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Guygan t1_j59ratn wrote

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Alternative-Duty-410 t1_j59p92w wrote

Why you don't try this.

  1. Download a magnetometer app in your phone.

  2. Connect a high power consuming appliance (like an iron / electric heater) in the nearest power outlet where you are going to perform the drilling.

  3. Track down the wiring installation using the app in your phone. Where you find a maximum value of magnetic field. There You have you wiring.

I hope it is useful .

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Guygan t1_j59myxb wrote

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Asphyxir t1_j59m9e1 wrote

Wire/stud detectors are the only way to be certain. As far as I know the assumption you are making is somewhat correct. Wires go to sockets in straight lines from bottom/top but there are exceptions. What you can do is knock on the wall in a straight line from your socket in order to identify possible junction boxes. They are easily identifiable as they make a different sound.

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eroticdiscourse t1_j59ht27 wrote

I don’t think any can be spared as it’s ground floor, my kitchen/ bathroom are level so it’d cause a step up into the bathroom if I were to put a floor in and I don’t know how I’d be set with the bathroom door then because if the step between two rooms. If possible I’ll probably have to use these electric wires and cut grooves into the floor for them so they’re sunken

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kleinisfijn t1_j59hgkm wrote

No matter the isolation material, you need thickness for it to work when there is direct contact. Thicker insulation makes it work better, but no thickness at all (like foil) also makes it not work at all.

How much height can you spare?

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rodeo-99 t1_j59fpb0 wrote

Foil would make very little difference if any. Reflective materials are good for preventing radiating heat loss but your problem is conductive heat loss. If you don’t want to add any additional height to your floor, your best bet is electric in-floor heating.

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GuruBuckaroo t1_j58pvw0 wrote

I mean depending on how handy you are, and how much of a hack you're willing to deal with, it can be done. I made a hot-tub out of a 12' circular watering trough - the big galvanized things you see on farms. I bought a purpose-built jacuzzi pump/filter, and ran the water through a radiator over my fire pit. It wasn't pretty, but it was cheap and did the job for a number of years. The biggest problem you're going to have is that the *only* thing you're going to re-use is the body/frame, and even then you're going to have problems, because those things aren't meant to hold several hundred pounds of water.

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