Hi; I am looking for a tool that will find a broken wire under the soil for an outdoor lamppost. Would this device do that job? Thanks in advance!
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Hi, so you have broken electrical wire. This device not troubleshooting to electrical wires. You need an electric circuit tracer. Just search on amazon "electric circuit tracer" and you will find many options.
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yes. it would be great for that. if you use it for bulbs, i would recommend a drill with a handle, when it bites it hurts, but for breaking up garden soil or compost any drill would work great.
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Hi,It is strong enough to do this job, but it is not designed for this purpose, it is for testing fuses.Depending on wire thickness, I believe it will help as the tip is sharp.
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Yes I have used this tool to find a bad wire behindd ddrywall which was cut by a drywall screw.
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I have used it to find an iron pipe about 18" underground. Sometimes it would lose track of the pipe and then pick it up further down the line. Not sure why this is. If it could only find exactly where the leaks are it would really be amazing! Unfortunately, metal detectors are not designed to locate leaks, they just locate the pipe which is a big help. I have found three leaks in an old irrigation system thus far but the next one is still eluding me. There must be a leak as water is going in and not coming out. It has also picked up miscellaneous things a couple of inches from the surface located while searching for the pipe. I have been very pleased with it especially given the price. I have used it to find an iron pipe about 18" underground. Sometimes it would lose track of the pipe and then pick it up further down the line. Not sure why this is. If it could only find exactly where the leaks are it would really be amazing! Unfortunately, metal detectors are not designed to locate leaks, they just locate the pipe which is a big help. I have found three leaks in an old irrigation system thus far but the next one is still eluding me. There must be a leak as water is going in and not coming out. It has also picked up miscellaneous things a couple of inches from the... » Read More I have used it to find an iron pipe about 18" underground. Sometimes it would lose track of the pipe and then pick it up further down the line. Not sure why this is. If it could only find exactly where the leaks are it would really be amazing! Unfortunately, metal detectors are not designed to locate leaks, they just locate the pipe which is a big help. I have found three leaks in an old irrigation system thus far but the next one is still eluding me. There must be a leak as water is going in and not coming out. It has also picked up miscellaneous things a couple of inches from the surface located while searching for the pipe. I have been very pleased with it especially given the price. « Show Less
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I've used this fence twice. The first time, we did bury it in a circle around the property. The second time, we weaved it above ground in a chicken-wire fence that was already there. It worked just fine either way. However, when using it above ground, you do have to worry about the line breaking more than if it was protected by being underground. This being said, if the line is going to be subjected to harsh elements, I would recommend a stronger wire (which you can pick up at any home improvement store or online). I hope this answers your question.
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Yes, it's my understanding this wire is rated to be buried in the ground. I buried mine several months ago and have had no problems.
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with a garden spade type pitchfork one can,be careful to layer with dry compost in-between layers.do not do what i did which is to try to make 2 out of one.leave it as is
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It will strip the outside jacket that holds all the wires. It will not strip each individual wire. 14 gauge is probably the smallest it will realistically strip. That being said, this tool is genius. Highly recommended.
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I use a three prong long handle device that I have for breaking down the soil in the garden.I find I wish I'd purchased a compost barrel that turned ,but I like the look of this one.
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A metal conducting rod or pipe, like a foot long copper pipe driven into the ground should work.
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Definatly, this works very well at finding metal. It does not work so well at detecting the DIFFERANCE between metals. We normally find old steel nails even just tiny rusted pieces of them as far as 6" below compact ground. My guess is you will be looking for steel posts just under the leaves, the key is you will need to pass the detector DIRECTLY OVER THE post you are looking for. Its not going to tell you "if your close", a metal object on the ground within an inch of the outer ring will not set it off it must pass over the object to set it off. Hope this helps
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Attach a wire from the negative (-) terminal to a metal stake inserted a foot or so into the ground. Attach the wire attached to each of your fence posts to the positive (+) terminal on the Fence Energizer. Make sure that if you are using a metal post that the wire is not touching the metal post, but only the insulator on the metal post. If you use a fiberglass post, no problem. I would not buy this particular product again. Didn't even last 6 months before it stopped working.
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First of all, you need to disconnect the underground dog fence wire from its power source, making it a dead wire. Then connect the wire locator according to the instructions. Be sure to connect the common, or ground wire clip to a screw driver or metal rod, and stick it into the ground. To do this you may need to have a spare wire of your own, to run from the transmitter to where you can stick the screw driver into the earth. Connect the other clip to the dog fence wire. Turned on, it will activate the underground wire with its own signal that will be detectable with the receiver portion of the locator. Trace the signal's null to the point where the signal stops, i.e., where the wire is broken, and then dig. This should be an easy task, especially if there is no other interference from any other sources close by.
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It depends on how deep it is buried. These devices are normally used to pick out a single cable from a bundle of wires. You may be better off with a metal detector.
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I bought it to use for a low voltage 24v outdoor lamp post and it would shut down after a couple of hours. So it wasnt right for my situation.
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I use this tool for automotive battery cables/ends. I have used it up to a 0 gauge cables and heavy duty/thick terminal ends. Hopefully this helps.