IDEAL INDUSTRIES INC. 61-035 E-Z Check Circuit Tester, 120VAC, Heavy Duty, Yellow

Im a licensed professional electrician and have purchased many of these over the years and I continue to do so because of it compact size, overall durability and light pattern is easy to recognize and the built in GFCI testing. If your an electrician you need the GFCI test feature and it works perfectly. I have one con about this tester other than it is way over priced, when used as a professional tool, where you use it every day and many times a day, over the period of 2 to 3 years the internal connections to the blades get loose and then the lights do not always reflect the correct wiring condition. What I mean by that is when you plug it into a live and properly wired receptacle outlet the 2 outer light will light up but after it starts to wear out you may plug it in and it may show a open ground or a open neutral wire but if you wiggle the tester it will show up as working so you cant 100% be confident that there isnt a problem with a connection to the outlet which would cause the same lights to be out. Ive had a few of these testers that the blades would push back into the tester and not make contact with the outlet. As much as Ideal charges for this otherwise fantastic tester they should be able to solve this problem. I have to replace mine every 2 to 3 years. I went to a trade show and a rep for GB gave me a free tester to try and its OK but this Ideal tester is the best. Ideal please find a way to add more support inside the tester to make it last longer so I dont have to replace it that often. Again, I am not a home owner that may have gotten one bum tester but rather I have purchased 10 to 12 of these over the last 20+ years so I speak from long term experience. If you buy one for occasional home use it will last you a lifetime.

breaks easily

My husband was only able to successfully use this once, it broke before the second use. Ironically it broke 1 day after the return period. Fortunately, Amazon.com still gave us a refund.

One of the best if not the best plug testers

The question section on the item page says it is made in the USA and the answer was from the manufacturer. I paid about double the price for other brands made overseas thinking I was buying a US made product.

the plastic light coverings fall out very easily but at least lights still work

Saved me hundreds of dollars by diagnosing my electrical problem ( a grounded hot wire behind my dishwasher), without this I would have had to call an electrician.

Good device to have around apart from testing GFIs it will also tell you if the outlet has been wired incorrectly.

Easy to use and reasonably priced.

Love my ideal plug tester only brand Ive used for GFCI testers, only downfall is the yellow lights/covers go out after awhile Ive noticed. Other than that its a great product.