Wire/pipe detector

[BazP]

I want to buy a wire detector that is accurate and reliable.
recommedations please.

 

[madness]

Read this first .... it may help.

http://www.which.co.uk/reports_and_...etectors/Wire_detectors_product_574_59524.jsp

 

[oilman]

Doesn't seem to help unless you subscribe, or am I missing something?

 

[^woody^]

IIRC, Bosch have just brought out a detector for about £50. And I would presume it will function as well as the rest of their tools.

They also have a blue model for about £500 which looks the business!

I got one from Aldi and it works well, with a graphic display, and cheap!

 

[JohnD]

Doesn't seem to help unless you subscribe, or am I missing something?

"The results of our tests were disappointing. Although most of the devices could find copper pipe under floorboards, only three could spot pipe behind plasterboard."

"And results for wire detection were patchy. None of the detectors could satisfactorily spot wire or live current we'd hidden below relatively thin 10mm plasterboard. Although several manufacturers claim their models are capable of detection at this depth, our test results suggest you should be wary."

 

[oilman]

I've got both the Bosch ones. They both work.