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Posted by Andy on June 29, 2008, 6:02 am
Andy asks:
On another thread, a poster mentioned numbering the electrical
outlets
to match the circuit breakers in the panel. While that sounds like a
good idea to me, I can't figure out how to do this and have the
outlets
still look acceptable.
Has anyone here done this in a manner that their wives think looks
good ?
Andy in Eureka, Texas
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Posted by aemeijers on June 29, 2008, 6:32 am
Andy wrote:
> Andy asks:
>
> On another thread, a poster mentioned numbering the electrical
> outlets
> to match the circuit breakers in the panel. While that sounds like a
> good idea to me, I can't figure out how to do this and have the
> outlets
> still look acceptable.
> Has anyone here done this in a manner that their wives think looks
> good ?
>
> Andy in Eureka, Texas
Get some graph paper, and make a floorplan of your house- doesn't have
to be exactly to scale, just close enough to tell what the rooms are .
Mark all your outlets and light fixtures on the diagram. Next to each
outlet and fixture, put the number of the breaker that controls it. Note
that few houses are 1 room per breaker, and power strings often jump
around the house. Attach the diagram to the wall next to the service panel.
I need to do that for this place, but living alone, it would be a major
pain, even with a signal tracer. Lots of trips up and down the stairs.
With 2 people and a pair of walkie-talkies, no big deal.
--
aem sends...
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Posted by cshenk on June 30, 2008, 6:55 am
"aemeijers" wrote
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>> Has anyone here done this in a manner that their wives think looks
>> good ?
> Get some graph paper, and make a floorplan of your house- doesn't have
Snicker, forgive me for being simple but we did this a bit differently. I
took the cover plates off and put the label on the inside with a permanent
marker then put the plates back on. Unless you pull a grunch of them off at
once and mix them up, it works fine.
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Posted by Norminn on June 29, 2008, 6:34 am
Andy wrote:
>Andy asks:
>
> On another thread, a poster mentioned numbering the electrical
>outlets
>to match the circuit breakers in the panel. While that sounds like a
>good idea to me, I can't figure out how to do this and have the
>outlets
>still look acceptable.
> Has anyone here done this in a manner that their wives think looks
>good ?
>
> Andy in Eureka, Texas
>
>
You could make a diagram to put on the wall by the panel; that's what we
have. If you wife is
fussy, she can duplicate it in cross stitch and frame it.
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Posted by Phisherman on June 29, 2008, 6:46 am
wrote:
>Andy asks:
>
> On another thread, a poster mentioned numbering the electrical
>outlets
>to match the circuit breakers in the panel. While that sounds like a
>good idea to me, I can't figure out how to do this and have the
>outlets
>still look acceptable.
> Has anyone here done this in a manner that their wives think looks
>good ?
>
> Andy in Eureka, Texas
You can write on the other side of the cover plate. Be careful not to
over tighten those screws if you have plastic plates.
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