1. Make a Circuit Map for Your Home A circuit map of your home is very simple to make and is handy when it comes time to trouble shoot electrical problems.

2. Step 1: Preparation Prepare to identify the circuits in your home by turning everything on. Find a small lamp that you can carry with you that can be pluged in to wall sockets to check for power.

3. Step 2: Isolate Circuits Next, go to your electrical panel. You will notice that the circuit breakers are all numbered. Turn off Circuit #1 and then look at the chart on your panel boxes door to identify the general area that circuit should service. The older your home, the more inaccurate this chart will be.

4. Step 3: Look and record Now go to the area of your home serviced by the circuit you turned off and look to see if the electricity is off. Use the small lamp your carrying to check any wall plug that have nothing plugged in. Look at adjoining areas to see if there are any sockets or lamps with no power. Make a note of everything affected. You should also label the sockets with the circuit number.

5. Now Repeat the Process Repeat this process for every circuit. You now have a handy map to you identify trouble areas. Keep this map handy by posting it near your panel box or making a home owner hand book and post it in there for quick reference.

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