Lastly, one thing that homeowners often fail to maintain is an updated diagram of their circuit breaker box. This is incredibly easy to do, according to InspectApedia, but can take a bit of time if it hasn’t been looked after in a while. In the same way that preparing the space for work to commence can change the calculation of the final tally, when an electrician has to explore each and every fuse in your circuit breaker panel, they waste valuable time that could be spent on the installation. Understanding what every fuse supports is an essential component in the overall safety of an electrician’s work; if they can’t confirm that they are working on a disconnected circuit, then they have to put in the time themselves.

Creating or maintaining a diagram of these fuses will speed along the process, potentially by a few hours. This small amount of foresight and preparation work can save you a lot of money when hiring an electrician, and it will protect the health and well-being of that professional in the process, too.