can i find studs behind plaster walls and electic wiring
945728
Yes, you can find studs behind plaster walls, and you can find electric wiring behind plaster walls.
945729
I have used my Zircon i520 Stud Finder on a few projects and it is the absolute best stud finder that I have ever owned. From experience with my device, it will in deed find studs behind plaster walls. In addition it will also find studs that are located in and around close proximity to electrical wiring and provide an audible warning when it senses that there is electrical wiring in close proximity to where you are searching for the studs. The beauty of this device is that it has specific settings on the front of the finder for normal depth, deep scanning, metal studs and a setting for detecting and finding electrical wiring. Hope this helps answer your question
945730
I have used my Zircon i520 Stud Finder on a few projects and it is the absolute best stud finder that I have ever owned. From experience with my device, it will in deed find studs behind plaster walls. In addition it will also find studs that are located in and around close proximity to electrical wiring and provide an audible warning when it senses that there is electrical wiring in close proximity to where you are searching for the studs. The beauty of this device is that it has specific settings on the front of the finder for normal depth, deep scanning, metal studs and a setting for detecting and finding electrical wiring. Hope this helps answer your question I have used my Zircon i520 Stud Finder on a few projects and it is the absolute best stud finder that I have ever owned. From experience with my device, it will in deed find studs behind plaster walls. In addition it will also find studs that are located in and around close proximity to electrical wiring and provide an audible warning when it senses that there is electrical wiring in close proximity to where you are searching for the studs. The beauty of this device is that it has specific settings on the front of the finder for normal depth, deep scanning, metal studs and a setting for... » Read More I have used my Zircon i520 Stud Finder on a few projects and it is the absolute best stud finder that I have ever owned. From experience with my device, it will in deed find studs behind plaster walls. In addition it will also find studs that are located in and around close proximity to electrical wiring and provide an audible warning when it senses that there is electrical wiring in close proximity to where you are searching for the studs. The beauty of this device is that it has specific settings on the front of the finder for normal depth, deep scanning, metal studs and a setting for detecting and finding electrical wiring. Hope this helps answer your question « Show Less
124122
I use my existing in wall wire setup. Wires provided are not graded for in wall use, FYI.
913781
You will need to supply your own 14 guage NM cable (aka Romex) for the electrical wiring in the wall. Everything else, including wire nuts, I believe, were included however.
513593
There are two screw types in the package, one for stud mount and one for drywall. I used stud mounts to avoid the larger hole required for the other.
1801926
Hi. I would check with your local electrician to see if it up to code. If not, you can run the wires below the tv on the wall and cover them. Home Depot sells the kit.
2096198
At my old place, I just simply set it up without regards to studs and it didn't budge! I purchased a stud finder but I had absolutely no idea how to read the signals to know when I was between and/or near the studs. If I had to guess I would say I set it up under one beam in the ceiling based on my "guesstimation" in which was me believing the indentations in the ceiling were planks of some kind. (I hope this makes sense *_* But I recently moved and I seriously just picked a spot where I wanted it to go and reassembled it. And it again doesn't budge.
1409771
I had not needed to find any studs behind tile as of my review earlier. I did however take the device into my shower and check to see how well it worked. I have to say I was surprised that it did NOT function very well when sliding it along the tile surface, or positioning it in different places by lifting and placing it back onto the tile. So you are correct in your assessment, on tile this device does NOT function well enough to trust anything it reports.
2037313
Considering the weight of the unit I would say that at least 2 of the mounting screws should be screwed into a stud. Since our home is 250 years old I ran all 4 screws in to the 1" thick chestnut planks under the plaster.
1211054
I'm pretty sure that older lath-and-plaster starts with a steel mesh that covers the entire wall, on top of which the plaster is [skillfully] applied. The mesh is itself nailed to the studs, but I doubt that the gadget can distinguish between steel nails and steel mesh. OTOH it's unlikely that any studfinder will work in that situation.
654498
Ummmm i would contact them or amazon will make them send them to you. Or take one of the handers to hardware store and look for something that fits like maybe screw on electrical or cable clips that hold wire or cable to walls.. Hope that helps
297245
No, there should be predrilled holes, even if they are hard to see. Just twist the provided studs into those holes
142933
Yes. The instrument has two detection levels, one for low voltage and one for house voltage and above. If you want to check for wires behind walls, switch the instrument to low voltage detection mode. It will then me sensitive enough to detect house voltage in lines behind walls. I've used it to detect wires behind lath and plaster walls which are generally over an inch thick. In high voltage detection mode you have to have the end of the instrument very close to the line, almost touching it, for detection.
142934
I suppose if the dry wall is thin enough, a hot line behind the dry wall will set it off. It does go off when you begin to get near a hot line. But, if I'm not mistaken, Zicon makes a stud finder that locates wires and conduit behind the wall, as well as metal and wood studs.
1963327
I have not installed mine yet but according to the instructions there are appropriately space holes already on the back of the unit for mounting to wall studs. You need to supply your own lag screws for that though.
883332
The pictures come with special hooks that are good in drywall. If you were to try and use the studs the pictures would be too far apart to look good. If you have wet plaster you may have to find 3M Command strips that you could use. The panels are very light as they are made of aluminum.
142822
The speaker has a bit of a recessed lip that holds the unit in place and tabs that lock in behind the wall board as you tighten the screws. I believe you can get fairly close to the stud, if you rotate the speaker so the tabs have room to attach to the wall or ceiling. I would stay a 1/2 away from a stud to be safe.
2067637
Yes. Not much but inch or two. I can check if you give me exact distance of studs.