I'd like to find the water pipe in the thick walls and floors of an old building. The floor has tiles on the surface, and a layer of concrete over stone and soil. I believe the steel pipes are under the soil. Can this device find the pipes that may be as deep as 30 incles?
@@prettypink6041 It was fantastic! I was able to 'see' right through the wall and of course in it; establishing the locationof the re-bars and hence avoiding them. Brilliant tool. Expensive though!
There's mixed reviews for both this and the makita scanner. I really don't know which one to buy. We work in houses with thick plaster walls and sometimes it's really hard to find a stud when there is old galvanized pipes in the walls as well. I really need something that will detect pipes, wires and electrical conduit in concrete or behind wall materials.
Both do seem to have pretty mixed reviews! It looks like each have different modes for each material you are working with. The Makita Scanner states it can measure 7" depth compared to the Bosch D-Tect 200 that can measure 7.5". Other than that they seem to perform pretty similarly. I hope this helps a bit to narrow down your options.
Buenas tardes, les saluda desde Perú, recomendarían el equipo para hacer el levantamiento de tuberías de toda una casa para elaborar planos, ya que la casa no los tiene. GRacias
While this tool is great for finding items in the wall it is really an educated guess as to what logically is under the sheet rock based on metallic or other properties. Typically plans are needed because you're going to do some additional work so you need plans to base that work from. If you provide those to someone doing new work based off those guestimate plans you might find some surprises. This tool is great to avoid cutting an electrical line or drilling into a water pipe but it would really be a tool for testing not preparing new plans.
These machines are awesome. Is the machine safe to use. Example radiation exposure? Using some sort of sonic device. I'm not really sure how it works. I would imagine it will cost over $1,000 Aud?
Hey Ronald! The "x-rays" this puts out are different to the x-rays put out by those machines at the hospital or those that float around space. It isn't so much an x-ray as it is sort of sonar imaging, which is much safer than any sort of exposure to radiation. You're actually quite close; it looks like these things will run you right around $1000 AUD, but thankfully it doesn't look like too much more. In fact, the Aus Amazon has them for just under $1000!
@@OhioPowerTool Thankyou Ohio Power Tool. I had a feeling it is some type of sonar imaging. I have struck some copper and even electrical in the past where they were not supposed to be. So for me these devices will be very useful on many occasions.
I just bought brand new one from Amazon only $ 699.00 , it was on one day sale, it was approximately $1000.00, I bought it for a friend of mine in Kuwait.
This detector is great, but unfortunately only in the advertisements. In reality, its usefulness is highly questionable. I'm already on my third one after warranty replacements. I thought the previous two had some defect, but the third one is the same, and I won't be returning it anymore. Sometimes it doesn't show anything, sometimes it takes three or four tries. Once it indicated non-metal, even though I know there are live wires there. Well, now it's just a gadget sitting in my closet.
I have this Bosch D-Tect 200 model and it's completely unreliable for detecting live 240V wires in PVC pipe in concrete at 3-5 centimeters deep. It gives false positives and false negatives 90% of the time. It is really shameful for Bosch brand.
@@diavalus for detecting metal rods and pipes it is good though … it gives you peace of mind to not drill through something important. What I end up doing was to use the indication of non-metal at the expected depth (which was the PVC tube). Since my copper wires could be taken off line for the tracking process I also used a cheap 30$ wire tracker with generated sounds to validate the track initially discovered with Bosch Dtect200C. Amazingly, with the cheap audible wire tracker device I could hear the generated sounds through the 4cm concrete.
While Makita's Wall Scanner and Bosch's D-Tect 200 Radar are both advanced tools used for detecting objects behind walls, such as electrical wires, pipes, studs, and other concealed materials. They do have their differences such as, Makita's wall scanner may use an imaging sensor or a combination of technologies like radar, ultrasound, or infrared to locate objects behind walls. On the other hand, the Bosch D-Tect 200 radar utilizes radar-based technology to detect objects and measure their depth. We are glad you enjoy the Makita Wall Scanner though ☺️ It is great feedback!
I have never had the opportunity to see this scanner in real action. Lots of hype, little presentation in practice. Most scanners are inaccurate and $1000 expense is too significant to ignore.
People talk about PVC but this is a 21st century. Can it detect 1/2" PEX in walls?
Will this work on asphalt shingle roofs for finding the rafters for solar mounts ??
I came here to ask this exact question.
Can you also detect water pipe for plumbing
What is the false negative rate? Does it detect ANY AND ALL deviation from the wall material, or will it miss things occasionally?
Thank you, may we know rebar diameter behind the concrete by this tool?
PLEASE SOMEONE ANSWER THIS!!
According to Bosch, it can provide depth view while detecting live and non-live cables, metal, rebar, plastic pipes, and wood studs up to 8 inches.
Thats a real deal cuestion .... a house inspector for sure will buy for fking the messy contractors using cheaper rebars
I'd like to find the water pipe in the thick walls and floors of an old building. The floor has tiles on the surface, and a layer of concrete over stone and soil. I believe the steel pipes are under the soil. Can this device find the pipes that may be as deep as 30 incles?
The deepest this device can detect is 7.9 inches unfortunately.
@@OhioPowerTool thanks for the reply!
Is this machine detect cracks in slab casting. Pls intimate me so that I can purchase it.
