documenting building wire changes

[megloff11x]

Is there an NEC prescribed method for documenting your building's wiring AND CHANGES THERETO? What says how you must label outlets/breakers, new services, new lights, etc.?

I got shot down on my suggestion of putting a breaker number sticker on the outlet plate or light fixture. I have yet to see a panel in a house or business that tells you what all those breakers switch.

Give it a few years of additions and deletions and you won't know what you have.

Matt

 

[cowboyjwc]

There is really only something about panel schedules and disconnects.

Though you had a good idea. When I worked facilities we would go through each building about twice a year and mark or remark all of the outlets and light switches with their circuit numbers.

Back then it was very important not to shut the wrong circuit off as computers did not have auto save like they do now.

I once turned off a circuit marked conveyour and watched as 6 PC's went blank. Sorry was not cutting it with those people.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

There is really only something about panel schedules and disconnects.

Though you had a good idea. When I worked facilities we would go through each building about twice a year and mark or remark all of the outlets and light switches with their circuit numbers.

Back then it was very important not to shut the wrong circuit off as computers did not have auto save like they do now.

I once turned off a circuit marked conveyour and watched as 6 PC's went blank. Sorry was not cutting it with those people.

That would go over real well in a residential setting. I could just see the HO screaming about all the tags on their light fixtures. That are already screaming about the tags that say what size bulb they must use.

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

In a commercial building if customer wants them you could label the receptacles as to what panel and breaker number but its not nec required.Nec only says to label the breakers.That could be as simple as writing recepts or lights next to them.Few residential customers want stickers on the receptacles.And NEC does not say what language to use either.