One thing to remember for the future about all this is being able to be in
control. About 25 years ago there was a trend to put receptacles on switches
in the room for child safety. In a number of the rooms in my house I ran the
power line from the breaker to a 20 amp switch, than to the receptacles. Some
rooms have more than one switch and all rooms have one receptacle that is not
switched. In a normal room all power can be killed when leaving by flipping a
switch which I had done for safety for my children.
In my living room the one that is not switched is on a seperate auxliary
panel that is switched to be powered from my generator during a power outage,
along with my microwave in the kitchen, minor lights and my furnace.
...................bob
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