FTHB home circuit/breaker question HomeImprovement

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I moved into a house last June and found that the labels on the circuit breaker box do not match up with which circuits they actually control. I spent an hour or so tonight flipping breakers and seeing what lights turn off/which outlets no longer had power. I found that there are some crazy electrical circuit configurations in this house, and I wonder if this should cause a person any concern. The house was built in 1955, and has had the basement completely re-done before we moved in. Below is each breaker and which rooms/outlets I found they control.

1. Main


2. Main


3. Refrigerator; GFI next to kitchen sink, outlet next to kitchen patio door


4. Stove (gas); microwave


5. Basement laundry room GFIs; basement bathroom GFIs


6. Main level bathroom GFIs


7. Basement storage room; main level kitchen lights


8. Three basement outlets; one main level outlet


9. Main level bathroom lights; main level guest bedroom lights


10. One main level living room outlet; all of master bedroom; all of dining room


11. Furnace


12. Dishwasher; outlet above dishwasher


13. Basement bedroom


14. Laundry room lights; basement bathroom lights; basement living room lights; main level living room outlet

Mainly what concerns me is when there are circuits controlling outlets and lights across floors. Or where a circuit controls one outlet in the living room and all of the power to the master bedroom and dining room. Having said that, I haven't had any issues with breakers tripping due to being overloaded.

Do I need to have this looked at, or is it one of those let it be until there is a real problem?

Submitted April 13, 2015 at 08:26AM by rynmcdm http://www.reddit.com/r/HomeImprovement/comments/32efr3/fthb_home_circuitbreaker_question/ HomeImprovement