If you have no accurate information regarding the exact position, number or type of cables or pipes running below the surface, then you can only hope that luck is on your side every time you drill a hole in a wall or ceiling.
There is always a very real chance that you will drill a hole in a cable or pipe if you have not taken the necessary precautions to avoid doing so beforehand – and the ensuing damage does not only take time to repair, it can be costly to fix too.
That’s why most professionals need to rely on a fail-safe and precise method to detect pipes and cables like plastic pipes in underfloor and wall heating systems, cables in walls and ceilings, reinforcement bars in concrete and wooden frames in dry walling when carrying out their work.
Why? Because the D-tect 150 universal wallscanner does not only locate plastics, metals, wood and current-carrying cables up to a depth of 15 cm (6 ins) in walls and ceilings with digital precision, it also provides information regarding the exact properties of the detected materials and displays this information as a symbol on the large, easy-to-read display.