UNI-T AC Circuit Breaker Finder with Integrated GFCI Outlet Tester AC 90-120V USA Plug + Adjustable Sensitivity Beeper Indicattion+ Flashing LED Light

Two functions in one product: Circuit breaker finder and GFCI tester. Fairly easy to use, but it does require some adjustments on the sensitivity using the adjusting knob on the scanner. Nine-volt battery is included, but not connected. Be careful when opening the battery cover as its tough to remove and will go flying if you are not tightly holding the cover and the rest of the scanner. Use gloves with a rubber grip for easier opening. A nice case with a zipper closure, but it could be improved with a label so one knows whats inside it. Since the case it black, its difficult to use a marker on it and the bumpy texture makes it hard for any white marker or adhesive-backed label to stick. Works well for plug-in / outlet circuits, but not for wall switches or screw-in outlets. Adapters for these sorts of outlets would be an excellent addition. Directions are well written but printed on very thin, flimsy, onion-skin paper. The paper is very easy to tear, and will be useless the first time it gets wet. I suggest taking an image of the directions, scanning them or both. Also, it would be nice if the vendor added a QR code on the scanner for use and care directions -- and used better quality paper. There is some sort of bar code on the scanner, but its not a QR code. Made in China. Reasonably well priced at about $28 at the time of our review.

Es perfecto para localizar los breaker en el panel haciendo facil todo el proceso y descartar pocibles errores acelerando la solucion.

while nowhere near as good as the more expensive pro-level ones, this one works well enough to map out the mystery fuse box in the basement. Mine had just a couple labels- and even those were wrong. Now I can swap outlets and lights without having to take out the power on the whole house. The build quality is light and it wont take abuse like a pro tool- but its amazingly inexpensive and works.

I had this, and less than 1 year it failed to take proper reading of the outlet wiring. So the gfci part of that unit will prematurely fail but can still use it for circuit breaker sniffer. One of the LED bulbs will fail prematurely. So if you have a good outlet that you know and you plug this gfci plug in and only one light goes on, its a sure sign of this failure. So now, I just use it for circuit breaker sniffer, and a separate GFCI tester. Not happy.

I often thought something like this would be a godsend to a homeowner who does minor electrical repairs. Instead of turning on and off every breaker in the house, requiring multiple clock resets, you plug this into an outlet, go down stairs and Voila, you find the right breaker and turn it off. Of course you do the necessary verifications afterward, but this saves you a lot of running around (especially if you are alone). When I used this for the first few times, I was convinced it did not work. So I held off doing my review, convinced it was user error and having used this on multiple breakers since, figured out that was the case. If you have the sensitivity on low (spinning wheel adjustment you turn it on with), you will get no breakers showing as the right one. If you turn it on high, you will get multiple breakers. The secret is to turn this thing up or down till you get one. When you initially turn it on, it is on max by default, rotating down, it gets lower. I found this super confusing. The reverse would make more sense, or if the light got duller when low and brighter when high. I kept turning it the wrong way. But that is me. However I checked 6 outlets in my house and initially some showed multiple breakers until I adjusted the sensitivity down. Most often adjoining, but one was not. Even testing on one of those outlet extenders (ones that go over an outlet and add outlets, USBs and even a shelf), it got the breaker. For the most part, I have some breakers labeled, but like most houses; additions and changes to the structure make finding the proper breaker a bit of a hunt and peck operation. Not all are labeled. The part you plug in also functions separately to check for the status of the outlet. I know years ago at my Mom’s there was this one outlet that used to give me a shock each time I used it and I found out using one of these types of detectors that it was not properly wired. An electrician fixed that one. He was surprised that it was even noticed. Mine you, I got a shock every time I used it, so hard not to notice. Tools like this can help you make your house safer. One thing I nearly failed to mention is the nice carrying case this comes in. So often tools go in a bag or drawer and sit until you need them. This case holds everything including the instructions and to me is a great addition to keep the integrity of this set of tools.

Worked just like advertised even came with a case and battery.

This testing and tracing system works well and can allow one person to identify every outlet connected to a load center without help. I would only add a means to attach the tester/sender to non 3-prong outlets, such as light sockets or via alligator clips. It does all that it claims and does it well.

Fairly easy to use, plug in the transmitter in the test socket and move the detector over the breakers along a line down the breaker array on the side closest to the panel box wall and not near the panel center line . instructions say to turn the sensitivity all the way down eliminate cross-talk issue but I found a midpoint setting worked better. I would typically start at full sensitivity, sweep the panel to ensure it saw a signal, then step down the sensitivity until only one breaker trigger a response. Note I generally could not distinguish between the a/b breakers in a double gang setup. I did have one issue; the transmitter makes an assessment of the socket and can identify problems with the wiring. This worked initially, but after testing several sockets it consistently indicated an unconnected ground even on circuits it initially said were ok. I verified a good ground with multimeter so bad transmitter. I returned the unit and amazon promptly replaced it . havent had any issues since then.

This is a great tool to track down circuits in your home or office. easy to use, and works well. does a good job of helping you figure out what is what in the breaker box.

The accuracy was a little questionable. It was lighting up on more than 1 breaker so it was difficult to tell which breaker it was. My dad brought his Klein and it worked flawlessly. This tool is fine if you are good with approximate. Ill be returning unfortunately.