Labeling panels

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I have a service panel with 5 breakers that feed 5 disconnects that each feed 3 panels.
What is a good sequence of labels.
I had tried to come up with something not complicated and confusing but didn't do so well.
 
MDP and PD-x and LPx-y or PPx-y, where x is the numbers 1 through 5 for disconnects, and y is 1 through 3 for the panels.

Just a suggestion.
 
electricalist said:
I have a service panel with 5 breakers that feed 5 disconnects that each feed 3 panels.
What is a good sequence of labels.
I had tried to come up with something not complicated and confusing but didn't do so well.
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why do you have 5 breakers that feed five disconnects? seems somewhat redundant.
 
All the disconnects were existing and the service panel is new.
The service panel being about 200' from the disconnects.

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Smart $ said:
MDP and PD-x and LPx-y or PPx-y, where x is the numbers 1 through 5 for disconnects, and y is 1 through 3 for the panels.

Just a suggestion.
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What does LP PP etc. Stand for?
Im use to HV high volt and LV and low volt.
I was backwards.
I had A -E as disconnects and 1-3 as panels.
Its was not well liked. I did make a chart for each disc that told what everything was.
Thanks.

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electricalist said:
What does LP PP etc. Stand for?
Im use to HV high volt and LV and low volt.
I was backwards.
I had A -E as disconnects and 1-3 as panels.
Its was not well liked. I did make a chart for each disc that told what everything was.
Thanks.

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Lighting Panel, Power Panel, Main Distribution Panel...

Those are fine for places where qualified people service them most of the time, for places where owner/occupant will be in there more often giving them a name that makes sense to the user is likely a better deal. Or you can still call them LP, PP, etc, but also give a better legend of what those things mean then what I typically have seen. Smaller occupancy - often one panel is Lighting, power, and main distribution, if there are remote panels they just feed an area and not specifically lighting or specifically power.
 
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