I have an underground wire that goes from the breaker to my backyard. It is shorted somewhere in the middle. Can that be found with this device?
749207
All the unit can do is allow to locate approximately where the cable is buried. It cannot locate cable faults , that requires more complex equipment
749208
Depends. The wire would need to be safely disconnected from the power supply because you have to attach the transmitter to one exposed end of the wire and obviously it must not be hot. I think the other consideration is how deep is the wire in the ground. I have only used it to follow shallow wires only about 3 to 5 inches deep in my application.
749209
Yes, read the directions carefully. You may want to google the directions to be extra sure, but it should work.
1808898
The wire should work with any system. Much heavier than the thin stuff that comes in a kit. We have it underground and also in a plastic tube where it crosses the driveway (strangely the signal seems to be lower there). Above ground should theoretically give the best signal but the chance of damage is pretty high. We rented a small trencher with a special attachment for laying this wire.
2020956
There is a stopper gauge that you attach to the tool which you may be able to use and strip the wire up to one and three-eighths of an inch long. It does a fairly decent job of stripping the wire.
313099
Yes, and no...it is designed to help you follow wires as they travel behind drywall... it MAY be of use in your situation, but as always, safety first, turn off circuit breakers for that whole section, before you start poking around the wiring... might just be a loose wire on back of socket, or a busted socket itself. This device can help you trace wires, and make sure "RED" over here is the same red over there, etc...make sense? If in doubt, and you are not familiar with getting 'bit' by 110 volts from accidentally touching the wrong wire (s), I would recommend you just hire an electrician, and stand back, so if anything happens, they get bit, not you... your mileage may vary. I used mine for tracing phone wires, and network connections, never for power, but the theory is the same, disconnect anything that COULD power the wire you want to trace, and see if you find any breaks where it shouldn't be (like from mice or nails breaking your power cables) it will help reduce the number and size of holes you have to break into the drywall, that is for sure... good luck, be safe, and if ever in doubt, just call a licensed electrician...
861375
Yes,Always disconnect power to wires before toning them out with a wire locator. Then follow the instrucitons with the underground wire locator to trace the direction and location of your buried wires.
1486497
I was replacing a unit in a string of 5. The underground low voltage wire was already there.
1957582
You could put a hole in the drywall behind the unit and one next to the outlet and fish the cord through
1820888
There is a small enclosed tool that has a socket and small wrench. Look at it closely and you will see the foldaway piece that holds the wire.
1453769
Being mounted outside it should be hard wired through sealtite to a disconnect or switch. Also would require a GFCI at the breaker panel.
2283000
Outlet is too small. Go to a hardware or lab supply and get some of the clear plastic tubing.
1687270
You can locate the plug where ever you want it so that should not be an issue. The plug cable is quite long.
1751813
no wire has lightning protection. you would need to either properly ground this wire or purchase a lightning surge protector that goes between this wire and your underground fence control unit. it's great wire.
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Mark, I ran my wire in the expansion line in the drive way and sidewalk ( the wire is space about 3.5 feet apaert where i live) and put a some clear silicone calk over it. I've never had a problem and you can't even see that it there. Hope this helps.
870231
I am not sure I purchased this to go with the existing underground wiring that we have had for several years!
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First of all, you need to disconnect the underground dog fence wire from its power source, making it a dead wire. Then connect the wire locator according to the instructions. Be sure to connect the common, or ground wire clip to a screw driver or metal rod, and stick it into the ground. To do this you may need to have a spare wire of your own, to run from the transmitter to where you can stick the screw driver into the earth. Connect the other clip to the dog fence wire. Turned on, it will activate the underground wire with its own signal that will be detectable with the receiver portion of the locator. Trace the signal's null to the point where the signal stops, i.e., where the wire is broken, and then dig. This should be an easy task, especially if there is no other interference from any other sources close by.
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I believe the manual said it does not locate cables underground as it would require a more powerful transmitter and more sensitive receiver. It is meant for indoors behind drywall which is only 6 inches thick instead of 6 feet underground. I have traced cable from one side of the house to the other side, approximately 90 feet.
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no. there is no ground connection to the anteenae itself. it grounds thru your electrical outlet. if you have a splitter make sure you have a ground to that if it outdoors.