I'm "Way. way, way,-late" to this 'dance', and fully admit that I've only read about 50 of the first post replys, but I wanted to throw this out there........I've been in the Natural Gas business for some 45+ years. We've had times where we've had to locate plastic gas lines that had no tracer wire. A couple of my employees, and myself included had awesome success with two copper coated 1/8" gas welding rods bent "L" shaped. Typically 6"x18". I hold the rods loosely in my hands. No sleeves, just a loose grip, hands together, pointed straight ahead. It's always been my experience, that as I crossed the 'line' the rods would separate as I crossed the pipe, one right, one left. Now, that said I have no evidence that that action was tracing the pipe, or the 'Cut' of the trench that the pipe was placed in! I also know that I and some of my employees, can do this, while others cannot. Body 'Chemistry'(?) I don't know.......... I have no 'scientific' explaination, but it's worked repeatedly for us! ~Scotty
PS If this has been covered.......please point me to the 'Post' Number. Tnx! ~S
PSS I have absolutely no knowledge of "Water-Dowseing" however I had a (Now deceased) employee tell me that his Dad could take a 'forked' fruit branch, (Apple, Pear) and when he crossed a vein, it would "roll the bark off in his hands"! Never have seen it, No further comment! ~S