Bosch Detector Truvo 2nd gen. (Easy one-Button handling, Simple Detection of Live Cables & Metal wall Scanner up to 70mm, in Cardboard Box)

Picked this up for a couple of DIY jobs and it’s been genuinely useful. Not as feature-packed as some more expensive models, but for basic stud/metal/live wire sensing it’s reliable and straightforward. . ✅ Detects studs, metal and live wires reasonably well . ✅ Compact, easy to hold and simple to operate . ✅ Clears up where things are behind a wall before drilling . ❌ Not the deepest or most precise detection compared with higher-end units . ❌ Sometimes needs a couple of passes to confirm what it’s picked up If you just want a no-nonsense tool to check walls before you drill or cut, this does the basics without fuss. It won’t replace pro gear, but for home DIY it’s worth having in the toolkit.

Great simple device. Previous used cheap detector and either had questionable detection and/or the tones and indicators were not clear. This could not be cleared. Green, yellow, red LEDs indicate if something was picked up and two other lights indicate if metal and/or electricity. Now a lot more confident with my DIY. Only thing i did not like is the battery compartment can be fiddly and sometimes the device doesn't fire up until the batteries have been moved about a bit. Rare miss by Bosch there. Wish I hadn't bought so many cheap detectors in the past and just went for a quality Bosch product from the beginning.

So I read the 1 star reviews and the general vibe is that it goes off randomly so can't reliably tell where the wires and pipes are. Sure enough, when I received it, I followed the quick guide and took off my Apple Watch, kept my feet bare and started testing - it was going off wildly at places that shouldn't have anything. I was testing this at my in law's house, my FIL rewired the house himself over the years and knew exactly where the wires and pipes were, and the Truvo definitely picked those up, but also going off where there shouldn't be anything. He suggested that we should put our hands on the wall, and it definitely made a difference, but we were still getting weird readings at places. Finally I pulled out the thick instruction manual (not the diagram only quick guide), and read through the instructions. There are still no mentions of putting your other hand on the wall, even though it clearly made a difference. But what interested me was when I got to the recalibration instructions. I followed it, made the mistake of doing each step at a time first try when one of the steps required 0.5 seconds timing; second try also didn't work as I waited half a second and probably went over the time; third time, flicked the switch off and on and it started blinking to indicate recalibration. Tried it after, the reading's much more stable now. The light switches, outlets, etc. all worked as expected. Empty wall no longer triggered readings. There's still one socket we're not sure about but FIL said maybe he was wrong about it as it might have come through the back of the fireplace. Everything else seems to check out. So yeah, my advice: Dig out the manual and recalibrate it first. Then when using it, in additional to the instructions, put your other hand on the wall as well - like in all the photos (but not the instructions).

No good at all…not sure if I was unlucky and had a faulty one, but it was saying I had wires and metal in areas that I knew there were no wires, as I installed the walls. You then take it away from the wall and put it back where it’s was showing as a wire and the result was different and showing there were no wires. Unfortunately there’s no way I could trust this piece of equipment.

I was a bit worried when ordering this detector as I've tried a few before in the same price range that were unreliable, but I was pleasantly surprised! The Bosh detector is incredibly easy to use, and gives accurate readings. I like that the flashing light colours and the beeping noise change to tell you how close you are from cables or studs, making it useful and accurate. The beeping sounds is not too loud and the detector is very compact, easy to move around with one hand.

There is a knack to getting the best out of this unit, and unlike other such devices I've used before I had to actually read the manual to get the best out of it. But once you establish a consistent way of holding it, and a consistent sweeping pattern, then you get perfectly accurate identification of metal and electrical current in a cavity wall. Like I say, it has two detection capabilities it alerts on: metal and current. I was trying to trace and verify the exact location of a mains cable to avoid drilling into it, and was bemused as it seemed to pick up a second cable a handspan to the right which had no current. This second cable turned out to be a satellite coaxial cable. So I'm very happy that I didn't drill into either cable. Great tool, but a bit more fiddly than the ones I used to use about ten years ago... But also more accurate once you get the hang of it. Expect lots of beeping while you trace your way to safety. Definitely staying in the top of the toolkit.

Not that effective

Good; reasonable price and works well if you use it properly (you should read the instructions about grounding). It finds pipes and cables where I know there are pipes and cables, so I feel much more confident drilling in areas where it does not find pipes and cables.

Utilissimo e funziona bene. L'ho usato per trovare un punto luce nascosto, che era stato stuccato. Ovviamente bisogna fare un po' di pratica per avere i migliori risultati

Super Produkt, misst zuverlässig!

Don't buy. The sensor is faulty and doesn't work, will detect any surface as either metallic or live circuits If you want to waste money buy it for a prop but it will help nothing with the walls.

A random beeping device

Omdat ik niet tevreden was met mijn "zirkon" leiding zoeker welke onbetrouwbare signalering geeft ben ik op zoek gegaan naar een nieuwe "value for money" leiding zoeker met een betrouwbare signalering en kwam de Bosch Truvo tegen op Amazon. Na ontvangst direct getest en dacht in eerste instantie dat deze niet veel beter was dan mijn huidige leiding zoeker echter bleek bij het testen een spiegel! aan de andere zijde van de muur te hangen waarop ik het apparaat testte. Nadat ik op andere muren heb getest ben ik zeer aangenaam verrast door de werking van de leiding zoeker. De eenvoud van bediening en singalering is perfect. Bosch Truvo krijgt van mij een grote pluim, het werkt boven mijn verwachtingen.