Whats your thoughts on finding a water source

[CalG]

Take a pair of copper welding rods about 20 inches long and bend them into an "L" , with the short sides slightly bigger than your closed fist. Hold a rod loosely in each hand with the long part pointed away from you, with your hands at a comfortable height about 12 inches apart. Then walk around your pond and see if you can find it; if they suddenly cross, that will be where to dig. It may or may not work, the only thing that you have to lose is your time.

This is going to be VERY DIFFICULT! I have never seen "copper welding rods", and they don't carry them at the local Airgas supply store.

 

[Alan W.]

Take a pair of copper welding rods about 20 inches long and bend them into an "L" , with the short sides slightly bigger than your closed fist. Hold a rod loosely in each hand with the long part pointed away from you, with your hands at a comfortable height about 12 inches apart. Then walk around your pond and see if you can find it; if they suddenly cross, that will be where to dig. It may or may not work, the only thing that you have to lose is your time.

All Ive ever been able to locate with the wire is buried pipes and lines.
I will have to try it over some known water sources and see what happens
But the actual dowsing with a stick never worked for me.

 

[Jstpssng]

This is going to be VERY DIFFICULT! I have never seen "copper welding rods", and they don't carry them at the local Airgas supply store.

Airgas

 

[ning]

I'd sure like to find someone close that has dowsing skills. I've tried and failed completely.

I have a 1 acre pond that in the past had a very active spring feeding it. The spring was located "somewhere" in or close to the pond, but has almost closed up do to dirt migration from storms. I've talked to at lease a half dozen "old timers" that claimed to have swam in the pond back in their youth, and know exactly where the spring is/was located. None, of course, have been correct. I'm just tired of punching holes and digging around trying to locate the spring. Anyone with dowsing skills would be a welcome guest!

If there's still water coming in to the pond, I wonder if it could be located using a thermometer during the winter, as the pond water temperature is probably going to be colder than the incoming water.

 

[oosik]

I've tried bent metal coat hangers - no joy. Try to find the spring in the summer with a thermometer. If it's like my spring - the spring water will be considerably colder than the lake water. Better yet - walk around the shore line - out in the water. You should be able to feel the spring water boiling into the lake because the spring water will be colder.

 

[Gem99ultra]

Take a pair of copper welding rods about 20 inches long and bend them into an "L" , with the short sides slightly bigger than your closed fist. Hold a rod loosely in each hand with the long part pointed away from you, with your hands at a comfortable height about 12 inches apart. Then walk around your pond and see if you can find it; if they suddenly cross, that will be where to dig. It may or may not work, the only thing that you have to lose is your time.

Good info Jstpssng. I've never heard anything about using copper rods. Thanks!
All I've tried to use was sticks and coat hangers, neither of which worked for me. One of the following notes also mentioned measuring the temperature of the water; also a good suggestion. Both suggestions are cheaper, and probably more likely to succeed, than hiring a suggested trackhoe and 'just start digging'. That ain't gonna happen...

 

[Jstpssng]

Good info Jstpssng. I've never heard anything about using copper rods. Thanks!
All I've tried to use was sticks and coat hangers, neither of which worked for me. One of the following notes also mentioned measuring the temperature of the water; also a good suggestion. Both suggestions are cheaper, and probably more likely to succeed, than hiring a suggested trackhoe and 'just start digging'. That ain't gonna happen...

As it turns out the welding rods I referred to were bronze alloy, and as Oosik mentioned coat hangers will do. Bear in mind that I'm a skeptic anyways. However, back in 7th grade I did a talk in English class about dowsing, and holding those rods as I walked back and forth in front of the classroom I watched them cross over the same spot several times. I also have watched people allegedly find water, and the stick will twist in their hands so much that the bark will peel right off the branch.

 

[hunt4570]

Take a pair of copper welding rods about 20 inches long and bend them into an "L" , with the short sides slightly bigger than your closed fist. Hold a rod loosely in each hand with the long part pointed away from you, with your hands at a comfortable height about 12 inches apart. Then walk around your pond and see if you can find it; if they suddenly cross, that will be where to dig. It may or may not work, the only thing that you have to lose is your time.

I've done the same in the past with wire clothes hangers bent the same way.

 

[redman135]

Like Allan W, stick dowsing has never worked for me. what does work for me is #8 steel fence wire or #8 copper wire (old powerline wire) when looking for underground pipes and cables.

 

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