its only free postage on items £5 or more excl vat so to get free postage you will have to add something
Finds cables, gas and water pipes, electric conduits and steel joists
Detects mains power and traces breaks in circuits and cables
Audible signal and LED indication on detection
Detects 15mmØ copper pipe at depth of 24mm
Detects cables at a depth of 30mm
Low battery indication
Requires 9V PP3 battery (not included)
Test Detector Type:
Energized Wire, Metal
Depth Measurement:
40mm
External Height:
148mm
External Width:
78mm
External Depth:
24mm
Weight:
110g
229 in stock at time of posting
19 comments
daskapital
11 Jan 17#19
Most useless tool I own.
If you want to find wooden studs I highly suggest the magnetic kind.
These don't work too great, didn't find a live 230V wire behind a single sheet of plasterboard dot & dabbed in my garage.
the__cat
11 Jan 17#18
Ahaha I didn't see that one. Must be a faulty batch :wink:
the__cat
10 Jan 17#16
I had to send mine back. It kept going off every time I picked it up!
getmeone to the__cat
11 Jan 17#17
#6 above
"Just read the Instructions. Didn't realise it was a Stud detector as well. No wonder it kept going off every time I picked it up.:innocent:"
Not you as well.
Tetsumi
10 Jan 17#15
I have one of these and its saved my life not once but twice..
Seriously though, its better than nothing! Seems to detect things in the wall for me so I know where to hammer a nail in!
loofer
9 Jan 17#12
How poor are they?
Do they struggle to detect wiring under plasterboard with a skim of plaster?
Most people looking for a £5 version of these is for simply DIY like when hammering in a nail or driving in a screw for shelves, hooks, pic/mirror frames.
OliWarner
9 Jan 17#10
But seriously, is there a version of these that actually works and doesn't cost £120?
Butters to OliWarner
9 Jan 17#11
I'd be interested to know this too, had a look round and generally the reviews seem pretty poor, even on the Bosch one.
saneasaduck to OliWarner
9 Jan 17#14
even the ones highee than £120 are not very good they tend to be too sensitive
furiousjammin
9 Jan 171#9
No point asking GoldSquid - he's dead. Twice!
prosnookerblog
9 Jan 17#8
Are there any versions of these that actually are useful? Moving house soon and I was looking around, but found that they all seem to have pretty poor reviews.
saneasaduck to prosnookerblog
9 Jan 17#13
no
getmeone
9 Jan 1712#6
Just read the Instructions. Didn't realise it was a Stud detector as well. No wonder it kept going off every time I picked it up.:innocent:
mr_qwerty to getmeone
9 Jan 17#7
lol
Battenburg
9 Jan 17#5
I have had one of these for years, and it works well for my DIY needs.
MIINT
9 Jan 17#4
I have something similar... Waste of time..
getmeone
9 Jan 17#3
This one is a little temperamental. I chucked the one I bought and spent a little more on a higher quality one.
GoldSquid
8 Jan 177#1
don't rely on these they killed me not once but twice
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Finds cables, gas and water pipes, electric conduits and steel joists
Detects mains power and traces breaks in circuits and cables
Audible signal and LED indication on detection
Detects 15mmØ copper pipe at depth of 24mm
Detects cables at a depth of 30mm
Low battery indication
Requires 9V PP3 battery (not included)
Test Detector Type:
Energized Wire, Metal
Depth Measurement:
40mm
External Height:
148mm
External Width:
78mm
External Depth:
24mm
Weight:
110g
229 in stock at time of posting
19 comments
If you want to find wooden studs I highly suggest the magnetic kind.
These don't work too great, didn't find a live 230V wire behind a single sheet of plasterboard dot & dabbed in my garage.
"Just read the Instructions. Didn't realise it was a Stud detector as well. No wonder it kept going off every time I picked it up.:innocent:"
Not you as well.
Seriously though, its better than nothing! Seems to detect things in the wall for me so I know where to hammer a nail in!
Do they struggle to detect wiring under plasterboard with a skim of plaster?
Most people looking for a £5 version of these is for simply DIY like when hammering in a nail or driving in a screw for shelves, hooks, pic/mirror frames.