[NSRCA-discussion] Off Topic - Need Help

[Jay Marshall]

Divining for water pipes and electrical is impressive when you see a person
do it well. Try it yourself on a known source but don't let the operator
know where it is - you will be surprised.

That said, I can remember a time when we were trying to avoid cutting a
communication cable buried under some asphalt. The diviner carefully mapped
out the path, moved four feet to the left, and said "cut here". Took two
weeks to spice the cable....


Jay Marshall

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Matthew
Frederick
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 12:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Off Topic - Need Help

Divining works very well Ron.  I know how crazy it sounds, but the coat 
hangar trick does work. I usually use 2, one in each hand, held loosely. As 
you walk over the pipe, they will cross over each other.

Matt
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net>
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Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Off Topic - Need Help


> The location is up in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains in
> southwest Georgia.  The well services a group of about twenty cabins
> and the pipes were installed in about 1977.  We want to install a
> cutoff valve in a 4" PVC pipe about 100 yards from the well, but want
> to minimize the digging to find the pipe.  I can't find any record of
> how the pipes were installed; no layout plan.  I think the pipes were
> privately installed, so no local utilities were involved.
>
> I don't mean to impose on the Discussion List to solve the problem,
> but I thought someone might be able to save me some time and energy.
>
> Ron Van Putte
>
> On Apr 6, 2008, at 3:20 PM, rj520 at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Try your local utilities locate phone #.  They seem to be able to
>> find just about anything.
>>
>> Randy Johnston
>>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net>
> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 3:04 PM
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Off Topic - Need Help
>
>
>
>> I am trying to trace the route of a 4" PVC water pipe about 100 yards
>> from a well.  The pipe is buried about 12" to 14" underground.  I
>> think it goes fairly straight.  I don't want to dig down to find the
>> pipe until I'm sure where it is, because the soil is VERY difficult
>> to dig in, due to lots of gravel and clay.  Although I'm sure there
>> are instruments which will enable one to trace the route of the pipe,
>> I don't have a clue who to ask.  Any help available out there?
>>
>> Ron Van Putte
>>
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