Testing House Outlet with Multimeter---Easy!!
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Power problems in your home can be very disruptive to your everyday life as well as being potentially dangerous. It can lead to a house fire that can cause thousands of dollars in damages, and drive your homeowners insurance through the roof. This video shows you how to test your AC house outlet to be sure they are working correctly.
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Thank goodness I found this video! I’m a 50 yr old woman with zero experience with this stuff. I’m single and tired of paying or asking for help so I’m learning to do this stuff for myself so I can teach my daughter and grand daughter to be self sufficient. You tube has helped me do things I never thought possible! Thank u so much for making this video slow and perfectly explained. 😁
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Absolutely the best explanation I have ever seen someone do to make it easy for a 2 year old to understand what they are talking about. Not really I was just being sarcastic on the 2 year old part lol. I have been trying to find a video just like this one for hours tonight and when I said lord help me understand what I’m doing here because I’m going to try to figure it out one probe at a time and pray that I don’t end up like the KFC extra crispy tonight 😂. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us and making it so much easier to learn and understand your explanations. Absolutely amazing work 👏👏🙏🙏❤️❤️
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Thank you so much for such an excellent tutorial! Greatly appreciate it.
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Perfect explanation! Thank you so much.
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Very easy to understand. Thank you!
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Thanks for the video, Ive been suspicious of something wrong with my outlets. MY outlets are reading 132 volts. Is this in the normal range?
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Thanks for the help mate
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Thank you!
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Very nice job super clear started off a bit slow but then dude got warm and finished HOT!
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Good video but you should try to hold the probes with one hand so the electricity can’t pass through you if something goes wrong.
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I wish I would have watched this one first. Thank you.
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Excellent video! Great explanations, clear and precise descriptions of steps and readings...very, very, good!!!
A wonderful exposition. Just goes to show you that ppl can make great presentations without needless graphics!
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Thank you sir, this is exactly what I needed to see.
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Thank you so much for repeating the important instructions. This video is easily one of the best out there explaining the connection + voltmeter setup. Thanks!
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This video was exactly what I have been searching for!! The clear way you describe every detail as you go through the steps eased all the anxiety, fear, and frustration built up over the years regarding testing testing anything with my volt meter other than batteries! I now have the confidence to go test my outlets!
Other videos explain how to do things but usually leave out many small details and I think that is because it is assumed that the viewer already has knowledge of electricity beyond flipping light switches and plugging things in … which I do not.
I read a comment from a woman who said she had always thought the larger slot of the plug-in was the positive side and I laughed! But I laughed because I have always believed the same thing!!
You are now my hero because you obviously know your audience and I am very grateful and thankful to you for taking your time and making the effort to share your knowledge in the way you do.
I will click the ‘follow’ and return many times in the days and months to come now that I found you!
God Bless you!
From a new fan on San Juan Island, Washington state.
Dude spent half the video repeating “make sure you have it….and make sure you have yo probe plugged into…” then it’s commercial time lol😂
You really explain things extremely well. I appreciate it.
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Thoroughly presented. Covering a safety actions as well. Thank you
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Pay attention on his instructions, in my multimeter classes 4 guys literally exploded their multimeters just for not setting it up right
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Very nice explanation sir thanks so much
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I appreciate the knowledge my man.
What would happen if you connected the red first, and then the black? Would it spark, catch on fire, would you get shocked, etc? Thank you for the very informative video.
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Great Electrical Video! Will save me several trips to my Apartment Breaker Box! Heck, I thought the big slot on an outlet was the positive hot one because it was definetly the biggest! You finally gave me the balls to finally stick my voltometer, which I've had in my toolbox for over 15 years, into a wall outlet receptacle. Prior to your cool ecture, I was only using my voltometer to check the remaining power of my aaa and aa 1.5 batteries!
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THANK YOU for explaining this step by step. Some of the other videos don't even explain how to set up the multimeter correctly. Great job explaining all of this for us beginners.
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At time 2:43 that symbol next to the V is called OMEGA. It's a Greek symbol for measuring RESISTANCE
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Glad I watched this. It's nerve-wracking putting anything in an outlet. I had the wires backwards so I'm glad I watched this. I tried it on a normal outlet but damn it makes me nervous. I have to check my 220V dryer outlet. Same concept?
