triker
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I'm no plumber, but something a gas man showed me about ten years ago was witching sticks. I think it is similar to the divining rod that was mentioned earlier. When the guy was verifying he wasn't going to hit anything when running the low-pressure LP line to the house he pulled out two metal coat hangers bent about 6" up one side at a 90-degree angle ('L'-shaped). He held the hanger very loosely with the long side pointing out away from him, one in each hand. When he would walk across something electrical, a water pipe, or even our septic tank, the rods would cross. When he asked me how it worked, he just said that he had no idea. It apparently was something that his grandfather showed him years ago. It works for some and does not for others.
I'm a computer guy by trade, so something that isn't logical to me I tend not to trust, but this was very intriguing. I tried it for myself and it works really well. I've found a satellite dish cable, overhead lines (works not just for underground lines), and many other things.
You might just give that a shot and see what comes up. I tried to quickly find a video or image, but could not. If you google "witching sticks" you might come up with something a little more descriptive. If I run across something I'll edit my post.
Hope this might help.
Todd
Edit: I found this video describing it (looks pretty similar to what I do, but I skip the cardboard tube. I just hold the sticks very loosely in my hands): »www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_zsLyBr···=related |
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