Can it find water pipes behind walls?
640521
This stud finder will detect wood and metal studs, operating AC wires, but no mention of water piping.
2178228
Not sure how you'd determine what detected heat was a water leak and not just heat conduction from the pipe.A good moisture sensor might work, or a pressure test of pipe sections.
465843
It didn't work for me to trace through the wall, but it worked when I went to various outlets. I had to put the probe practically IN the outlets, however.
1409771
I had not needed to find any studs behind tile as of my review earlier. I did however take the device into my shower and check to see how well it worked. I have to say I was surprised that it did NOT function very well when sliding it along the tile surface, or positioning it in different places by lifting and placing it back onto the tile. So you are correct in your assessment, on tile this device does NOT function well enough to trust anything it reports.
482492
It may but then it won't grip very tight.When blocking water in a drain if there is no air relief like a vent stack pipe then the hydrology pressure could be incredible, depending on the amount of water that's backing up down the line of the drain/sewer pipe.
2166054
Yes. It is rated for wet locations. I currently have this wrapped around a pipe and partially buried in dirt. Just the plug needs to be protected.
1007289
No, If water gets in it bad things will probably happen. The device detects motion through walls, better to keep in doors.
1619384
It does trap water underneath. I use it on a pavered area, so it works for me. The product is very good quality however. Hope it helps.
1534375
It does scan through stucco, but the accuracy depends on the thickness of the stucco layer and on how deep the rebar is embedded or wiring laid. A reasonably dependable detection occurs at a distance of 0.5 from the surface to rebar/live wire. Some detection occurred when I tried to check on a steel water pipe 1 foot deep, but the signal was not steady along the pipe. I haven't tried to locate wood under stucco.Regards, Mikhail
314652
From the product description:At a Glance...Wall- or eave-mountedAlso, I have this unit and it works fine under eave.
638066
Not in the corners but there are grommeted holes on the perimeter to let water drain.
2268600
It works through walls and floors. I tried one in basement it worked just fine.
950521
Yes, but run the hose through PVC pipe. I have 150' under ground in pipe only a few inches deep.It works great.
2220278
Possible if you have something to attach to the wall beneath it to hold it.
1284283
My answer would be yes as we used one to find nails in lath and plaster walls, we also found three vent pipes we didn't know were there.
2061045
If it is hot water the wall propably is quite warm near the leakage on a pretty large area. In that case B&D of course might detect the leakage. B&D and other thermal leak detectors only measures the temperature of a surface.
1118448
My experience is that the sensor must be very close to the transmitted signal. My opinion is it would not work for cable behind wallboard, etc. Could be a help in sorting out cables you can touch.