Revision as of 21:43, 28 September 2023

About

A type of wire used to mark the location of buried Underground Utilities
Can be later traced with a proper Underground Wire Locator , or to an extent A Metal Decector or AM Transmitter/Receiver
Video - [1]
Tracer wire (blue) is required for potable water, sewer (green), gas (yellow).
Tracer wire is not required for electrical. Warning tape is a good idea.
- Mike Holt 2008 - warning ribbon is required for direct burial cables, whether in conduit or nott? [2]
- This one says warning tape is not needed if you use conduit [3]
- Practically speaking, warning tape is useful. Use 12" or more above the line. [4]. Point is: someone WILL dig your lines in the future. Things are modified all the time. If I had warning tape here, I would know where the first grid extension is. Now, I have to rely on a metal detector or other means.
6 colors all together - [5]
Energized electrical is dangerous becuase it has no telltale signs, unlike gas or water [6]
non-contact voltage tester - [7]

Different techniques are used. Radar can find pipe, or induction-based emitter/sensor. Or the tracer wirewhere you connect to a wire. [15]
There is jetting-vaccuum to dig in sensitive areas. Could do pressure washer as needed.

It's the jacket: dog fence, which claims most reliability for burial - is 14AWG XHD [16]. They say that THHN (thermoplastic high heat nylon) is inferior to XHD - ot doesn't last underground
The above indicates no difference between dog fence and tracer wire.

Useful Amazon reviews - clip to ground and wire you want to trace. Then use the sensor. [17]
Harbor Freight [18] - manual []
You energize a wire and use a detector - [19]
Another - [20]

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 =About=
+*'''A type of wire used to mark the location of buried [[Underground Utilities]] '''
+*Can be later traced with a proper [[Underground Wire Locator]] ,  or to an extent [https://maker.pro/forums/threads/use-metal-detector-as-cable-tracer.121975/ A [[Metal Decector]] or AM Transmitter/Receiver]
 *Video - [https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk026QG9BbsZl0rNsBS9KmerMgczY_w%3A1602863734253&source=hp&ei=dsKJX6q8DJDYsAXHkpG4Cw&q=is+tracer+wire+required+for+water+line&btnK=Google+Search&oq=how+to+configure+nvidia+geforce+gtx+1650+super+on+linux+mint&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCCEQoAEyBQghEKsCMgUIIRCrAjoOCAAQ6gIQtAIQmgEQ5QI6DgguELEDEMcBEKMCEJMCOggILhDHARCvAToLCC4QsQMQxwEQowI6CAgAELEDEIMBOggILhCxAxCDAToFCAAQsQM6AggAOgQIABAKOgYIABAWEB46CAghEBYQHRAeOgcIIRAKEKABUMsQWOmzAWD8tAFoBnAAeACAAeQGiAGhS5IBDTExLjQ3LjMuMi42LTGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6sAEG&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwiqz4DcvLnsAhUQLKwKHUdJBLcQ4dUDCAk&uact=5#btnK=Google%20Search&kpvalbx=_HT7HYtvhBvWtqtsP7riAiA016]
 *Tracer wire (blue) is required for potable water, sewer (green), gas (yellow).