Home Depot or Lowe's have voltage testers. When they either beep or light up, the wire is live. Then it's a matter of finding what breaker it's on to shut it off. If you are doing electrical work, please us a professional! This is nothing that a home owner should play with. It takes only 100mA to stop your heart.
Assuming that you do not have or know how to use a volt/ohm meter: Buy a small voltage tester in the electrical section of hardware/big box store. They are only a few $$ and look like a fat plastic pencil with a plastic tip that will fit into an electrical plug. The tester will light up and beep if the wire is hot. For ANY test: always check a known live circuit before and after your check of your suspect wire. This ensures your tester is working and stays working during the test of a wire. Never touch a wire until you confirm that it is dead.
A free test of an outlet to determine if you have the right circuit breaker is to use a radio, fan, or lamp. Same process as above: Ensure your test device is on, turn breaker off, verify the device turns off, then you can cycle breaker on and off to ensure device comes back on and off.
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Home Depot or Lowe's have voltage testers. When they either beep or light up, the wire is live. Then it's a matter of finding what breaker it's on to shut it off. If you are doing electrical work, please us a professional! This is nothing that a home owner should play with. It takes only 100mA to stop your heart.
Assuming that you do not have or know how to use a volt/ohm meter: Buy a small voltage tester in the electrical section of hardware/big box store. They are only a few $$ and look like a fat plastic pencil with a plastic tip that will fit into an electrical plug. The tester will light up and beep if the wire is hot. For ANY test: always check a known live circuit before and after your check of your suspect wire. This ensures your tester is working and stays working during the test of a wire. Never touch a wire until you confirm that it is dead.
A free test of an outlet to determine if you have the right circuit breaker is to use a radio, fan, or lamp. Same process as above: Ensure your test device is on, turn breaker off, verify the device turns off, then you can cycle breaker on and off to ensure device comes back on and off.
Thanks, will go t HD or Lowes..Better than getting a free home frizz
This article should help you out as well! https://www.familyhandyman.com/electrical/how-to-use-cheap-electrical-testers/view-all/