Neat. What do I ask for when looking for these testers? ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Kennedy To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 4:26 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] tools and electricity
As for levels, I use the Stabila electronic model. Mine is a 4 foot and someone else bought the 2 foot version. I haven't heard anything about the 2 foot version yet but I know the 4 foot one I have works great for level and plumb. It makes a steady tone when level or plumb and beeps when you are getting close. I think your question about the breaker is probably asking something else but the way you have it worded is easy. If you are wondering where the kitchen breaker is after it has been tripped, it will be in the breaker box and will be the one that isn't in line with the rest of the breakers. I'm guessing you want to know which breaker is for the kitchen without having to trip all of the breakers to find the one for the kitchen. This isn't as easy as finding one that has tripped but there is a test set you can pick up at any decent home center. There are 2 testers. One looks like a plug and that obviously goes in the outlet. The other piece requires a 9 volt battery usually and you use that to find which breaker controls the circuit you are hunting. It will get you close but not exact. The piece in the outlet sends a tone through the circuit and the other piece will make a tone when you are close to the breaker. When you think you have found the one you are looking for, flip the breaker and the tone will stop if you flipped the correct breaker. If not turn it back on and flip another one. Eventually the tone will stop and that's the breaker or circuit you are looking for. You can place labeling tape on the box door to keep track if you want. Keep in mind a circuit is not usually to one room in the house. Wiring can start and as long as the wires are joined in an outlet box the circuit can keep going. So the piece that plugs in to the outlet needs to be placed in other outlets as well to see where that circuit goes. ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Riddle To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 3:23 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] tools and electricity How does a blind person use a carpenter level? Isn't it a tool with a bubble of water in it and when the bubble is even you know your piece is straight? How can you tell if it's level when you can't see? Also, how good is this talking tape measure I keep hearing about? How about electrical boxes? How do you know where each circuit breaker is without flipping the whole lot and seeing what it does? Like if the circuit breaker in the kitchen trips, how do you know which breaker in the box is which? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
