Re: unconnected wire tracer



*selah* wrote:

We've got a problem in apartments that have been renovated. The
electricians sometimes run wires to outlets, etc. that they don't
connect to power or neutral. Is there a circuit tester that can trace
wires that are not connected?

 yes, look on the internet for a Fox & Hound wire tracer.
there are others also.



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