New models should be shipping in early 2014, we’ll keep you posted on updates to this products status.Ever go out to your truck, hop in and turn the key, only to hear that faint clicking sound of a dead battery? True story – happened to me. This is to reduce confusion in what the user might interpret as being in the wall. They are in the process of changing how embedded items vs embedded materials are identified on the screen. Occasionally the unit will give a false reading so I recommend scanning really important walls more than once.ĮDITOR’s NOTE: DEWALT has stopped stocking this item while they make some small tweaks to the user interface.
The tool will likely pay for itself just after a couple uses on decent size projects. We found pricing ranging from $300 to $450 (but the tool just hit the street), I would expect it to come down once it gets out on the market for some time. This effective new tools gives all of us Superman vision and a much needed look behind the wall so to speak. The DEWALT DCT418S1 Kit is an amazing tool for remodelers and contractors. This opens up so many different applications making this tool extremely valuable and use. The DCT418 not only works on drywall, but it also works on: plywood, OSB, ceramic tile, marble and concrete. The objects are located in the exact location of the scanner so it’s very precise when laying out studs, wires, and pipes. As you move the scanner back over the surface the LED display will start showing objects that are behind the wall surface. The next step is reversing the direction back over the previously pre-scanned surface. At this point you stop and the pre-scan is finished. To pre-scan the wall you simply place the unit on the wall (so the 4 wheels are touching the wall surface) and slowly role the unit from left to right (or right to left) along the wall for a distance up to 9.8 ft. First you simply turn the unit on and wait for the screen to indicate that it’s ready to pre-scan the wall. However, it only took a few minutes testing it on a demonstration mock-up last summer in Baltimore for me to realize how special this tool will become.įirst off this tool is one of the easiest diagnostic tools I’ve ever used. So forgive me if I was a bit skeptical at first about how well this tool would work. We’re all familiar with stud finders and their on and off performance.