Another Mislabeled Circuit

[jmellc]

Had another mislabeled circuit the last few days. That's the downside of working in a building that's been reinvented countless times over the years. Often done spur of the moment, between late closing and early opening, etc.

 

[Frank DuVal]

Welcome to life.

 

[hillbilly1]

That’s why I love my circuit tracer. They get kinda upset in data centers if you turn off the wrong breaker! LOL!

 

[ptonsparky]

'Shelly's Office' means little when no one remembers Shelly.

 

[zbang]

There's one in my house labeled "New outlet". And the one called "Laundry" is actually the enclosed porch which never had laundry equipment. One of these years, I'll rewire the place .

Shelly's office? That was remodeled out of existence 7-8 years ago, but she was long gone by then.

 

[LarryFine]

Here, we're required to use room designations that do not change with occupancy.

 

[ptonsparky]

Here, we're required to use room designations that do not change with occupancy.

(So are we.)

 

[jmellc]

Here, we're required to use room designations that do not change with occupancy.

I like that. Room 12 will always be room 12 and you can have additional labeling on doors for whatever changes are made. Good "framework" or "infrastructure". I have seen a few office buildings where that got distorted some. A wall might be removed to make 2 smaller rooms into one larger one. Stuff like that should be easy to update though.

 

[865resi]

Most homes that I am in for remodels have about 6 spaces that are "plugs and lites".

 

[jim dungar]

'Shelly's Office' means little when no one remembers Shelly.

Was working in a factory where panel said 'Joe's Office'.
On the factory floor there was a space with a painted outline of office walls in memory of Joe, a retired maintenance manager.

 

[Joethemechanic]

'Shelly's Office' means little when no one remembers Shelly.

I still call one office in my place "George's office" and George has been dead for over 20 years and to make it worse I never even met him

 

[PaulMmn]

I had my panel replaced a few weeks ago. One of the electricians filled in the directory on the door. I think he has a great future as a fiction author.

I need to play 'find the breaker' and re-write it. *sigh* I have a circuit diagram for a "Little Jiffy Fuse Blower" which I could use....

 

[LarryFine]

I had my panel replaced a few weeks ago. One of the electricians filled in the directory on the door. I think he has a great future as a fiction author.

I need to play 'find the breaker' and re-write it. *sigh* I have a circuit diagram for a "Little Jiffy Fuse Blower" which I could use....

How did it pass inspection like that? Yours as well as the AHJ's.

Have the electrician label it correctly. You paid for it.

 

[ptonsparky]

How did it pass inspection like that? Yours as well as the AHJ's.

Have the electrician label it correctly. You paid for it.

One of our CEU instructors did bring up the point that the requirement did not say it had to be correct.

 

[LarryFine]

One of our CEU instructors did bring up the point that the requirement did not say it had to be correct.

That's ridiculous! If it'd mis-labeled, it's not labeled.

 

[ptonsparky]

That's ridiculous! If it'd mis-labeled, it's not labeled.

He was joking...

 

[qcroanoke]

One of our CEU instructors did bring up the point that the requirement did not say it had to be correct.

We've had customers (poco) specifically tell us not to label the spares. They didn't care what the code said.

 

[jmellc]

I had my panel replaced a few weeks ago. One of the electricians filled in the directory on the door. I think he has a great future as a fiction author.

I need to play 'find the breaker' and re-write it. *sigh* I have a circuit diagram for a "Little Jiffy Fuse Blower" which I could use....

Throughout my years in this business, I have seen many good electricians who are poor at labeling. Generally better now but not always.

 

[ptonsparky]

I've done older homes that did not have enough label space to indicate precisely where each item was located. 'Lites& Recepts, Up& Down' was as good as it got.

 

[jmellc]

I've done older homes that did not have enough label space to indicate precisely where each item was located. 'Lites& Recepts, Up& Down' was as good as it got.

I’ve seen that many times.

If homeowner agrees, best to label each receptacles and switch plate. The single little numbers from a marker book are small enough not to stand out much.