A bit off topic, but I thought of this when you mentioned that you discovered that it was on a different breaker…
One thing that I did many years ago was identify what breaker controlled what switches and outlets. I did this for all of them and put the result in 2 forms:
- Plan of the house with all outlets, lights and utilities (oven, stove, water heater, etc.) with the breaker number on each. I have a copy printed that I keep next to the breaker box.
- Spreadsheet with an indication of what is on which breaker - I have that one taped in the breaker box door.
Now whenever I need to make any electrical updates, I know exactly what breaker to turn off and what other device will be impacted. Very useful!
