OK so not electronics per-se but I must post this somewhere.
Is there any kind of tools or technologies that can simplify the identification of exactly what parts of my house are controlled by which circuit breaker?
I have two large panels at my house one is outdoors and is where the master power switch is, that turns off/on all power to the building.
Another equally large panel is in the garage and seems to be similar (but has no master power switch) but is for the attached "casita" which is like part of the same physical building but isolated, having its own door (like a place a relative could live).
So there are switches for "general lighting" and "small appliances" and "air handler" etc etc.
My workshop (which I'm setting up and equipping these past few months) is part of the Casita, its one of three garages on the property.
Well I need to adjust some smoke alarm wiring in the garage's ceiling as part of some work I'm doing getting the workshop set up, but I can cut the power to it.
Yesterday I tried switching off all kinds of stuff but none of them led to power in that smoke alarm ceiling connector, being cut, today I'll shut off the entire building and be done with it, but I always hate doing that and like to avoid it.
So are there tools that make this easier? doing this even with two people seems like a huge pain in the ***.
Is there any kind of tools or technologies that can simplify the identification of exactly what parts of my house are controlled by which circuit breaker?
I have two large panels at my house one is outdoors and is where the master power switch is, that turns off/on all power to the building.
Another equally large panel is in the garage and seems to be similar (but has no master power switch) but is for the attached "casita" which is like part of the same physical building but isolated, having its own door (like a place a relative could live).
So there are switches for "general lighting" and "small appliances" and "air handler" etc etc.
My workshop (which I'm setting up and equipping these past few months) is part of the Casita, its one of three garages on the property.
Well I need to adjust some smoke alarm wiring in the garage's ceiling as part of some work I'm doing getting the workshop set up, but I can cut the power to it.
Yesterday I tried switching off all kinds of stuff but none of them led to power in that smoke alarm ceiling connector, being cut, today I'll shut off the entire building and be done with it, but I always hate doing that and like to avoid it.
So are there tools that make this easier? doing this even with two people seems like a huge pain in the ***.