My new stud finder picked up a live wire it was not supposed to

Bought one of those fancy multi-sensor ones at Home Depot last Wednesday. Went to hang a cabinet in the kitchen and it lit up like crazy over one spot. Dummy me thought it was just a stud. Drilled right into a line feeding the dishwasher. No shock luckily but had to call an electrician buddy to patch it up. $75 later and a hole in the drywall. Anyone else had one of these things give false readings?

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grantl9417h ago

You ever get one of those things that beeps at you for no reason? I had a similar thing happen with a smoke detector once. Kept going off in the middle of the night, thought it was a real fire. Turns out it was just a spider web inside the sensor, making it freak out. Drove me nuts for a week before I figured it out. Did you check if your finder had the sensitivity turned way up or something?

joelthomas14h ago

Blame the tool not yourself - it probably worked fine but you skipped reading the manual.