, hammering nails etc. into the brickwork of my house's interior walls. I need acabledetectorbut none of the ones I have seen detect pipes/cables inBRICK. The majority say that they only detect items behind plasterboard. Is this normal and if not, is there one that people could recommend? Cables buried inbrick? Do you mean chased and plastered over in a plasteredbrickwall? If so my el cheapocableand pipe locator easily finds them in a plastered chase. It snot so reliable behind plasterboard as it picks up the nails etc. Mike Hi Mike and thanks for getting back to me. Well, if a cheap detector does the job that's great. What I dont understand is why something like the one I originaly bought (costing £30) made a point of saying that it could not detect pipes/cables in brick? Cheers Tony It means behind brick, as in inside the cavity |
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On Jun 18, 8:08*pm, "Phil L" wrote:
Tony wrote: On Jun 18, 2:15 pm, "MuddyMike" wrote: "Tony" wrote in message .... Hi I am going to do drilling, hammering nails etc. into the brickwork of my house's interior walls. I need acabledetectorbut none of the ones I have seen detect pipes/cables inBRICK. The majority say that they only detect items behind plasterboard. Is this normal and if not, is there one that people could recommend? Cables buried inbrick? Do you mean chased and plastered over in a plasteredbrickwall? If so my el cheapocableand pipe locator easily finds them in a plastered chase. It snot so reliable behind plasterboard as it picks up the nails etc. Mike Hi Mike and thanks for getting back to me. Well, if a cheapdetectordoes the job that's great. What I dont understand is why something like the one I originaly bought (costing £30) made a point of saying that it could not detect pipes/cables inbrick? Cheers Tony It means behindbrick, as in inside the cavity- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hi OK, thanks. It looks like I've either misread the warnings in the Instructions or they didnt explain it properly. Thanks everyone for responding to my question. All the best. Tony |
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