Awl--
I got a 1920 English Tudor in Yonkers, NY. Cloth wiring, good shape/quality, soldered splices throughout (a very good thing). I also have TWENTY fused circuits in the main house. Sounds good, so far. But here's the catch: Any given fuse will control a few outlets and lights ALL OVER the house!! There is no rhyme or reason as to what fuse is controlling whatever.
Was this random/statistical approach done on purpose, sort of "averaging out" likely usage of a circuit by spreading it all over the house? Or was the installer lazy/on drugs? Inyone else have a situation like this, and if so, were you able to do anything by way of improving it? I would much like to "consolidate" circuits room by room, on a fuse/breaker. TIA.