I bought my house a year ago and the breaker box wasn't labeled. I've had an electrician come to add a 220 and some additional outlets to the garage and they didn't mention anything weird with the box. I decided that I would take the time to label it myself because there are a few light fixtures I would like to replace. I turned on all of the lights and had a voltage tester ready. I flipped the breakers one by one and went around the house to see what lights and outlets had turned off, writing it all down. By the time I got through all of them, I had three breakers that didn't appear to control anything, and two overhead lights that never turned off. I also had missed the outlet for the washing machine, so I started retracing my steps. As I started down the list again, a breaker that had previously shut off an entire bedroom no longer shut off the bedroom, but did happen to be the one that I missed for the washer. The bedroom and the washer are on completely different sides of the house too. I was completely confused as I continued to try and figure out if I had mislabeled the bedroom and searched for the breaker that would shut off the rogue lights. I made it through all of them again with no luck. Now I can't get the bedroom to turn off, and the outlet for the washing machine won't turn back on. Does anyone have any ideas as to why a breaker would work for one thing and then not turn it off the next time or how lights stay on when all the breakers but the main are off? I know I will have to call an electrician either way, I just like to have some background information beforehand. Thanks.