I met an old electrician one time who used to short out the socket, and then
go look and see which one tripped. I'm not sure I like that idea.

I usually plug in a radio and turn it up to max. Then when the radio goes
silent, I know I've got the breaker.

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"Ken" wrote in message
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The previous (original) owner of my house never labeled the circuit breakers
in the breaker panel. Every time I go to change a light fixture or a
receptacle, I have to go thru this trial/error process to find the breaker
to shut off. Now that I'm selling the house, I'd like to have all the
breakers labeled so the new owner won't have the same problems. Is there a
better way to figure out what breaker serves what outlet/light/fixture/etc
other than just flipping each breaker, one-at-a-time until the right circuit
goes dead?