🔌 Gardner Bender GK-5 Electrical Test Kit for Household, Red Review

Truly amazing set of electrical testers. You make life so easy. Especially if you want to figure out which switch controls which outlets. I highly recommend.

Socket tester, USB tester and battery tester are fine. The cable tester is too sensitive. Can record from inches away and it shuts down instantly without showing which wire is live.

Not working properly. Non-contact voltage sensor triggers randomly. Each time you test the same item you will get different results. Recipe tester not working, GFCI tester not disabling GFCI. The socket I wanted to test has a GFCI that triggers instantly with no connections and it says it's correct a split second before the GFCI socket triggers.

This product was purchased as a replacement for a traditional hot/non-household button cell battery voltage tester which costs almost as much as this 4 piece set from a seemingly reputable manufacturer the real one manufactures electrician's tools. The highlight of the ensemble is a battery tester, which can be used to regulate the battery cache, troubleshoot children's toys or smoke detectors. The additional parts of the GFCI Special Testing and Outlet Grounding Kit and the USB wall warts seal

The testers work as intended and are easy to use. The price is the same as the voltage and circuit tester sold separately, with the addition of a "free" battery and USB testers. Not sure about the value of the last two units, but being free is a good temptation. The only point of criticism is the lack of weight/quality, which makes me doubt the durability of the devices. As a casual home user, I'd thoroughly recommend them, but if I were going to use them regularly or for work, I'd go for…