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I needed to turn off power to the living room, no breakers seemed to work. So, I shut them all off one by one until the power shut off.

Turns out, I have to kill two breakers to kill living room power. Is this normal (I doubt it)? Easiest way to track this down?

I left one of them off.

I needed to turn off power to the living room, no breakers seemed to work. So, I shut them all off one by one until the power shut off. Turns out, I have to kill two breakers to kill living room power. Is this normal (I doubt it)? Easiest way to track this down? I left one of them off.

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The breaker that's supposed to be dedicated to your living room only turns on power to your living room? Does the other breaker turn on anything outside of your living room? For example, outside light or receptacles? Are any of the receptacles in your living room GFCI?

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No gfi, they both seem to power just the living room. I left one off and can't find anything not working.

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This honestly sounds like a staple went through two hots somewhere in the wall. Or someone installed a Y at the breaker panel to split the load. This is a fire hazard and you need to call an electrician.