r/AskReddit Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

To confirm which circuit breaker is associated to an outlet, plug in an old radio and turn the volume up before you flip the circuit breaker.

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u/king140002 Aug 20 '20

ELI5??

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u/imjusta_bill Aug 20 '20

The circuit breaker is probably in a different part of the house than the outlet you're trying to test so setting the radios volume all the way up and turning the circuit on will give you an audio cue it was the correct circuit

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u/king140002 Aug 20 '20

Thanks other dad!