@@reiserx i have traced cct’t in EMT. I connect to the wire i am tracing and the common on a separate ground in a different conduit. I usually have an 80% success. I have also been able to locate ccts in buried pvc conduit. Hope this helps.

Forgot to mention if you need to trace de-energized wires or you need to trace through barriers, the et450 is it. That's why I got it in the first place. But I miss that snappy result at the panel with the et310 :)

@@danielc4361 I keep both on hand.

I bought the et 450 and yes, you're right it took me awhile to find a breaker,very time consuming. I bought because of the high voltage and non energized feature, but again it was time consuming and at times frustrating so I returned it.!

@@ObmanaCare (open neutral) I clamped one lead onto the neutral in a receptacle and clamped the other lead on a ground from a different cct. I was able to trace in a wall up to a light in the ceiling. The signal did not continue on. So i removed the light fixture and discovered the neutrals were not twisted and one was loose in the marratte which was causing the open neutral to occur. Basically the line came from the panel to the octagon in the ceiling and branched out from there. The homeowner waited until i figured out the problem that he recently changed the light fixture.

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I dont lock it since most locks that would fit this can easily be broken.

It can affect it if the smaller panels are sub panels to the larger one. Slowly run the receiver along each breaker in the first panel. Dont stop even if the receiver indicates the breaker you are passing over is potentially the one. Make sure to scan every breaker, and then go back to the start and do it again. This time it should narrow down the breaker with the second pass. I prefer the ET450 cause i can connect the common of the transmitter to a different ground or neutral , from the line i am trying to scan. This helps with the magnetic field not being cancelled out and makes for a stronger signal at the receiver. Note: when you are scanning a circuit and you use the neutral and line from the same circuit the magnetic field gets cancelled out and the signal will be weaker.

I haven’t tried it. I have traced the conductor that was in the conduit by running the receiver along the pipe. The further away from the conductor, the weaker the signa

The ET300 is handy to trace live ccts and fits nicely in my tool bag. I bring out the ET450 when I need to locate a stubborn cct, or de-energized one. They both work really well

The ET-450 will trace energized and de-energized ccts

@@mikestoolfun thank you

It might. I have roughly a 90% success rate with the tracer. Its not a high end tracer that costs $7000. Its a $250.00 tracer that works really well.

Thats awesome that you were able to find that.. cheers

I’m an Electrician and this is my daily bag on commercial construction jobs. Its been a year since I made this video and the zipper works fine. One thing I wish this bag did have was wheels. The bag is amazing but can get heavy.

@@mikestoolfun ok thanks for letting me know, I’m going to purchase one soon in Saint John New Brunswick.

@@mattheweveleigh6351 Im in Ontario. 😎

I use it mostly in commercial buildings on their carpet after a service call or Light Upgrade. I use it in residential homes on the rare occasion I get sent to do a service call. It does its job, but I agree. Its not a dyson. Lol

@@mikestoolfun I had used another vac that had a hepa filter over the exhaust, but I found it still kicked up irritating cedar dust, which would stay suspended for a while. Not all vacs with hepa filters provide actual hepa filtration, it seems. Similarly, Ridgid warns that the cyclonic hepa filter bag and the hepa filter drum don’t provide full hepa protection by themselves. But when used in tandem together, they do. Supposedly. This has been a night and day difference. I’m not looking for my inhaler after vacuuming like I have been recently!

Just remember that it has a big learning curve. A few guys I know get mad the first couple of times that they used it, but once they figured it out, it is now their go to tool for tracing. Cheers

I find it fine. Mine is loud.

@@mikestoolfun Expect to have lung problems when you get older if you have done that a lot. It will likely kill you. It's abrasive to your lungs.

Keep scrolling my channel and you will find several “live” demonstrations. 😎😎

Thank you

It does trace de-energized circuits. A couple of things could have caused the wire to de-energize. 1. The wire was removed from its feed during your reno. Did you delete any outlets when you opened up the wall? 2. A mouse chewed through the wire. It can be possible that a mouse chewed the wire somewhere. Ive run into this many times. 3. The wire is one a light switch somewhere. Go around your whole house and turn on all the light switches. Ive also run into this scenario. The owner installed a light-switch and put the line on the load side. So when you turned off the lights two receptacles would turn off. If you have a voltage mete with resistance/continuity testing, see if you have continuity between the white and ground. That could be an indicator whether the wire is tied to a circuit that goes back to the panel.

@@mikestoolfun Awesome thanks for the reply! My description was probably bad, it's deenergized now because I unhooked from the outlet which I am moving, I just don't know where it goes to because nothing seems to be effect by me detaching it, another person mentioned doing a continuity test which I never thought of so thanks for that! Have a great Thanksgiving!🍻

@@mikestoolfun BTW, I get zero continuity when checking between white and ground, or any other configuration for that matter, thanks again

@@skylark4901 if you are getting no continuity from neutral to ground, its cut somewhere. You could have an open neutral, or the wire does not run back to the panel. Theres a few more options to check but that involves going into your electrical panel. You would have to shut the power off to the electrical panel. (Shut main breaker off). Connect the black wire to the ground in that wire. (The wire that is hanging in your wall) MAKE SURE YOUR PANEL MAIN BREAKER IS TURNED OFF Go to your panel and check continuity from hot to ground on each breaker. (The black wire connected to the breaker) and see if you pick up continuity there. If you pick up continuity, go back to the wire in the wall, separate the ground from black, and check in the panel again to see if you still pick up continuity on the same breaker wire. Side note. If you have any ballast fixtures in your house, you could pick up a low resistance on the line wires. This is what I would do if I was tracing the wire and didnt have a circuit tracer, I do highly recommend you get an electrician for this. Cheers

@@mikestoolfun Thank you for all of this valuable information and your concerns, I did completely gut my upstairs and downstairs with the exception of that one wall upstairs and had most of the electrical redone by a licensed electrician, so who knows what happened there, I may try this but I decided at least I'll put it in a box with a plate so I can finish thins up for now. 👍 Thanks again.

I absolutely trust Klein tools. I only ever had an issue with a flashlight after 6 months of use. Klein replaced it with no questions asked and its still going strong. Klein produces 1000’s of tools. Just like any other manufacturer, there will be issues. The difference is how the manufacturer handles the issue. Cheers

Do you mean like a non-contact voltage tracer? I use the Klein Tools NCVT-3 Voltage Tester, when I absolutely need to. I generally just use my Fluke 376 true RMS Meter for testing circuits. Side note. Thank you for the follow. I’m trying to produce more content. I’m still learning to figure out my mojo. Cheers

@@mikestoolfun Thankyou for your information, Just another question: say if Point A = outlet box, and Point B is the breaker switch that is connected to it at the electric panel. This tool is very useful to track down which breaker(Point B) the circuit is connected to from an outlet box(Point A) by plugging the transmitter at Point A, and use the Reciever to find the correct breaker (Point B) at the electric panel. But can I do it the otherway around? For example, I connect the receiver to the breaker switch screw with the alligator clip at Point B, and use the reciever to track down the other end(Point A) which is either an open circuit or close circuit. will this work ? thankyou

@@edra1837 you can take the wire off the breaker and attached the alligator clips to is and wonder around with the receiver until you find the out. This could take awhile. Especially in a large facility. (I mostly use this in commercial facilities)

I made it for use on job sites. We are required to have GFCI protection onsite.

Around $250.00 Canadian (CAD) I purchased this over a year ago.

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