Replacement Part List

Sonde Locating
Your best locating success will involve moving the transmitter in small
increments. Push it 5 to 10 feet, locate it using all the steps, then repeat this
about the route of a line when you can’t see it, and you can waste a lot of time
retracing your steps if you lose tack of the transmitter.
If you are locating a septic tank using a flushable transmitter, follow our
flushing guidelines. If the tank is close to the building you should find it pretty
quickly. If you suspect it is farther away, and its direction is uncertain, it can
be helpful to tie a string or fishing line to the transmitter before flushing it,
letting it go only 3 to 8 feet on each flush so you can follow it better.
Find the Peak Spot
Take the receiver in your hand and turn the sensitivity knob all the way up and
flip the toggle switch to “Far”. hold the receiver parallel to the ground at waist
height. Walk around the area you expect the transmitter to be in, moving the
receiver in an arc, back and forth.
Listen to the strength of the signal and look at the right half of the meter.
Try to maintain a meter reading in the middle of the scale (between 0 and peak
4). When it reaches full scale and you are unable to turn it down any further,
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