Spent 4 hours on a Friday night tracing a phantom voltage in a 1970s Chicago bungalow.

It was a loose neutral on a backstabbed outlet behind a massive china cabinet. Anyone have a good trick for testing those without moving a ton of furniture?

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logan_lee881mo ago

Man, a non-contact voltage tester is your best friend for that exact situation.

mary_kelly1mo ago

Those testers give false positives way too often. I've seen them beep on dead wires just from leftover static. A multimeter is the only way to be sure.

jamie7946d ago

How often does that leftover static actually happen in your experience?