Cable detectors that work in BRICK

[Tony]

Hi

I am going to do drilling, hammering nails etc. into the brickwork of my house's interior walls. I need a cable detector but none of the ones I have seen detect pipes/cables in BRICK. The majority say that they only detect items behind plasterboard. Is this normal and if not, is there one that people could recommend?

I originally bought the Stanley intellisensor Pro but that was one of the ones that stated that it could not cope with brickwork.

Thanks Tony

[MuddyMike]

Cables buried in brick? Do you mean chased and plastered over in a plastered brick wall? If so my el cheapo cable and pipe locator easily finds them in a plastered chase. It snot so reliable behind plasterboard as it picks up the nails etc.

Mike

[Tony]

edbrickwall? If so my el cheapocableand pipe locator easily finds them in a

Hi Mike and thanks for getting back to me.

Well, if a cheap detector does the job that's great.

What I dont understand is why something like the one I originaly bought (costing =A330) made a point of saying that it could not detect pipes/cables in brick?

Cheers Tony

[Phil L]

It means behind brick, as in inside the cavity

[Tony]

Hi

OK, thanks. It looks like I've either misread the warnings in the Instructions or they didnt explain it properly. Thanks everyone for responding to my question. All the best.

Tony