Test your non-contact voltage tester on a known live circuit to ensure it works. Stick the tester in the smaller slot of your receptacle. It should beep and light up. Flip the corresponding breaker ...

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Unless you’ve recently blown a fuse and suddenly found yourself without electricity, it’s probably been a while since you’ve spent some time at your circuit breaker box. But you might want to take a ...