Re: How to locate 22/4 jacketed buried in wall.

[Matt Ion <soundy106@xxxxxxxxx>]

Russell Brill wrote:
> "Matt Ion" <soundy106@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5Fc8j.4618$ox1.3208@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> ABLE_1 wrote:
>>> chasbo,
>>>
>>> Step One -- Shoot the drywaller in the foot so he won't think about doing
>>> it again.
>> Good plan.
>>
>>> Step Two -- Get a Toner/Probe as suggested by "alarman".
>>>
>>> Step Three --  Find it.
>>>
>>> Step Four  --  If it can't be located because it is too deep then take
>>> any siren driver connect to other end of wire add battery and use above
>>> probe to locate.  It will be very very loud and much easier to find.
>> When you connect the signal generator, hook one lead to the wire, and the
>> other to an earth ground.
>
> What do you use for your Ground? In CA most of the new homes have plastic
> pipe... Have you tried 25ft of wire as a counterpoise?

Any convenient gang box will do - assuming the place is wired to code,
they should all be grounded.  Back out a cover-plate screw and clip on
to that.