Tom517
join:2006-07-13
Greenville, SC | reply to vpoko
Re: Plastic gas pipes
It's actually not that easy to find with the average metal detector; which is why, most of the time, they put an RF signal on the wire.  |
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printscreen
join:2003-11-01
Juana Diaz, PR
 ·Choice Cable TV
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said by vpoko  :Ehh? Why would they want people locating them with metal detectors? For the service people to find the exact location of the pipe without digging. This is done with water pipes also but I have seen them using a metallic tape similar to the one placed above buried power and telephone lines instead of a wire. |
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vpoko
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join:2003-07-03
Jamaica Plain, MA
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said by Tom517 :Actually the wire is there so the gasline can be located with metal detectors. Ehh? Why would they want people locating them with metal detectors? "Ooh, I think I found a treasure, better get a pick axe and dig it up!" |
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Tom517
join:2006-07-13
Greenville, SC | reply to keyboard5684
Actually the wire is there so the gasline can be located with metal detectors. |
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keyboard5684
join:2001-08-01
Youngsville, PA | reply to Bobcat
They have a wire for grounding out electricity that builds up from gas moving through the pipe. Gas moving through gas lines creates electricity and needs dissipated. |
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Bobcat
Premium
join:2001-02-04
Bedminster, NJ | reply to ARGONAUT
I found out that plastic gas pipes are supposed to have a wire running alongside them, so the utility location folks can find the line. They must be using the wire to send the signal. |
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ARGONAUT
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join:2006-01-24
New Albany, IN | reply to Transmaster
"Whiff-WiFi" 
I think there using the plastic as jacketing to stop signal bleeding like coaxial cable. |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
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