Will this also work for detecting non-powered Romex behind drywall? Can the sensitivity be adjusted?
1766570
You adjust your sensitivity through your squelch setting. Yes you can detect through dry wall.
1766571
Yes to both. I used it to trace a line from an outdoor light-post back to the switch in side the house. Found the line under the lawn, entry point to the hose, and behind to the dry-wall to a switch. My power to the switch was broken (which was what I was trying to confirm). Make sure you do NOT hook up the transmitter to a powered line.
1766572
Yes to both questions, I have used mine recently and really like it. The instructions are clear also..
1437082
I have only used this tool for automotive wiring. So I can not say how it works on romex.
142933
Yes. The instrument has two detection levels, one for low voltage and one for house voltage and above. If you want to check for wires behind walls, switch the instrument to low voltage detection mode. It will then me sensitive enough to detect house voltage in lines behind walls. I've used it to detect wires behind lath and plaster walls which are generally over an inch thick. In high voltage detection mode you have to have the end of the instrument very close to the line, almost touching it, for detection.
166033
OK, let's find the source of the problem: First, unplug the X-Box from the CONTROL OUTLET. Then substitute a simple load, such as a table lamp with a standard 40-100 watt incandescant light bulb. Turn the light on and off and see if that switches the slave outlets (there is a slight time delay - that is normal). If that works, then the SmartStrip is OK, otherwise, it is defective. X-Boxes, Playstations, etc. draw current even when they're "off", and that amount of "quiescent current" may be too high for the current sensing circuit in the SmartStrip. All is not lost - yet. Swap the table lamp back to the X-Box, and try turning the small sensitivity adjustment on the edge of the power strip. It sets the point at which the current sensor inside the unit triggers the ON/OFF function for the slave outlets. If it doesn't work in the clockwise direction, then turn it the other direction. If that still doesn't work, your X-Box is still drawing too much current from the AC line - a common issue with game boxes. It's not a defect, just the poor energy design of some game boxes. As a last resort (if the sensitivity adjustment didn't work), you could use an in-line AC switch between the Control Outlet and the X-Box. It kind of defeats the purpose of using the SmartStrip, but it's still better than nothing at all.
1118449
I really don't think so. I'm not sure that the sensor can read the signal through a wall along the path of the wire as it does at the breaker. Admittedly I've never tried to.
576613
yes! It willl also detect fans, stereo speakers,refrigerators, other normal household items. But it's biggest advantage is to identify much smaller and less powerful electo-madnetic anomalies such as insects from another sector the light sprectrum - for instance, creatures from the infra-red and ultra-violet sectors and the less powerful energy left behind from ghosts.\Good luck with your meter and have a lot of fun identifying objects other than by the naked eye. Jim Glover
492802
I found that it doesn't do well at detecting the studs in my Lath and Plaster walls, but the live wire detection is good.
1607796
If it is just below the floor level and the outlet is active and you turn the sensitivity all the way up I'm confident it will.
896987
I like to offer a speculation: for the meter to do what you hope it will do, would require a more complex sensor and circuitry. If B&D; went through the trouble of providing that they have no incentive to keep their efforts a secret. There is no reference to this in the manual.
1779178
You do have to be pretty close to the wire for the sensor to pick it up, so I don't think it would detect it at all underground. Besides that, even if it could, it's not designed to clarify where an abrupt end to a signal is, so if you lost the signal, it could mean the wire is broke or you are no longer following the wire. Bottom line, this tool is not the way to resolve your problem.
839509
I don't know about that situation, however it is very sensitive and should detect sense that unless the sensor is infrared and may be reflected.
198692
Yes it works for testing GFCI outlets (simulates a 'trip') and also checks any other type of outlet for proper wiring (hot/neutral/ground in the proper wiring spot)
1411939
If you can add a sensor you can add this to your system. If you dont have the password to do so your monitoring company should have it. This has a plug in wall transformer with back up batteries to power it. It will not run long on the batteries so it needs to go someplace you can plug it in. I mounted above an outlet, poked hole in drywall and ran the cord in the drywall and back out behind the plate over the outlet.
1196590
I have this tool and have used it on lots of different walls - but haven't used it to find rebar or post tension . I would have to say with some time spent using this sub-scanner figuring out a setting with a scrap piece of concrete with rebar in it - it should pinpoint it ! I have found through this scanner in drywall/ plywood how someone covered up mistakes with out tearing out drywall / plywood walls ! On that project it paid for itself !
182886
Hi. If you mean like cracks in the wall(s) or something like that, maybe. I haven't tested in those areas yet; but, it might work. But if you were wanting to detect mold growth or find out the humidity levels, that device won't do it. It only takes temperature from a fixed distance (see chart or if you own one, it's on the right side of the device). Hope this helps!
1886927
Yes, it detects rebars, and I think nails. Please check the deep and the minimum wide range of the tool.Regards and good luck
1947753
yes it will, besides you can even read the impedance value!. It also detect a loose connection between hot and neutral.