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With as many vids as I've watched on how to use a multi meter I've finally found the perfect demo..we'll done sir..btw my problem is I have 6 outlets showing open ground on one of those little 3 prong testers..I'll let u know the outcome 😏
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Set voltmeter to 200v. On voltmeter, plug black cable into COM and red cable in VmA. Black needle goes in first in bigger outlet slot, red needle goes in smaller outlet slot. Should read 120v approximately.
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Great job !! The way you explained and demonstrated this is very concise yet easy to understand. Thank You !!
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Thanks bro very good instructional video just checking to see if Outlets are grounded right so I could ground my bed that I sleep on God bless😅
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Good afternoon. This video has taught me how to use a multi reader. So I’ve been having a lot of issues when playing music and recording. I keep getting grounding issues. I use the device to check my ground and everything seemed fine but after using this multi meter and using your video I’m getting readings when there should be zero. Not just one socket but multiple sockets. I did what your video said I put the black probe into the third hole at the bottom and then I put the red probe in the first slot on the left, which is the longer slot and I’m getting readings going up from 2 to 4. I also found a socket that was upside down in the shed . What does this reading mean if it’s supposed to be zero, and I’m getting two and three?
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Hi. Good video but wondering why it matters if you put the red lead in live/hot wire when it's alternating current. Obviously it makes sense for DC testing as the polarity would be wrong but don't think it matters for AC?
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Hello I have a question, so I have a blank plate and I looked behind it to see if I could add an outlet to it, because there is only 2 outlets in one big room I have. When I did what you’re doing, it kept reading 200 and above. I know this is highly dangerous. Unfortunately the old owner of the home screwed around with everything and I mean everything is so messed up, especially the electrical wiring. Do I need to use a 20 amp outlet or is there such a thing as a 30 amp outlet...? Or should I just leave it be.
I would call in an electrician to besafe if someone has already played with it, it maybe dangerous wouldn't take a chance. Good luck. Please subscribe & like and share if haven't already and check out our other helpful videos
QUESTION, I have a metal covered pole barn. i put the meter from the small 120v hot port and the ground probe to the sheet metal should it read 120 volts or zero volts. my meter says 120 volts . am i going to be electrocuted
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Thank you so much, could you show us hot to test for Amps? wanting to buy a Deep Fryer and requires no-less than 16amps. Thanks again, nice job on the instructions!
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Thank you! You probably just saved my life
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What will happen if you plug in the RED hot first and then the BLACK neutral by mistake? Will it kill me?
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Great video. Now time for me to utilize this. Hopefully it goes as smooth as your vid. However my outlets are old. No ground wire. Ty
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Thank you sooo much. This was extremely helpful!
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Man,. I appreciate your video. Save me problems. Thank you!!
Glad to hear it!
Can you do a video on your electric box then show how to test your electric dryer and your electric box a lot of people would appreciate that thank you
Will look into it.
why is it that some of my receptacles are reading 120 volts and the other are reading 114 volts?
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I liked your video but I'd like to have seen what would happen if you had put the red in neutral slot in the black one in the hot slot. Over all well done. Thanks.
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Have you encounter before that the house give an electricity back feeding in to the coaxial cable line which resulting the cable box to pixelate picture or it will reboot the cable box and even the modem?
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Thanks for the video. I lost power in half of my house so I need to find the back outlet that the ground or other wire came loose. I’ve never used a meter before.
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GREAT instructions! Thank you. You have a new subscriber. :)
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Thank you for this video. So helpful! You are very appreciated!
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Teach me with rhymes!! The short slot is gonna be the hot. Black probes in long slots. reds in the hot slot second.
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Is in your country supply is 125V rather than 220/240 V???
120
I have exactly the same multimeter. XL830L 😊
Great
Thank you for teaching me how to use my multimeter! I have had one for a while but no real knowledge of how to use it properly. You made it easy. Now I just need to figure out why I don’t have power to my bathroom outlet. I thought my gfi plug was bad but I replaced it and still no joy. Thanks again.
Your welcome, sorry outlet didn't work make sure you don't have another gfci outlet. That's bad up stream, bc it will stop power to all outlets after it. Please subscribe & like and share if haven't already and check out our other helpful videos
These things are so confusing, why doesn’t it just say 120 lol
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What a champion Thanks so much man.
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This is a really good tutorial. Thanks a bunch! :)
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Is the power turned on to this outlet, or did you turn it off at the breaker to test? Sorry, dumb question.
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what will happen if i put the red probe into the outlet first, as oppose to the black one?
