IDEAL INDUSTRIES INC. 61-035 E-Z Check Circuit Tester, 120VAC, Heavy Duty, Yellow

Im a licensed professional electrician and have purchased many of these over the years and I continue to do so because of it compact size, overall durability and light pattern is easy to recognize and the built in GFCI testing. If your an electrician you need the GFCI test feature and it works perfectly. I have one con about this tester other than it is way over priced, when used as a professional tool, where you use it every day and many times a day, over the period of 2 to 3 years the internal connections to the blades get loose and then the lights do not always reflect the correct wiring condition. What I mean by that is when you plug it into a live and properly wired receptacle outlet the 2 outer light will light up but after it starts to wear out you may plug it in and it may show a open ground or a open neutral wire but if you wiggle the tester it will show up as working so you cant 100% be confident that there isnt a problem with a connection to the outlet which would cause the same lights to be out. Ive had a few of these testers that the blades would push back into the tester and not make contact with the outlet. As much as Ideal charges for this otherwise fantastic tester they should be able to solve this problem. I have to replace mine every 2 to 3 years. I went to a trade show and a rep for GB gave me a free tester to try and its OK but this Ideal tester is the best. Ideal please find a way to add more support inside the tester to make it last longer so I dont have to replace it that often. Again, I am not a home owner that may have gotten one bum tester but rather I have purchased 10 to 12 of these over the last 20+ years so I speak from long term experience. If you buy one for occasional home use it will last you a lifetime.

Love my ideal plug tester only brand Ive used for GFCI testers, only downfall is the yellow lights/covers go out after awhile Ive noticed. Other than that its a great product.

Spend the extra few $$ to get the digital Klein receptacle tester.. This one doesnt rely on batteries, and i keep it as a back up.

Super easy to use, must have as a homeowner

Use this every day Power check houses troubleshooting and check gfci protected outlets

The item was useful when it worked but it only lasted less than 1 month in actual use.

This device makes diagnosing and punch outs super quick.

Must have at work, good product. Thanks

Ordered this for my husband, he seems to like what its used for.

Works as expected! Very easy to use.