Handyman Tries Out The Klien ET450 Advanced Circuit Tracer

[@MattHmm-rq6dn]

I've recommended this many times to many people for a reason. If that 250 saves you 30 minutes a job you'll make it back fast. This replaced my toner and never looked back. I did have a chance to use the ideal one and it's better sensitivity wise but it's much more money. Since I have the et450 already ill keep it glad your liking it too. It saves you from unnecessary drywall patches 😆.

[@thehandymanexperience226]

Yea it definitely shined yesterday!!

[@MattHmm-rq6dn]

Works on comerical concrete buildings steel studs and block homes even through stucco.

[@thehandymanexperience226]

@@MattHmm-rq6dn yea I wish there were more videos on it on utube but I plan I posting more vids with it!

[@MattHmm-rq6dn]

It's only because we are disappointed in your action 👩 but we love you! 😆 we appreciate what we get and thanks for all the hard work but yes more would be better. Heck you got MM to comment on your video your going someplace!

[@jannay77]

Can the ideal find underground circuits

[@MORGANSMaintenance]

Been wanting to try this myself, thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@thehandymanexperience226]

@@MORGANSMaintenance yea it's something else, it helped me on this one

[@MattHmm-rq6dn]

Your next Joey he has one I have one what's not to love besides the hit to the wallet.

[@MORGANSMaintenance]

@@MattHmm-rq6dn I know, that’s the only thing that’s kept me from doing it… and that’s only because I already have a way to do it, just not as easy I think

[@thehandymanexperience226]

I would just buy it and test it out and see if u like it. Home Depot has a awesome return policy

[@MattHmm-rq6dn]

Yea just the other I traced s direct Db cable from a foundation to a shed marked it out for replacement. Turns out someone put a junction box in mid way and a cable splice(learn to dig people) that was the issue with intermittent breaker trips and dimming of power. Thank you et450 easy mode!

[@MokenaBob]

usually, there is one outlet in most newer garages

[@thehandymanexperience226]

Yep ! That's why I automatically thought this was the only outlet and I was scratching my head. All the stuff burying the walls is what screwed me up. Traced it to the one wall and moved a couple of things and boom found that.

[@andybryant9801]

Good tool, nothing better than tools that make work easier 😁

[@thehandymanexperience226]

Yea it made my life easier but wasted time learning

[@tomdale1313]

right tool for the job, thxs for sharing...

[@thehandymanexperience226]

Yep, it definitely saved me on labor!! I wanna show more vids of it, just waiting for the jobs

[@pit4955]

Not sure what your fee was for the repair but now you have to deduct $250 for your fancy tester most likely the repair was close to being free🤣 Great vid and good info👍

[@thehandymanexperience226]

Lol 😆 yea it's been on my truck just waiting to be used.

[@cavscout888]

Hey man, I WAS WRONG ABOUT THE 15A vs 20A RECEPTACLES. While you'd think a device only rated for 15a would NOT be ok/code on a 20a circuit... I guess the code specifically calls out as 15a circuits can only have 15a rated (style?) receptacles, and 20A can have 15a or 20a rated (style?) receptacles. And that 20a receptacles on a 15a circuit is prohibited. So while it's absolutely backwards, that's code supposedly. Code and Table 210.21(B)(3)

[@polishsharpshooter2876]

I’ve been thinking about getting one of them. You can spend an hour missing a dam gfci hiding somewhere

[@thehandymanexperience226]

@@polishsharpshooter2876 yep and this is me with my tunnel vision 😂

[@johnsmith-wd5sq]

So there is 2 GFCI outlets on one circuit? Or am i missing something?

[@thehandymanexperience226]

yea but i changed it to a regular outlet after i found out it the gfci was loading another gfci, which isn't right.

[@jeremyfish1975]

Lol, I have been using my old low voltage toners for years to do this. Guess I should of patented it

[@thehandymanexperience226]

Ya definitely alot of uses!

[@MattHmm-rq6dn]

This is a hot tonner that feature is important in many industries and sure costs for it.

[@thehandymanexperience226]

@@throttlebottle5906 this is true!

[@albertoramos1180]

Just curious , what was the whole point of this video?

[@thehandymanexperience226]

@@albertoramos1180 the tester

[@scotts4125]

He may not of found that receptacle behind the boxes in as short amount of time as he did with the tester. I can see someone spending hours down a rabbit hole. I lost power to one of my A/C air handlers. I figured the float switch tripped it. Condensate was dry. Went to the panel no tripped breakers. I removed the panel and had 240v coming out of that breaker. I removed the wires from the A/H twisted them together to check continuity at the panel which I had. I thought maybe something in the attic ate the wires but somehow didn't short them out. Nope had continuity. I was stumped. Just for kicks I put the wires on another breaker still no power. I was 2 hours into this by now. It finally dawned on me the A/C's run through load sheds for the generator. One of the load shed circuit boards failed causing a contactor to remain open when energized. These work the opposite of an A/C contactor in a condenser. I bypassed the contactor and had power again. If I had that tool it probably would have taken 15 minutes and a lot less mental stress. The board was under warranty from Generac. They updated the boards BTW as this is an issue they are having.