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any tricks to find underground lines ?

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Sonco

Jan 1, 1970
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May have to trench a line, I know that there is a gas line for the grill, a
120v line and waterlines running to a pool house, sprinkler lines and maybe
some water lines going to the pool.
all of this is on the customer side of the utilities
What would you guys suggest to find these lines ?
I was thinking a metal detector but I don't know how accurate that would be.
 
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SQLit

Jan 1, 1970
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Sonco said:
May have to trench a line, I know that there is a gas line for the grill, a
120v line and waterlines running to a pool house, sprinkler lines and maybe
some water lines going to the pool.
all of this is on the customer side of the utilities
What would you guys suggest to find these lines ?
I was thinking a metal detector but I don't know how accurate that would
be.

Here we call it Blue stake. It is a free service for locating utilities
before you dig.

Here if you dig and hit something with out Blue Stake your liable for the
repair and any damages.

Look up locating services in the phone book

A metal detector would be the last thing I would try.
 
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Al

Jan 1, 1970
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SQLit said:
be.

Here we call it Blue stake. It is a free service for locating utilities
before you dig.

Here if you dig and hit something with out Blue Stake your liable for the
repair and any damages.

Look up locating services in the phone book

A metal detector would be the last thing I would try.

In Massachuesetts its called "dig Safe." It is illegal to dig without
calling them first.

Al
 
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Norm Dresner

Jan 1, 1970
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Al said:
In Massachuesetts its called "dig Safe." It is illegal to dig without
calling them first.

In other areas like MD the utility companies have a service to at least
provide info on what's where in a given area.

Norm
 
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Rusty

Jan 1, 1970
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May have to trench a line, I know that there is a gas line for the grill, a
120v line and waterlines running to a pool house, sprinkler lines and maybe
some water lines going to the pool.
all of this is on the customer side of the utilities
What would you guys suggest to find these lines ?
I was thinking a metal detector but I don't know how accurate that would be.
Not a metal detector. The usual way is to apply a radio frequency
signal to one end of the line you are looking for and then search
for it with a directional antenna, often in the form of a square
coil in the lid of the box containing the RF generator/Receiver. By
moving away from the line of the pipe and angling the antenna 45 deg
to vertical, you can also tell how deep the buried pipe is. Plastic
gas lines now always have a wire buried with them (spiraled around
the pipe) with one end exposed by the gas meter. Copper water lines
are easy if they appear up through the floor somewhere. Buried
power cables can also have the RF imposed on them if you can stand
the RF generator close to the cable above ground - even below ground
if you know where part of it is.
 
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T Harper

Jan 1, 1970
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Sonco said:
May have to trench a line, I know that there is a gas line for the grill, a
120v line and waterlines running to a pool house, sprinkler lines and maybe
some water lines going to the pool.
all of this is on the customer side of the utilities
What would you guys suggest to find these lines ?
I was thinking a metal detector but I don't know how accurate that would be.
If you're real good...you can take two pieces of #6 copper and find
everything...good luck!
 
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