Would you please provide me with a step by step method of using the bounty Hunter Land Star which I bought to detect brass water valves in sand approx 5 to 19 inches deep. The valves, looking from the top, are 2 1/4 inches long, and 1 1/2 inches wide. The valves have a 2 1/2 inch diameter handle to turn the valve made of pot metal. This handle is perorated. I am a volunteer water department person that needs to be able to locate these valves to turn resident's water off at the street. So far I have not had any luck. Thank you.
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How to find brass water valves 5 - 19 inches deep in sand
- Thread starter Waterman7
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nick hunter
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Hello Waterman.
I 'd suggest : no-motion all-metal, automatic ground balance and possibly the 10" coil (19" depth seems a little bit out of range for the 8" standard coil, but one never knows). The key in no-motion is a good set of headphones and slow scanning.
Good Luck !
Nick the Belgian
I 'd suggest : no-motion all-metal, automatic ground balance and possibly the 10" coil (19" depth seems a little bit out of range for the 8" standard coil, but one never knows). The key in no-motion is a good set of headphones and slow scanning.
Good Luck !
Nick the Belgian
BH-LandStar
New member
I agree...Get the 10" coil, and set the sensitivity as high as you can without it chattering constantly, and hunt in All-Metal no motion mode. In DISC mode, those valves should show up anywhere from Zinc to about 50 cents on the LCD, and give a high tone. 19 inches is a bit much for a detector, but those valves are sort of large, so you never know...Also, there ARE professional pin-point type detectors made for just the purpose your looking for...very expensive, but might do better than a normal detector...
Hope this helps,
Hope this helps,
Thank you for the reply - I'm looking now for the 10" coil, and some headphones... Right now most of the valves are less than 19", so I'm using a combination of the Land Star plus a probe I made up with a 9/16" ball bearing on the tip to find the water lines and valves. So far, I've found 5 out of 7... The two I didn't get are embarassing ! I need a lot more practice with the unit, though.