Good video that covers all of the points and features from cost to outlet facing angle!

Extremely informative and helpful with tips. Really needed this to make an educated decision on what to get, pros cons. THANK YOU

I just picked up the Klein, nice to see it’s features pointed out by a pro

Extremely well explained. Like that you opened one of the circuit testers to show how it works on the inside.

That was a great tip about using the tester with a blow dryer to see what kind of voltage drop a load produces at the receptacle. I recently ran power to my shed, about 40 feet from the house, and wondered how much of a drop I would get with a load more than the usual light bulb. Took the blow dryer and tester out to the shed and voltage dropped from 120 to 110 under blow dryer load. A bit more than one would like I suppose; I think in terms of 5% being a max drop. But I don't have any sensitive electronics in my shed, so I think I will be fine. I ran No. 12 wire. At the time, I looked at voltage drop tables and thought a No.10 or 8 might be better. But not being an electrician, I stayed with the No. 12 which is hard enough to work with for me. At least now I know, thanks to your video. Great job!

Thanks for the reviews. I just bought the Klein, actually two of them, and I am glad I did. I enjoyed seeing the comparisons. I saw the larger one on Amazon but I am not happy with the lack of different color LED’s as well as it’s size. Even though the size is not a big issue.

Best reviews of any products I've ever seen on Facebook.

Great idea with the 12 amp external load to test the wires. I just purchased the Klein for the gfci reading. It was nice to see the other functions.

Thanks for taking time to do this. Generally have used Fluke for testers, Klein and Knipex for hand tools. Busted my plug in tester, now I will get the Klein. It's a lot of tester for the money. If you have the time and money to purchase or review the Knipex self adjusting pliers, and their wrench pliers, I believe they are indispensable.

Well put together review, sir. Thanks.

The Klein tester is my favorite receptacle tester and a steal at ~$21. My only wish, like with all the basic receptacle testers, is that it had recessed holes to access the 3 connections so you could probe them with a meter. It is handy sometimes to be able to measure neutral voltage (neutral to ground).

Thank for the vid. I’ve been waiting to see one on the Klein. Waiting for it to be in store at Home Depot. Nice idea on the blow dryer,never thought of that.

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Jon Dough It’s in my local Home Depot, that’s how I got it.

@jumper233

3 жыл бұрын

MultiMeter Channel no Home Depot near me has it yet but I’m sure they will at some point.

Great review, I bought the Klein Tool RT250 and it's superior to every other tester.

Fantastic video. Thank you for creating this. Definitely subscribing

Great comparison! Glad I bought the Klein.

Great review, thanks!

Great Video !!!! Perfect explanation

Thanks for the information, I will go with the Klein.

Great video. Klein LCD with a 6" extension cord works for me!

Excellent review!

I’m interested in seeing your review of Klein Tools Digital Circuit Breaker Finder. (There are other KZread videos available on that subject but you’re very knowledgeable and very thorough.)

So educational. Thank you!

you just saved me over $250. I was contemplating the ideal circuit analyzer, but had already ordered the klein RT250 earlier today. guess I will have to pull out a calculator to figure out the percentage drop with the hair dryer, lol. as an owner of an older home with much needed wiring updates, I feel much more confident that I can get the same info from much cheaper tools. also purchased today the Klein Tools 80016 Circuit Breaker Finder Tool and the Extech CB10 to do my own side by side test of which one works better for mapping the circuits to the circuit breaker box.

Good review, thanks.

Great video. Thanks for your time.

Very helpful, thanks bud

Another great video. Thanks.

Very helpful video 👍🏻

GREAT VIDEO--THANKS!!! I'M GETTING THE $20 KLIEN.

Thanks for the video I need to buy this. It will come in handy

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Salem Kares LLC Just curious, Which one are you going with?

@salemkaresllc7309

3 жыл бұрын

Klein tools rt250

@salemkaresllc7309

3 жыл бұрын

@@MultiMeterChannel that klein tools rt 250 is a great tool. it works great with the klein circuit breaker accessory kit, to check light sockets.

Thank you for this review video. This Klein RT250 is worth the $20 at Home Depot.

👍👍 Great video!, thank you for posting it

Outstanding review -- very detailed. My question is: what is the acceptable voltage range for a standard 120V outlet? And, when doing the hair dryer test that you talked about, how much of a drop is too much? Either as a percentage, or actual voltage reading. Thanks a bunch. Cheers!

Excellent video! Thank you!! By the way, if you use a 3 to 2 electrical adapter and you don't use the ground tab/wire, the Klein tester will then show you an open ground as it should!

Thanks! I’m partially color blind so the Klein is great!

Great information

Klein is a clear winner. I’ve ordered one.

GREAT VIDEO

That Non- contact function on the Klein could save your bacon. It's easy to assume that just because the outlet doesn't work that the circuit isn't hot. I always double check with a non-contact, but sometimes those seem a little hard to trust as well.

I just bought one of these testers at Home Depot. I was really debating whether to get it since I already have a few outlet testers. This video confirmed that I made the right decision. Thanks!

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

David Axt Glad it helped. Enjoy the tester.

Thank you

Thanks

👍 Thank you.

Great content 👌 👏 👍

I just ordered one. :)))

Solid review! Now all I need is a hair dryer;)

I just got this testers few weeks ago, everything is fine with this testers, but I find with 2 situations that it couldn't test properly. 1. If the receptacle has no ground at the same time hot/neutral wires are reversed, the tester only detect as open ground. 2. If you test it on the outlet has no ground and a power bar with EMI filter plugged in, no matter where you test (on the 2nd outlet or on the power bar itself) it will always show hot/natural reversed, but once unplugged the power bar with EMI filter, it will change the reading to open ground.

