Not something I believe in, to be honest.
However, yesterday I had a visit from a gentleman from United Utilities in response to my request for them to locate my external stopcock, should it exist at all.
Initially, he used a metal detector, but this proved fruitless as it was picking up the reinforcing in the concrete edging of the road (there is no pavement outside our house).
He then brought out from his van something that appeared to be two L-shaped pieces of wire loosely held in thin plastic tubes. I recognised these, of course, and my instant reaction was to say, "You are joking!"
He assured me that this was genuine and that he had found the dowsing rods more reliable than other conventional means of locating underground water pipes. He then walked back and forth along the suspected location and, lo and behold, the wires crossed at a certain point. The same happened along the path in front of the house.
Admittedly, I had already told him the location of our internal stopcock, but I have no doubt he was being perfectly genuine.
He told me that he has no idea how it works, but that it definitely works for him and that he uses them successfully in his work.
However, yesterday I had a visit from a gentleman from United Utilities in response to my request for them to locate my external stopcock, should it exist at all.
Initially, he used a metal detector, but this proved fruitless as it was picking up the reinforcing in the concrete edging of the road (there is no pavement outside our house).
He then brought out from his van something that appeared to be two L-shaped pieces of wire loosely held in thin plastic tubes. I recognised these, of course, and my instant reaction was to say, "You are joking!"
He assured me that this was genuine and that he had found the dowsing rods more reliable than other conventional means of locating underground water pipes. He then walked back and forth along the suspected location and, lo and behold, the wires crossed at a certain point. The same happened along the path in front of the house.
Admittedly, I had already told him the location of our internal stopcock, but I have no doubt he was being perfectly genuine.
He told me that he has no idea how it works, but that it definitely works for him and that he uses them successfully in his work.
