Tried a $20 outlet tester from Amazon. Should have known better.

Shane Bell · 2026-06-11T06:10:03.848768+00:00

Grabbed one off the page with good reviews. Plugged it into a socket I knew was bad. It showed everything was fine. Went back with my old Klein and found a missing ground. Learned my lesson. Anyone else had a cheap tester lie to them?

miasanchez3mo ago

Cheap gear lies, cheap ingredients spoil, cheap advice backfires - it's the same story everywhere.

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simon_carr3mo ago

A MISSING GROUND and it showed all green? That's terrifying, a cheap tester could literally kill someone. I'd have been FURIOUS.

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fiona_kim973mo ago

A missing ground?! That would have fried something for sure.

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