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

Got my Item very fast and in good condition. I would buy this again.

We just moved into a new home, but discovered the electrical panel was poorly labeled. This tool helped us map all the wall sockets to their appropriate breakers, so we can power down only the outlet we need without affecting others. This is an extremely useful tool to have around.

I wish I had one of these a long time ago. It works for me. As long as you understand you need to start out with the receiver on high sensitivity them gradually decrease it to lower sensitivity (go from general to specific to zero in one the exact breaker), you should be fine. The transmitter device seems to be exactly like one I already owned and are sold by themselves. It may just send some kind of signal the receiver detects. If you have an old home with multiple wiring revisions done over the years, this is a kit that will save you a lot of time.

My house was built in the 1950s and added on to many times by people that didnt always know what they were doing. As a result, my wiring is a hodgepodge mess with outlets on different sides of the house sharing the same circuit in some cases. This unit worked on a few of my circuits, but most were not accurate at all (would signal on the wrong circuits). I have a mix of double and single pole breakers, all covered by a sheet metal panel. Playing with the sensitivity seemed to help, but it varied so much from circuit to circuit that I found it was faster to just start flipping breakers on and off while talking to my wife on a hand held radio rather than fiddling with the sensitivity setting each time. The unit seems well made, and is very easy to use. It would probably work much more effectively on a newer house with newer (and cleaner) wiring. But for my situation, it didnt work at all unfortunately.

Would like a version of this with a lightbulb type socket so I could trace all my in ceiling can lights as well, since the builder of my house didnt do so well marking EVERYTHING on the circuit panel in the baesment, so its always been a wild guess, if hitting the breaker for, say, the second bedroom will get the outlets in the hall outside as well or not. This at least lets me track more than I was able to before. So far weve had no issues. Its one time where having a son is convenient, since I can have him go room to room and outlet to outlet while I draw things out and track them in the basement.

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.

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

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.

This works pretty well for identifying breakers on a circuit. In my case, I had to put the sensitivity at the lowest level and as others have reported, you have to hold the wand in a verical fashion. Having the GFCI / circuit tester is icing on the cake. My second Uni-T product, both well made. I only wish this unit used double or triple-A batteries instead of a 9v battery. Still a 5-Star item.

I have several UNI-T instruments and I have found them to be well made and less expensive than bigger name brands. The circuit tester function of the device works well and is clear to read and understand thanks to the onboard labeling showing what the light combinations mean. The GFCI tester worked perfectly. The circuit breaker locator function takes a little more effort to learn to use effectively, but I quickly found a way to make it consistently locate the correct breaker. When I started using the locator probe I found that it would trigger prematurely if I touched the white part to the circuit breakers. Typically more than one circuit breaker would trigger the locator tone as I got close to the correct breaker and I couldnt adjust the sensitivity to prevent that (either there would be no detection or multiple detections). Remembering something I discovered with my underground wire tracer, I lifted the probe off the circuit breaker by about 1/4 to 1/2 and then scanned for the correct breaker. This resulted in perfectly reliable operation. That may be something specific to my brand of circuit breakers or the length of the wire runs in my home, but if you struggle with getting an accurate reading, give it a try and see if this is a helpful tip for you too.