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WELL DONE SIR. thank you. No giggly camera and simple straightforward explanations. Tackling old plumbing is one thing - no room for error with electricity.
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I thought I knew this stuff....THIS is a great Video!
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Awesome tutorial. Thank you!
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I really appreciated your video...it's so concise...and gave me confidence that I could actually test the socket without killing myself! I have one question though, if you could please answer me. I bought an earthing matt. It's suppose to ground you to the earth when you can't be outside and actually walk on the earth. So the matt has a snap that's attached to a wire that goes into the ground only of your 120 plug. Somehow this wire serves to detoxify you of excess "bad energy" while you are sitting or standing on the pad. 🧐🤔 Anyway how do I test that wire to see if it's actually completely void of energy? Am I really being grounded? You can check this out on RUclips under "earthing mats". Any advice you could offer would be thoroughly appreciated! Thank you so much and God Bless you!
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GREAT EXPLANATORY VIDEO - APPRECIATED
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The outlets face looks shocked...
I’m Hispanic DIY.. great explanation amigo!
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I tried the wiggle thing you mentioned and I think I almost burned down the house 😅
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Thanks 🙏 great video!
Great video. By the way, the symbol is called Ohm.
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Thanks, explained clearly. Very helpful!
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Excellent video!! Thanks very much!
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Do you need buy a multimeter if you are going to use it once in awhile
Their pretty cheap and it's nice to have on hand, check pawn shops they have them really cheap.
Nice job with the video. Thanks for creating it.
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This video was great. You answered the questions that I am sure that everybody wanted to know about receptacles.
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And an extra word of caution, u always want to probe using one hand as much as possible to prevent electricity flowing hand to hand in case something goes wrong
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Great!
Thank you for sharing this video.
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Thank you! You are a good teacher. I'm confident to use a multimeter now with no fear of getting zapped.
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Thank you so much for this. I have zero electrical knowledge and this got me on the right track.
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Thanks for creating and sharing this video . 👍 Very, very helpful. I am a novice, so I am new to all of this. Thumbs up. 👍 You did a great job explaining.
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Bro u the best everything seems clear to me now thnx
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Thank you for explaining things extremely good. I appreciate it a lot and for not having music in the background.
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I am from India ... I Don't under stand English properly ... but i support you bro 💯.
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Great video you from Louisville, KY?
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Thank you, you helped me tremendously.
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Hola thank you. For. You esson. My frind
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Super! thank you. Do you also have a video for testing the switches with multi-way as well as regular one-way connections?
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I come back to this video once in a while because it is a long time in between testing my outlets. Thank you so much for your clear and easy to understand explanation! God bless you for your patient style of teaching!
Who the hell gave it a thumb's down ?!
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You did a GREAT job with this video. I really liked how you spoke slowly and your pace was fabulous, along with really good video! Thank you so very much!
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Great video for beginners. Thanks
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Thanks for this video! I saw sooo many other videos on the same subject that just assumed I knew all the terminology. You explained it for a true beginner. Thanks!
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Thanks for the video, I had one of those auto multimeters that supposedly showed you which way to connect the probes. It would always tell me incorrectly and it would just arc.
This video fixed my issue. Thankfully I didn’t fry my meter, it just fried the probe end.
Sooo if i check mine i wont get electrocuted?
No you should be fine.
Thank you!! I was trying to help my neighbor with her wiring project. I really appreciate you explaining this.
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This was a great explanation. I appreciate your thoroughness, and very detailed steps. It was also very helpful to see the multimeter labels clearly. Thank you for making this!
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Great tutorial. Thank you for sharing!
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great video 100 %
Isn't a common voltage 110 & 220?
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Thank you dear sir.
God bless,
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When measuring AC Voltage it doesn't matter which probe goes into which slot on the receptacle. However, when it comes to measuring a DC voltage it does if you would like to know the polarity, if not it really doesn't matter. If you place the red test probe on the neg and black on pos of a 9 volt battery then you will get a minus reading ( - 9v ). Then you will know that you have your test leads connected backwards on the battery
Hi,
I tried identifying my hot and neutral.
I stick my black probe on screw and both hole reads half of my house voltage.
Mine is 240V
Both holes reads 113-120. Does that mean I have 2 hot wires?
My outlet is reading less than 1 volt. Needs replacing. Thank you for the tutorial.
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Your a good teacher! Thanks :)
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