marksomers
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Help Locating Pipes
Please can anyone advise me on an inexpensive method to help find the direction of the pipes under the ground on a long run, I have the XLT17 to help
me locate the leak in the pipes but i need to locate the pipe.... very frustrating! 
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Sdewolfe
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![[*]](./images/corporate/default_icon.gif) posted on 18-12-09 at 10:33 PM |
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How inexpensive? Divining is free, you just need a "y" shaped stick.
I went to ebay and bought a used Goldak locator for about $300 it works great locating pipes.
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marksomers
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| posted on 19-12-09 at 11:20 PM |
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thankyou for that sdewolfe i will look that up.
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marksomers
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| posted on 19-12-09 at 11:42 PM |
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hi sdewolfe can you please tell me what model number you have and if it picks up pvc pipes ok. many thanks
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| posted on 20-12-09 at 10:56 PM |
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Its the 5500? I think. I use the bullet transmitter to get location and depth.
Some guys on here use aircraft cable and a clamp on to get the pipe run located
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eyemleaky
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| posted on 1-2-10 at 05:35 PM |
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mark
try www.armadatechnolodgies.com
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marksomers
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| posted on 2-2-10 at 08:00 PM |
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thanks for the reply eyemleaky looked on that site but thier tooling is for metal pipes and cables i live in australia where all our pipes are pvc so
no good im afraid
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eyemleaky
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| posted on 7-2-10 at 07:44 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by marksomers
thanks for the reply eyemleaky looked on that site but thier tooling is for metal pipes and cables i live in australia where all our pipes are pvc so
no good im afraid |
mark,
so are the majority of the pipes in the us.
i use coated aircraft cable, fishtape or just recently the nylon/wire portable electric stock fences.
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marksomers
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Thanks once again for the reply eyemleaky, I have read about the aircraft cable and the elec. shock fence wire but I need to know what machines you
guys find these cables with, a make and model number would be most helpful. Thanks again
Mark
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| posted on 11-2-10 at 09:44 AM |
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lance has the emery biddle locator. there are many commercial pipe and cable locators that basically use a radio signal that is induced into the
line, directly or indirectly. each machine differs in how they detect the signal. lances machine uses nulls and a sound that is generated that
identifies the location and depth of the pipe. other higher end pipe locators actually compute the depth and signal strength on the readout. some of
these machines can be expensive costing well over two thousand dollars for a unit. other units include metro tech and goldak as well as other
brands. e mail me at almleakdetection@hvc.rr.com
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eyemleaky
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| posted on 12-2-10 at 08:58 AM |
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mark,
for most of your locating needs an inexpensive irrigation or cable tracer will fit your needs.
i own tempo/progressive, 3m, pro-tech, fisher and greenlee. the locator i use the most is a tr4110 that i bought new as a discontinued item for about
$100.00
these are available on auctions such as ebay.
i would set a price that your comfortable with, say $500-$700.00
www.armadatechnologies.com is a good place to look, they bought pro-tech and have improved it's line.
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reedpool
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| posted on 12-2-10 at 05:06 PM |
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www.armadatechnologies.com is not currently up.
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eyemleaky
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| posted on 12-2-10 at 09:04 PM |
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i found out today, www.armadatech.com is correct
mark, all of the locators are locating the wire, cable or fishtape i think somehow this has gotten confused.
u2u meif you need, i might have a website in aust. for you
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