On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 21:17:00 -0500, "Ken" wrote:

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?


A radio is your friend. Plug it into each outlet in the house and
find out which breaker turns it off. To check lights you need a
helper to hollar when the light goes off. (unless you want to unscrew
lightbulbs and put a screw in outlet in the socket to plug the radio).