Thanks for the info. I need to buy one. Question: If I need to know if there is no power on an receptacle/outlet before replacing it; if I leave this tester plug and then go to braker box and turn off braker and walk back to check outlet, will this tester will be 100% off to tell me there is no power or will stay on all the time because uses batteries? And making it useless for that purpose? Please advise.

Good info, thank you.What battery does the Klein take?

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

daylight5500 2 x AAA

@daylight5500

3 жыл бұрын

@@MultiMeterChannel Thank you.

For the klein, they should have a "tone" option so you can hear when turning the breaker off

@GoCoyote

3 жыл бұрын

I find an old fashioned plug in boom box radio that is loud enough to hear by the panel works great.

@pagefour6498

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoCoyote that won't work if the recept has a neutral issue.

@GoCoyote

3 жыл бұрын

@@pagefour6498 True! But then the service call is usually for the lack of power from the outlet, which starts me on a different diagnostic path. I only use the boom box when finding which breaker goes to which outlet when I am upgrading old, bad, or missing breaker labeling when I am alone and as a back up to my circuit tracer. Early in my apprenticeship I was helping on a remodel. The journeyman was checking all the circuit hots with his tic tracer, and missed the fact that a lighting circuit had an open neutral. Had to pull down the completed kitchen ceiling to find an old buried J-box.

So I already purchased the Klein RT 310 tester based on your recommendation. Does this new Klein tester provide all that functionality?

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Eddie Hanna No, the RT-310 tests AFCI and GFCI. This one is GFCI only.

Looks like a great product. It's a brand new product that's not in any local Home Depot's (Atlanta area). It's not even listed yet on the Klein website!

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Mike Kelly If I do a search of local Home Depot’s, it looks like all stores have 7 of them. It may be that some stores have hung them on the pegs, and others have not gotten around to it yet.

@mekelly999

3 жыл бұрын

@@MultiMeterChannel My local stores show anywhere from 3 to 7 in stock. I think that's what they're going to get as an initial shipment. None of them have any as of now. Klein confirmed that many distributors don't have them yet. When you try to order online from HD, you get an error at checkout saying they don't have them in stock. I just found it interesting (and told the Klein rep) that the item is listed on HD's website but not theirs!

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Mike Kelly All I can say is the Depot I got mine at had 7 on the peg, and if I look at that store on-line, it now shows 6 since I bought mine. So, some of those stores that show 7 may actually have them somewhere in the store. The store I was in did not have a peg for them, and the peg they were on was for a completely different product. The other stores may be waiting to do it right, and have not made room for them yet. But, they might be sitting on a shelf, waiting for someone to create a peg spot for it.

@mekelly999

3 жыл бұрын

@@MultiMeterChannel Thanks! I ended up ordering one from Home Depot to be shipped to my home. The order is coming directly from Klein. Thanks for the video!

@B5Blue1968

3 жыл бұрын

@@mekelly999 I live in Michigan, i ordered mine online, without any issues.

Thanks for the video, but you did not show or explain how the CFCI is connected or wired.

I have the kaiweets socket tester ,but shows 220v for a apartment building, should be 110v, soo thinking its defective

Will any of these detect a bootleg ground?

Does the kline tell you false ground?

Dumb question, if you put a three prong pigtail (mini extension cord) at the end of the Klein would you still get all the voltage and correct readings?

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

Enjoyed watching the klein plug tester video. I looked at a previous video for the klein ARC fault tester and would like to discuss some questions I had regarding Arc Faults tripping . Can you send me your contact information

@MultiMeterChannel

Жыл бұрын

I can be contacted at understandingmeters@wowway.com

Can the RT250 detect the dangerous ground hack when you jumper the ground to neutral on a 3 prong outlet?

@brucekuhn7442

8 ай бұрын

No, it can not determine bootleg grounds.

Do you know what will happen if you plugged the Klein tester into an outlet that had 208 or 240 or it? If someone hooked a neutral up to a separate phase.

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I did not try destructive testing on this unit, so I did not hook 240V up to it.

@TheSatan222

3 жыл бұрын

@@MultiMeterChannel lol. Would probably be pretty cool. Thanks for responding. Tester seems like it would be worth the investment, I did check the specs, looks like it's only rated for 135v.

where can i buy it??

Can you pair this with the Klein circuit Finder to locate breaker /ckt?

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Inconspicuous Pseudonym No. The outlet tester that comes with the breaker finder is a special tester that sends out a signal to the receiver. This outlet tester will not work with that receiver.

@MrWzeljunior

3 жыл бұрын

@@MultiMeterChannel ok thanks for the quick response. Excellent video btw, I was on the fence about buying the Klein rt250 and u convinced to buy it just now. Subscribed to your channel!

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Inconspicuous Pseudonym Thanks. Make sure you let me know topics, or products, you want to see.

does the sure test by ideal indicate the time it takes for gfci to trip?

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, for the GFCI.

@NOLAWAGAINSTIT

3 жыл бұрын

@@MultiMeterChannel thanks.

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the klein only works with 120v

Could you use a pig tail attached to any of them?

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t see why you couldn’t

@bryanlueckenotte7627

3 жыл бұрын

Would this also show a false ground

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

@@bryanlueckenotte7627 No, this will not show a false ground. You need something like the Ideal SureTest for that.

How much

Recently bought one. Love the features BUT it gives me a wrong reading on open ground. Was truly disappointed.

@MultiMeterChannel

3 жыл бұрын

What reading does it give you?

@vikingcove

3 жыл бұрын

perhaps this web page article would explain your tester wrong reading: www.ecmweb.com/content/article/20889583/threelamp-circuit-tester-valid-tester-or-nightlight

getting the rt250 lol

So the klein is the shit.

Neon bulbs? Uhhhhh no.