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Posted by RBM on April 17, 2008, 4:54 pm
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> letterman@invalid.com wrote:
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>>
>> >
>> >>I swear, there must be a vow that all licensed electricians take before
>> >>setting out to work on their own. I believe it could be summed up thus:
>> >>
>> >> XXXIV. Thou shalt never affix identifying labels to any
>> >> household breaker panels.
>> >>
>> >> What is it with these guys? Yesterday I saw a new client, looked at
>> >> their
>> >> panel in the garage to try to figure out which one the back-porch
>> >> light
>> >> was on, and, sure 'nuf, not a SINGLE MARKING anywhere to disturb the
>> >> pristine beauty of the blank box.
>> >>
>> >> I guess it just isn't macho enough to actually let the poor bastard
>> >> who
>> >> owns the house know which breaker goes where.
>> >>
>> >> (On the other hand, another client is the ultimate counter-example:
>> >> both
>> >> of their breaker boxes have envelopes taped to their doors, inside of
>> >> which is a complete list of breakers and devices on each. But I
>> >> suspect
>> >> that's because one of their sons did a lot of remodeling work for
>> >> their
>> >> parents.)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> The best argument against democracy is a five-minute
>> >> conversation with the average voter.
>> >>
>> >> - Attributed to Winston Churchill
>> >
>> >The NEC requires the panel to be labeled, but it's doubtful that any
>> >electrician is going to make up charts showing each light and outlet in
>> >a
>> >dwelling. Typically you'll get general labels like first floor lighting
>> >,
>> >bedroom outlets, etc.
>> >
>>
>> The electrician that wired my house made a computer printed label that
>> lists everything. Of course I was that electrician. I used a paint
>> program and made lines to look like the breakers, then filled in the
>> data.
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> Similar here, when I replaced my panel I mapped every circuit and made a
> CAD print of the whole house with every fixture and receptacle marked
> with circuit number. When you do the work yourself, you can take the
> time to do every detail perfectly.
Agreed, and it certainly isn't rocket science to label a panel, but it can
get costly if you want a licensed electrician to do what you did. Just last
week a customer of mine had me map and label his service panels, which I did
using a table in MS Word. I only charged for my time on the job ringing out
the circuits and it cost over $400
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