Chris Friesen wrote:
Goedjn wrote:

Why should circuts and rooms correspond? It makes
far more sense to me to have WALLS and circuts correspond.


From a homeowner point of view, it would be nice to be able to shut off
the "left bedroom" breaker and not interfere with other stuff.

In my house, for instance, I have to remember that "these two outlets
are on that circuit, but the other one on that wall is this other
circuit, while that one over there shares a circuit with the outside
plugs and is thus GFCI-protected, while the lights are on this other
circuit altogether". One room, five circuits.

It made things really interesting when I wanted to replace the outlets,
as it involved basically mapping out the entire house. I can't just
label the breakers, I need a floorplan with outlets and matching
circuits marked on it.

Chris
Take a few minutes to remove all of your receptical/switch covers .. ..
... trace them back to their appropriate breaker, then write the breaker
number on the back of the cover plate & put it back on .. .. .. you'll
never again have to trace back an outlet. Just look on the back .. ..
... very simple.