
Originally Posted by
lowsparkco
I thought everyone did it like me. Turn every light on in the house. Interrupt whatever your wife is doing. Yell back and forth throughout the entire house and garage meanwhile documenting your theories on which breaker controls what. Extra credit if you have a three prong outlet checker. Turn off the breaker you theorize controls the light fixture you want to change. Still shock yourself when miraculously it was some how wired to a circuit two rooms away. Rinse, repeat.
Last remodel I did was pretty extensive, all flooring, three bathrooms and the kitchen in a 2,100 square foot three level condo. Every time I monkeyed with the electrical I would just turn the main breaker off. An old friend who is a retired electrician tied up all the stuff I missed or messed up in a couple hours at the very end. He was not impressed. I still believe that electrical and plumbing should be left to the pros although I wish they hadn’t gotten so expensive, makes me flirt with two trades I don’t like nor am very good at.
Went through something similar with Ms Boissal recently. Much yelling was required to eventually determine that one bedroom is on 3 separate circuits. Outlets on the outside walls (2 of them) on one, outlet on the inside wall on another, and light on a third. Glorious. The inside wall outlet is also controlled by a switch outside the bedroom, because why not.
Interestingly enough the outside wall outlets read "open neutral" when I plug the 3-prong tester in them. Which I gather is no good. Nothing's grounded either. Got an electrician in there last year and he gave us the "fuck you I'm not doing this" quote, basically the downpayment on a new house.
"Your wife being mad is temporary, but pow turns do not get unmade" - mallwalker the wise
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