"Walter R." wrote in message
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I want to identify a circuit breaker for a
disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6
red and black wires). This is a large house and the
main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A
service).

How can I tell which breaker controls this particular
circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch,
short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again?
Will this damage the Main breaker?

Thanks for your help

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Walter
www.rationality.net
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Sheesh, what a lot of vareity in answers. If this is a
one-up thing, plug in a radio there, turn it up so you
can hear it at breaker panel, and starting turning off
then on breakers until you find the one that turns the
radio off and back on. When you find it, turn it off
when you work on the ckt. Be CERTAIN the ckt is dead
before you touch anything.

Realize electricity is very dangerous; get a fix on the
basics before you handle wiring; be absolutely certain
it is DEAD, has no power. And that no one can turn it
back on until you're ready, if that's a possiblity.
Electricity kills/maims quickly.

You didn't mention whether this is a 120 or a 220 ctk
or even what country it's in. Methods differ.

HTH,

Pop