Absolute Electric INC

Mapping Electrical Circuits in Your Home

You don’t have to be a professional electrician to diagram the electrical wiring in your home — but why would anyone want to do that?

There are many good reasons to having a diagram on your electrical wiring. Knowing the pattern of your home’s wiring circuits and how your electrical service panel is organized can be a big help when a circuit breaker trips or a fuse blows. It’s also important to know if the wiring in your home is keeping up with your lifestyle.

People who live in older homes should be especially attentive to their wiring. Today Americans consume nearly five times as much electricity per household as they did in the 1950s. If your home was built back then, or earlier, it may still have the original wiring — inadequate by today’s standards.

Even a newer home could have insufficient wiring. Builders don’t often build for above-average power usage. And home electrical use will only increase in the future. For all these reasons, and more, you need to take inventory of your house’s wiring.