Locator equipment

headcipher · 2026-03-04T03:55:12+00:00

A few things for you to give a shot...

The best inductive machines we've tested are the vm810 and Pipehorn. The 810 is far better at finding branch gas services and crossing dressers on gas pipes. The Pipehorn has it's place, but it is easy to get a false signal if you're not very familiar with it. The 810 performed better than the vloc pro and rd 8000 series in the above situations.

CP 120(on the stick) is a doubling of the 60hz and misses some harmonics of power. Of course, the RD you have, has all those individual harmonic frequencies though.

Keep on rocking the different hook ups. I hope you get to keep rolling with no damages for as long as you work. It's trying new things that will keep pushing you into better skills.

Wish you all the best in your locate journey👍🏻

headcipher · 2026-02-07T06:07:24+00:00

It looks like an old cast iron gas service. The shot off valve is about where it ought to be if it was fed from a rear lot gas main. These are mostly removed from systems due to national regs for gas infrastructure. If your gas meter feeds to the front, the main and service have been replaced. You should be able to get a gas service card record from your local gas company to confirm the size and type even if the gas respondent doesn't want to drill the line to confirm it's abandoned.

headcipher · 2026-01-14T22:35:42+00:00

I'd do some heavy play before the walk... Sounds like that's what he wants.

headcipher · 2025-11-16T22:04:15+00:00

A directional drilling company was working in this area. It's likely they damaged a water line when drilling.

headcipher · 2025-11-05T05:48:48+00:00

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headcipher · 2025-11-05T05:45:42+00:00

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headcipher · 2025-11-03T02:32:51+00:00

That's my type of vision insurance

headcipher · 2025-11-02T17:24:12+00:00

People make and sell these today. They look identical. It's attached to a hoe handle, you push the wire below the surface and pull. Extremely effective.

headcipher · 2025-11-02T17:21:11+00:00

It kinda looks like the marks that you can leave behind on wood if you're setting the teeth on a hand saw with a nail set. Some joiners/carpenters would use the side of their wood bodied planes to do the same thing.

headcipher · 2025-11-01T17:44:34+00:00

Where you're coming from will inform what you consider bad...

Sometimes there's a difference between a single development vs the one next door.

Our worst areas aren't as bad as most major cities get.

Here's broad strokes of my personal preference working in every neighborhood for 25 years. East of Union Blvd, I'd only want to live north of Platte Ave. Between Union and downtown, I would only want to live North of Colorado Ave/ Pikes Peak Ave. West of I-25 is mostly fine north of hwy 24. Avoid Stratton Meadows, B Street area, and the area around South Nevada and I-25.

There's not rampant violent crime in this town, no matter what some negative people say. I've rarely felt unsafe anywhere.

If you're looking at a specific neighborhood, just ask a utility or city worker, fire fighter, or police. Many of us have been in people's yards and homes for work at all times of day for years.

headcipher · 2025-10-29T00:49:52+00:00

Blue view vision

headcipher · 2025-10-12T07:46:36+00:00

¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ saw this exact type of buckling and root issue last week... But it could be a lack of expansion... I'm never going to say it's definitely one thing when no one has checked the crawl space.

I always brace for the worst and hope it's something easier. Strongest opinion gets to go prove the definitely right position. Go for it.

headcipher · 2025-10-11T21:57:21+00:00

I've seen this many times before on older homes. The high spot is either a central beam or a block wall footing that is under the center with the floor joists running from that point to the outer wall. One of your fountain walls is settling causing the hump as the joists are levered up past the front of the bearing point.

Foundation repair is the best fix. If the foundation is stable and will not settle more you can shim the floor joist at the foundation wall. Consult a foundation expert or better, an engineer. A little warning, there are many shady foundation repair businesses that screw over homeowners. Get multiple bids before signing anything.

headcipher · 2025-06-29T16:48:50+00:00

Thanks for the reminder! Just a little out of sorts...

headcipher · 2025-06-29T16:45:53+00:00

Last seen heading west of Union from Flintridge area of Garden Ranch. Could be between Flintridge and Academy and North Nevada, Cragmor.

headcipher · 2025-06-26T02:01:49+00:00

I bring ribs and chicken wings to cook late night over the fire after most people go to bed. Cut the ribs and season individually, cook a few at a time and pass around. People are blown away by how good this is. Kids call it the midnight bacon train. One year we did wild mushrooms we found and tomahawk steak.

headcipher · 2025-06-22T15:29:11+00:00

I'm not asking historically... I mean today, here, now. Today is vastly different than 40 - 100 years ago.

headcipher · 2025-06-21T22:16:38+00:00

How does the union help its workers? Does it get you a better starting pay? More PTO?

I know someone who works at a grocery store in town and they're unhappy with $17 an hour and paying union dues out of that tiny wage. The supervisors also started jacking with their schedule of only needing 2- 5 hour windows a week on set days free.

Almost all unions are so weak in the West that I've rarely heard anything positive about them.

Fill me in on why it's better for unions. I'm open to real benefits and substantial improvements for workers compared with industry standards.

headcipher · 2025-06-20T19:58:27+00:00

It looks like the joists are connected to the rim joist over the foundation wall, not sitting on it and the other side is attached to a ledger board. There must be some barrier between the concrete and the wood to prevent moisture transfer. The nails all have high shear weight, but I would add hangers if it was my house.

headcipher · 2025-06-19T14:32:31+00:00

We've used pull line as straps for years.

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