Do feeders coupled with water pipes and other large metal ground returns affect the X35 performance?
A. There are situations where the effectiveness of the X35 is significantly reduced due to the feeder cable being coupled or strapped with other highly conductive material such as large water pipes. In situations where feeder cables are submersed in water and highly conductive ground current carrying material is adjacent to the feeder, the behavior of the magnetic field could appear similar to Concentric Neutral cable. All the returning ground current could return on the adjacent conductive material reducing the generation of the magnetic field. In these situations, try placing the X35 on the ground. This will increase the sensitivity of the meter by approximately a factor of 4, increasing its detection capability.
