One of the most requested services is the location of the Find Water Line Underground, motivated by its operational vulnerability, including leaks or breaks by tree roots, another reason is to create drains, build a garden at the entrance or courtyard of the house, other reasons is to build outbuildings, construction of swimming pools, or any other project that requires excavation, for this reason we have prepared this material so that the person who will build have knowledge of what 4 Methods to Find Water Line Underground

1. How to know what material is the Water Line Underground?

The water lines can be made of metal or plastic, to know which material of the two is in your residence.

Our operator connects the RD8100 equipment to the water meter of the property, and on the screen of the locator stick indicates the location of the water line and its depth, in case of not having any reading the operator defines that the pipe is plastic.

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To locate plastic pipe water line our company has two equipments: depending on the facilities of the site the operator decides which one to use.

• RD500 Equipment, uses the sound of a vibration caused by a python valve, this valve has a spring internally calibrated to a certain pressure that compresses the water and releases it making an acoustic sound, which is located by the RD500 receiver that tracks vibrations that travel through plastic water pipes.
• GPR, works by sending an electromagnetic signal to the subsoil, which upon finding any pipe or cable emits a bounce signal, which the GPR operator interprets by determining the type of material located and its depth.

To locate metal pipe water line, our company uses RD8100 equipment.

RD8100, is a high technology equipment that works under the electromagnetic principle, this equipment is composed of a current transmitter at a certain frequency, and a locator rod that is the receiver of the electromagnetic signal that circulates through the pipe. The equipment is connected to the water meter of the house or property, directly in the supply pipe and when the pipe is energized, the locator rod indicates its location and depth.

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Usually the water line pipe from the well to the case or property is plastic, and it carries the electrical power cable of the submerged pump next to it. Consequently, because it is an electrical conductor, the RD8100 equipment is used, where the positive cable of the equipment is connected to the ground wire feeding the pump, a certain frequency, which is captured by the receiver rod indicating the trajectory of the pipe and its depth.

The water lines of the pool are made of plastic material.
The method of location is using the GPR, it is highly complicated the location of the lines, by the great amount of feeding pipe and/or recycling of the water of the swimming pool.

We can conclude that there are several methods to locate the buried water line underground, depending on the material of the pipe, plastic or metal, there are defined methods for its location, and our locating company PROJECTS R&F USA, has the latest technology equipment and trained personnel for its operation.

If you require:
Install a fence
Urbanize a Garden
Plant a Tree
Build a Swimming Pool
Excavate for a Project

Contact us at (844) 756-2286 to have an Underground Utility Locator Technician locate the water line underground, and all other utilities that are on your property or project.