How do electricians find power leakages and where the problem is without breaking the wall? (I have one working on my house rn and he found the leakage with the power out)
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There are many ways to do this. People have mentioned meggers, but also a simple multimeter will do it. You’re really just searching for a broken circuit, very easy to find. You could use an outlet tester even. If the power is completely disrupted somehow in the wall, you’ll find it in no time, but if it’s a small nick in the wire, maybe not. You have other options like an Infrared scanner, which will show you hot spots in a wall. Sometimes a damaged wire is warmer when it’s in use.
Really it’s situational, there is no single tool that will help you find a fault. Unless you count your brain.
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