Hi all,

I'm just beginning my monitoring project.

I'm thinking my first step should be to make a map of my circuits in my home so I know what loads are on which circuits.

The only method I have to do this would be to turn off all circuits, then turn on one circuit only, walk about the house with a plug tester and see which plugs are live, then chart the results so I end up with a map of outlets and circuits.

I'm wondering if there are any steps I can take to make this go more easily and accurately and how other people have done this preparatory step.

I took a different approach. I connected a Brultech sensor on every breaker in my box. Then went from room to room and turned things on and off watching the usage on my PC. I used a 500 watt halogen light to test the wall outlets.

I put a really small label on every switch and outlet with the breaker number for future
reference.

The Best way I have come across for outlets is a radio. Put it on and turn up the volume, when you hit the breaker with that outlet the radio goes off. Saves leg work for the lazy.