How to find underground Storm Water Pipes The most accurate way to locate underground pipes is with an EM locator (electromagnetic cable locator). EM locators transmit a signal along pipe, and you can find that signal with your receiver. See this article for more on how EM locators work....
How the hell does a cable locator work? An electro magnetic (EM) pipe and cable locator is a set of equipment with two main pieces. A Transmitter, and a Receiver. Essentially it works like this: The transmitter creates a signal at a specific radio frequency. For example,...
How To Find Underground Sewer Pipes The best way to locate anything underground is with an EM locator (electromagnetic cable locator). Essentially this equipment transmits a signal into a pipe, that you can then go around looking for with your receiver. But for this to be...
What the hell is Ground Penetrating Radar? Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is an antenna that beams high frequency radio signals down into the earth. When those signals meet an obstruction they bounce back up to the surface where the GPR catches them again. The GPR measures...
How Accurate Are Dial Before You Dig Plans? We recently received an emergency call out to a job in Melbourne where a pile driller had drilled straight into a mains power cable. The auger grabbed onto it, wound it up and snapped it off the power...
Hiring an Underground Service Locator - What you should know What is an Underground Service Locator? An underground service locator is a professional tradesperson who uses advanced equipment, industry training and construction knowledge to detect and identify underground pipes and cables. Also known as: Utility Locator Pipe Locator ...
What is Dial Before You Dig? (DBYD) There seems to be a bit of confusion around exactly who and what Dial Before You Dig (DBYD) is. DBYD is essentially a database of the plans that all asset owners are obliged to keep after they install underground pipes...
If you're planning to break the ground in any way in the vicinity of underground you probably are already worried, if you're not, then you should be. Working around underground services is a serious OHS risk that can result in serious injury, serious litigation and...