I bought one and tomorrow will use it to trace rebars in a Hebel wall. I'll post here how I go or put up a video on my channel!
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@@prettypink6041 It was fantastic! I was able to 'see' right through the wall and of course in it; establishing the locationof the re-bars and hence avoiding them. Brilliant tool. Expensive though!
quick question, can it measure rebar diameter? if so, how accurate is it? thanks!
@@bans1461 I don't remember; it has been a while now. I'll try and run it when at that site again and try to remember to let you know.
Please how much?
There's mixed reviews for both this and the makita scanner. I really don't know which one to buy. We work in houses with thick plaster walls and sometimes it's really hard to find a stud when there is old galvanized pipes in the walls as well. I really need something that will detect pipes, wires and electrical conduit in concrete or behind wall materials.
Both do seem to have pretty mixed reviews! It looks like each have different modes for each material you are working with. The Makita Scanner states it can measure 7" depth compared to the Bosch D-Tect 200 that can measure 7.5". Other than that they seem to perform pretty similarly. I hope this helps a bit to narrow down your options.
how does this compare to the makita dwd181?
This Bosch scanner can detect up to 8" on certain materials whereas the Makita DWD181ZJ can only do 7".
@@OhioPowerTool would be really cool if someone did a side by side test of both
Buenas tardes, les saluda desde Perú, recomendarían el equipo para hacer el levantamiento de tuberías de toda una casa para elaborar planos, ya que la casa no los tiene. GRacias
While this tool is great for finding items in the wall it is really an educated guess as to what logically is under the sheet rock based on metallic or other properties. Typically plans are needed because you're going to do some additional work so you need plans to base that work from. If you provide those to someone doing new work based off those guestimate plans you might find some surprises. This tool is great to avoid cutting an electrical line or drilling into a water pipe but it would really be a tool for testing not preparing new plans.
@@OhioPowerTool Thank you very much for the information
@@OhioPowerTool What tools would you recommend to find all the pipes of a fall and prepare plans?
Can this detect hollows/ voids in a concrete?
How much does the device cost?
This device is $1,199!
How well does this detect PVC pipe in concrete walls?
From the demo did very well, pvc pipe was one of the examples and it showed up no problem. See the example with raw data seems like it picks up pvc.
I buy today 200c model. Improve detector!
These machines are awesome. Is the machine safe to use. Example radiation exposure? Using some sort of sonic device. I'm not really sure how it works. I would imagine it will cost over $1,000 Aud?
Hey Ronald! The "x-rays" this puts out are different to the x-rays put out by those machines at the hospital or those that float around space. It isn't so much an x-ray as it is sort of sonar imaging, which is much safer than any sort of exposure to radiation. You're actually quite close; it looks like these things will run you right around $1000 AUD, but thankfully it doesn't look like too much more. In fact, the Aus Amazon has them for just under $1000!
@@OhioPowerTool Thankyou Ohio Power Tool. I had a feeling it is some type of sonar imaging. I have struck some copper and even electrical in the past where they were not supposed to be. So for me these devices will be very useful on many occasions.
There is a pic of a human hand skeleton in this. Where is that?? Clickbait.............
It says *see through walls, not people next to the picture. It was an attempt at humor, got to have fun with it! Not intended to be a medical device!
Price
Some in Accra Ghana
I just bought brand new one from Amazon only $ 699.00 , it was on one day sale, it was approximately $1000.00, I bought it for a friend of mine in Kuwait.
This detector is great, but unfortunately only in the advertisements. In reality, its usefulness is highly questionable. I'm already on my third one after warranty replacements. I thought the previous two had some defect, but the third one is the same, and I won't be returning it anymore. Sometimes it doesn't show anything, sometimes it takes three or four tries. Once it indicated non-metal, even though I know there are live wires there. Well, now it's just a gadget sitting in my closet.
I have this Bosch D-Tect 200 model and it's completely unreliable for detecting live 240V wires in PVC pipe in concrete at 3-5 centimeters deep. It gives false positives and false negatives 90% of the time. It is really shameful for Bosch brand.
Auch, that’s not good. Was about to just buy one today, but it seems I better take a step back and rethink this. Thanks for posting this!
@@diavalus for detecting metal rods and pipes it is good though … it gives you peace of mind to not drill through something important. What I end up doing was to use the indication of non-metal at the expected depth (which was the PVC tube). Since my copper wires could be taken off line for the tracking process I also used a cheap 30$ wire tracker with generated sounds to validate the track initially discovered with Bosch Dtect200C. Amazingly, with the cheap audible wire tracker device I could hear the generated sounds through the 4cm concrete.
And thats a reaaaal problem not seeing a live cable inside a PVC
Blatans ripp-off of Makita's wall scanner
While Makita's Wall Scanner and Bosch's D-Tect 200 Radar are both advanced tools used for detecting objects behind walls, such as electrical wires, pipes, studs, and other concealed materials. They do have their differences such as, Makita's wall scanner may use an imaging sensor or a combination of technologies like radar, ultrasound, or infrared to locate objects behind walls. On the other hand, the Bosch D-Tect 200 radar utilizes radar-based technology to detect objects and measure their depth. We are glad you enjoy the Makita Wall Scanner though ☺️ It is great feedback!
I have never had the opportunity to see this scanner in real action. Lots of hype, little presentation in practice. Most scanners are inaccurate and $1000 expense is too significant to ignore.