Finding buried panel

[Alfa86]

Did you switch off all of the breakers at the same time or one by one?

It's possible, if an electrician has made a serious mistake, that these outlets could have been connected to more than one breaker.

Is there anything else in the house which doesn't appear to be fed from the main panel?

Congratulations.. you nailed it. Two breakers feed the circuit. Both 20 amp. One labeled family room, the other labeled dishwasher. Kitchen remodeled 8 years ago.
Can we leave it this way? Or is it a fire hazard.

 

[Megawatt]

4 outlets, living room, not on main panel. Can’t find another panel. How can I find buried panel? Built about 1990, Atlanta area

Have you considered getting an electrician with the proper equipment to find where it is being fed from.

 

[pc1966]

Can we leave it this way? Or is it a fire hazard.

Definitely not!

It is a fire hazard (as now you can get double the current on that cable compared to the design) and a safety hazard if someone assumes the breaker has isolated it.

Yes, we know that you never assume, you always prove dead via suitable tester & procedure, but mistakes happen and someone's life could depend on this.

 

[Alfa86]

Definitely not!

It is a fire hazard (as now you can get double the current on that cable compared to the design) and a safety hazard if someone assumes the breaker has isolated it.

Yes, we know that you never assume, you always prove dead via suitable tester & procedure, but mistakes happen and someone's life could depend on this.

Thanks. That’s what I thought. 2 breakers at amps is essentially 40 amps.
I think we should turn one off until we find the crossover point.
Any thoughts on finding the crossover point. I’ll start at the panel.

 

[Alfa86]

Thanks. That’s what I thought. 2 breakers at amps is essentially 40 amps.
I think we should turn one off until we find the crossover point.
Any thoughts on finding the crossover point. I’ll start at the panel.

We found that the first box in the outlet chain is double fed. Separated them and capped the feed from the dw circuit. There is only one wire connected to the dw. I can only assume that when the dishwasher was relocated they put a junction box in to extend the wiring and mistakenly tied in the outlets in the next room.
Nothing else is connected to the dw circuit so I think we are good

 

[Megawatt]

We found that the first box in the outlet chain is double fed. Separated them and capped the feed from the dw circuit. There is only one wire connected to the dw. I can only assume that when the dishwasher was relocated they put a junction box in to extend the wiring and mistakenly tied in the outlets in the next room.
Nothing else is connected to the dw circuit so I think we are good

They didn’t mistakenly wire it that way. They just were too lazy to install a separate circuit. Great find.

 

[Alfa86]

They didn’t mistakenly wire it that way. They just were too lazy to install a separate circuit. Great find.

Thanks for your help. A double fed circuit is so bizarre I would have never thought of it. Guess a pro sees all kinds of stuff.