NickD said:
Our house has some circuits identified by what was plugged into them in 1970. Like one just says "Radio". HTF am I supposed to know where the old lady had her radio plugged in?
In reply to Duke :
The project house I'm working on just had some white out on the breaker for the oven to make that one easier to locate in a pinch. Everything else is completely blank. I get to play "Circuit breaker roulette" anytime I need to do something electrical. I've figured out about half of them so far, so I've got that going for me.
In reply to Duke :
My home seems to have been wired by a caffeinated 13 year old. My kitchen lights and ceiling fan, dishwasher, fridge, microwave, and 1 outlet, are all on different circuits. Why are my kitchen lights on the same outlet as the upstairs bathroom fan? Why is my upstairs bathroom on 3 different circuits?
These are the joys of owning a 100 year old house that was updated in the 50s, 70s, 90s, and 2000's, but never a full renovation. Just fixing and patching problems as the occur.
In reply to mtn :
You could have them all on one 15 amp breaker. Pop it if you dare run the microwave with the lights on.
In reply to Appleseed :
Yeah, after reading through what I wrote it makes sense. Fridge should have its own. Microwave should have its own. Disposal should have its own. Dishwasher should have its own. Oven and stove are gas, otherwise they'd be on their own. Outlets and lights should be separate, because of coffee makers and toaster ovens. The 2nd switched light in the kitchen is on the same circuit as the adjacent room's lights and outlets. That all makes sense.
Anyway, I'm sure it is safe. But the circuits don't make sense. I just checked the weird one. Upstairs bathroom fan (but not lights, outlet, or heater), kitchen lights and fan, and 1/2 of the florescent lights in one of the basement rooms are on the same circuit. WHY WOULD YOU PUT ALL OF THOSE ON THE SAME CIRCUIT????
There is another really odd one in the house. Can't remember which it is.
In reply to mtn :
STM317 said:In reply to Duke :
The project house I'm working on just had some white out on the breaker for the oven to make that one easier to locate in a pinch. Everything else is completely blank. I get to play "Circuit breaker roulette" anytime I need to do something electrical. I've figured out about half of them so far, so I've got that going for me.
Imagine if you will how many circuits are in a grocery store. Call it 5 or 6 panels worth of circuits.
Now imagine trying to find the breaker for the automatic door at the front of the store when none of the panels are labeled.
I have walked off the job and told them to call me when they figured it out.
In reply to STM317 :
I've got a tool for that. Plug the plug into a socket, then save the wand over the panel and it beeps when you're on the right breaker. Called a circuit tracker. Even had an accessory to screw into a light socket.
Imagine a 3 story hotel without labels on the breakers. That's why we have one now.
That's brilliant!
Where I used to work, the building was completely redone on the inside. Two giant circuit breaker panels, clearly labeled, and every wall outlet was numbered at the outlet and on the panel. It was a dream.
Where I live, I gave up trying to find the breaker for a certain outlet so I changed it live.
mtn said:
Duke said:NickD said:Our house has some circuits identified by what was plugged into them in 1970. Like one just says "Radio". HTF am I supposed to know where the old lady had her radio plugged in?
In reply to Duke :
In reply to Wally (Forum Supporter) :
Oh yeah?!? Well, I'm a MegaDork!
Scotty Con Queso said:
I still want this on a shirt.
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