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Gardner Bender GRT-500A Receptacle Tester and Circuit Analyzer | 
 enlarge | Brand: GB
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $6.11
Buy New: $5.82
You Save: $0.29 (5%)
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Rating:  7 reviews
Color: Yellow
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 3 x 1.5 x 1
MPN: GRT-500A
Model: GRT-500A
UPC: 032076050740
EAN: 0032076068431
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Professional grade ground fault receptacle tester | | • | Easy-to-read red and yellow light system | | • | Easy-to-read from three vantage points including from the top, side, and bottom | | • | UL Listed | | • | 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty |
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Product Description
Receptacle Circuit Tester, Plug Into Any Outlet & Read Light Pattern To Detect Faulty Wiring In Grounded Receptacles, For Use In 110-125V AC Circuits, 1 Year Warranty, UL Listed, Carded.
Amazon.com Product Description
The GB Receptacle Tester and Circuit Analyzer tests ground fault receptacles to ensure proper wiring. Designed for ease of use, the user needs to simply plug the tester into any standard 3-wire/grounded receptacle (110-125 Volts AC). The tester tests for six conditions including open ground, open neutral, open hot, hot/ground reverse, hot/neutral reverse, and correct wiring. An easy to read succession of yellow and red lights provides indication of circuit status or specifies wiring errors. Easy to read from multiple vantage points--top, side, and bottom--the tester is an ideal choice for personal or professional use. The tester comes with a 1-year limited manufacture's warranty.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Easy outlet check and analysis June 30, 2008
G. Sato (Los Angeles, CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Quick delivery from amazon. Just plug it in and decode the lights. Easy to use.
Great tester May 9, 2008
D. Gregg (San Diego, CA)
This is great to test wiring you have done or to check out the wiring in a shop or home you will be working in.
1) I use it to identify outlets that are live, switched, or on a given circuit in my house.
2) I use it at work where a reversed neutral or missing ground can wreak havoc on sensitive electronics equipment.
3) I used it to check out the wiring in my house before I bought it to verify all the grounds were properly connected. If they were not, the seller by law would have had to fix them.
The right tool for the job March 16, 2008
L.T. Beasimer (Dallas, TX)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought a fixer-upper house where the original owner was not as handy as they believed themselves to be. I have had to undo many things including numerous wiring mistakes. When it came to the electrical, most of the outlets were flagged on the inspection report as being connected with the hot/ground reversed.
With so many things needing to be done, I chose to correct the electrical outlet wiring problems myself. I had no previous experience in doing so, but found connecting an outlet to be simple enough, and chose to spend what cash I had on other more pressing issues instead of on an expensive electrician. The Gardner Bender GRT-500A Receptacle Tester and Circuit Analyzer helped me to determine which outlets I needed to work on and then determined if I re-connected them properly. The inspector's dots sometimes fell off, so I didn't consider them to be a reliable source.
The GRT-500A, by using three light combinations, alerts to six different possible conditions. The first light from left to right is red, while the second and third lights are yellow. When the GRT-500A is plugged into the outlet, the second light only indicates an open ground. The third (yellow) light only indicates an open neutral. No lights lit, when plugged in, indicates an open hot. The first (red) and last (yellow) light combo indicates a hot/ground reversal. The first (red) and second (yellow) light combo indicates a hot neutral reversal. The second and third (both yellow) indicate correct wiring.
The GRT-500A is an inexpensive way to find and correct problems. Purchasing this tester allowed me to correct wiring problems on my own while spending money on other problems that were beyond my capabilities to repair. If you think you need a tester, this option is worth considering.
PROS:
Simple to use
Accurate
Inexpensive
CONS:
I have experienced none
Quick and Easy - Does the Job December 21, 2007
Stitcher (Mountain View, CA USA)
This device does the job, and, for the price, it's a no-brainer. As a Realtor I use this device regularly to find faulty circuits both when we list properties for Sellers and help Buyers acquire properties. The tester will not make you a property inspector, but it's a convenient and fast way to ensure that electric circuits are live.
I even bought a spare in case I lose the first one.
Very satisified September 13, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Just bought a house where the previous owner was an "electrician wanna be" and had to correct a number of errors. Plugged it in, and it worked great everytime. Recommended.
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