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I would recommend to others. Great tool. I did not know what to expect, and was pleasingly surprised.
About half the time the "stud" turns out not to be a "stud." I have textured wall. Even using the tool the way suggested by the manufacturer, I have really inconsistent results.
This will take some time.I am a new user. It instructs you to move the stud finder slowly over the surface. To me, it could, and should work better sensing studs, and wires. Zircon 60369 Studsensor I65 Onestep Center Finding Stud Finder with "How To" Video IncludedIt will locate the stud (eventually), but you better double check the reading. The center of stud may not be there, even with the deep sensor mode.
I put up the drywall and so I have a good idea where the studs are. The readings were irratic and not repeatable. This thing was off by 4 inches or more on both the stud and the AC wiring. I tried this in the store and it seemed to work great on the store demonstrator. I tried it at home on new drywall with 2 coats of paint and it did not work at all.
After watching the dvd (and cracking jokes about it and laughing the whole time)it suggests using a thin piece of cardboard or chipboard to run the unit across while scanning. I bought the i65 to see where the studs were in my wall so i could rip off the plywood (I live in a house built in about 1910 and remodeled around 1950 in a perpetually wet area, so there ain't no drywall) and repair the electrical connections to my washer and dryer. As a rough guide, it's awesome, but if you need to find a stud without destroying your wall, maybe the i500 (the model that turned me on to zircon) or a more advanced model is a better idea. This totally works (when you use deepscan), but seems to affect accuracy. this thing is great at detecting electrical currents, which is GREAT, but when it comes to detecting studs through thick paint (or worse, plaster) covered plywood more than 3/4" thick, it's at a loss. Lucky it comes with a dvd, 'casue the instuctions suck.
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