Trace electrical wires electrical question.
How to trace wires in walls back to panel.
I have a home that was built in 1965 a room was added in early 80 s.
I currently have three outlets in the add on room that are dead.
How can i trace wires inside a wall to find out where the power is coming from.
A magnetic stud finder detects the metal nails in the wall studs.
All of the circuit breakers are hot.
The electronic multi scanner in figure 1 must be capable of detecting electric wires.
One such tool is a stud finder.
You also need an ohmmeter.
Tools needed to trace electrical wiring in walls you can use a range of tools to trace electrical wiring in your walls and some of the tools you already have might help you in your project too.
A fairly simple way to trace the path of a wire is to buy a 75 or 100 foot spool of single strand flexible not solid bell wire.
Turn the ac power inside your house off connect one end of the bell wire to the starting point in your investigation.