Bastex Socket Tester with GFCI check. Receptacle Tester for Standard AC Outlets. Includes 7 Visual Indications and Wiring Legend. Automatic Electric Circuit Polarity Voltage Detector Breaker Finder

This receptacle tester is very handy and everyone should have one. It’s the exact same type that inspectors use when they are doing a home inspection on a house that has a pending purchase. There is a convenient chart right on the tester that tells you if the electrical outlet is wired and operating correctly. A larger version of that same chart is also on the back of the package. But what this is really good for is testing your GFCI outlets. You should do that periodically to confirm that those outlets (usually in the kitchen, bathrooms, and garage) continue to operate correctly—that is important safety feature. When I plug this into my GFCI outlets (ground fault circuit interrupter) and press the button on this tester, it “trips” the GFCI outlet and the outlets turn off (proving that the outlet is doing what it is supposed to do). Then you just push the button on the outlet to reset it. Not all testers have that little button to test the GFCI outlets—this one does.We recently moved to a new house and this little tester is also really handy to carry around from room to room when we are trying to figure out which outlet is operated by a wall on/off switch. Yes, you could also carry a lamp around with you to do that—but that is not as convenient as using this tester lol.This is a very handy device. I do recommend it.I write honest reviews to help others make informed purchases because I read reviews myself and appreciate how helpful they can be. I hope that my review helped you!

works great, let's you know what is messed up in the electric lines

This tester is easy for anyone to use with no electrical skills. I use it to locate problems with like if a ground wire comes off or to check to see that I wired all of my outlets correctly. Good enough to tell you if you have a problem.

I was having a grounding problem with my two laptops even though I use 3-prong plugs for most things and sometimes 2-prong where one prong is wider than the other. I wanted to know if my outlets were correctly wired and grounded. I saw this unit on Amazon and there were several different makes of basically the same thing. Except this one mentioned that you could also check your GFCI outlets and I thought OK, this is good. So I ordered one. The legend on the unit has small print which is getting difficult for me these days. But there was a larger legend on the package explaining what it meant when different combinations of the three lights showed up. So I planned on keeping the unit in the package and referring to the legend when using the device. Only problem was there was a sticker covering up most of the legend on the package which I had to scrape off. Then I checked some of the outlets I use and the unit said they were all wired correctly and grounded. There are no descriptions of using the GFCI checker, what it does or how it indicates your GFCI circuits are all functioning. So when I pressed the red button, the little light went on but I'm not sure how to interpret that--actually, short of intentionally tripping a circuit in the kitchen or bathroom and seeing if all the outlets go dead, I'm not sure exactly how to test a GFCI circuit. All of the details aside, this is a great little unit for checking your outlets for proper wiring connections and a good ground.

Works!

Best value for the money.

This little tool works great. Plus it’s fun going around, checking every outlet in everyone’s house. i’m a handyman and I can check customers electric outlets instantly

Wish I had known about this item a few weeks ago. It would have saved me $95. Had a bedroom, and half bath with no electricity. The circuit breaker was okay and left me trying to figure out what was wrong. Had a loose connection on a wall receptacle that the electrician found right away with this type of item.