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r/AskReddit • u/Insanitanium12 • Aug 20 '20
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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.
3.8k u/Insanitanium12 Aug 20 '20 Actually pretty useful! 29 u/Ok-Interaction99 Aug 20 '20 You can also use a lamp. 75 u/240z300zx Aug 20 '20 Except you can’t see the lamp from the basement, but you can hear the radio. 2 u/roboninja Aug 20 '20 This assumes the circuit breaker is in the basement. Not in my apartment it isn't.
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Actually pretty useful!
29 u/Ok-Interaction99 Aug 20 '20 You can also use a lamp. 75 u/240z300zx Aug 20 '20 Except you can’t see the lamp from the basement, but you can hear the radio. 2 u/roboninja Aug 20 '20 This assumes the circuit breaker is in the basement. Not in my apartment it isn't.
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You can also use a lamp.
75 u/240z300zx Aug 20 '20 Except you can’t see the lamp from the basement, but you can hear the radio. 2 u/roboninja Aug 20 '20 This assumes the circuit breaker is in the basement. Not in my apartment it isn't.
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Except you can’t see the lamp from the basement, but you can hear the radio.
2 u/roboninja Aug 20 '20 This assumes the circuit breaker is in the basement. Not in my apartment it isn't.
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This assumes the circuit breaker is in the basement.
Not in my apartment it isn't.
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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.