First time I saw it done was about 40 years ago when they brought rural water to the area. I was home when an old guy drove up to the house and told me he was there to locate the utility lines prior to them coming in to trench in the water line. So he pulls out two brazing rods and goes at it. Watching the rods cross was a shock. He had me try it and it worked for me too. And BTW, he was spot on.
Fast forward to last year.....I want to do some drainage work and need to find all the buried lines where I live now. Water, electric, etc. So I call the state's "Dig Rite" number and they inform me they will only locate lines to the meters. Beyond that, it's my problem.
So flashback to my younger days, I go find a couple coat hangers.....straighten them out, leave a short 90 degree bend and go to it. Sure enough, wires cross right where I know the lines should be. Water line, gas line, electric line, sewer line, drain tile line....all of them. Walked over a low electric fence and it crossed there too.
Having too much fun, I know there is a buried electric wire that runs down to a wooded area where previous owner wanted to put in some kind of shelter house / park thing. The end of the wire sticks out of the ground, just not sure where it runs to get there. So I go looking for it too......and nothing.....can't find it anywhere....so I give up and go back to looking for the other wires. Suddenly, nothing there either. Where 10 minutes before, wires would cross......and where I had flagged them......now nothing. Not even a twitch.
Wait a few days, try it again and now its back to working.
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