Metallics DT6HVR 6" x 1000' Detectable RED - Hi

Red is the APWA uniform color code for electric power lines, conduit, and lighting cables, so the DT6HVR roll is the one you lay over buried electrical runs. Using a different color over power is the kind of thing that gets flagged on inspection, so keep red for electric and order the matching color for gas, water, or communications runs.

Yes. The DT6HVR is detectable tape, meaning it carries a metallic core laminated into the plastic so an inductive locator or metal detector can trace the run from the surface. That is the difference from plain non-detectable marking tape, which only warns a crew once they have already dug down to it.

They do different jobs. Detectable tape like the DT6HVR sits roughly a foot or two above the conduit so a backhoe operator hits the warning before the cable, and it can be traced with a locator. Tracer wire is laid directly on or alongside the duct and gives a cleaner, more precise signal for locating depth and alignment. Many specs call for both on electrical primary runs, so check the drawing before you drop one.

Order Metallics part DT6HVR. That one number covers the 6 inch by 1000 foot red detectable roll, and there is no separate color or length option under it, so a quantity on that part number is all a distributor or purchasing agent needs on the PO.