The latest stud finder design virtually eliminates false positives with multiple sensors and high-tech signal processing
For plumbers, maximizing efficiency and profitability involves knowing as clearly as possible what is inside a wall before cutting into it. To accomplish this task, plumbing contractors need as accurate a picture as possible of everything in the wall, so a stud finder is an essential tool.
However, plumbing contractors have long utilized stud finders with a design based on unrefined capacitive technology. While this technology can indicate the location of wood stud framing, it also discovers metal, plastic, wiring, and other objects in walls just as easily. Furthermore, constantly active, hypersensitive “deep scanning” models further increase the potential for “false positives” – objects mistakenly identified as studs.
Today, the challenge of quickly and accurately assessing what is within walls is only increasing. There is more behind the drywall than ever, including network cabling, plastic pipes, and tubing. Complicating matters, not all construction follows standard stud spacing practices of 16 inches or 24 inches on-center, and there are often additional support beams, fire blocks, and other framing features.
Now plumbers can use advanced, second-generation stud finders like a new unit from Zircon Corporation that utilizes multiple sensors and sophisticated signal processing to filter out false positives. Zircon Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ZRCN Inc., manufactured the original StudSensor™ stud finder and invented the category more than 40 years ago.
The company’s latest innovation is the Wood Stud SuperScan® advanced stud finder with Target Control® Technology and FILTERz™ cancellation. By analyzing the complex data streams from multiple sensors and controlling the result using sophisticated intelligence, the stud finder can find wood studs and filter out metallic objects such as plumbing, conduit, straps, brackets, screws, protector plates, or ductwork in the wall.
A selectable, deeper scan mode can additionally locate the center of wood studs, even through thicker materials.
For plumbers, the ability to quickly identify what is inside the wall before cutting into it will substantially increase their productivity and safety. Given the opportunity to see a much clearer picture of what is in the wall, plumbers would do well to upgrade to an affordable, next-generation model that is sure to become the new standard in scanning.
For more information, call Zircon Corporation at (408) 963-4550, e-mail: [email protected], or visit www.zircon.com.