Template for breaker panel

[jarhead]

Hi,
Looking for ideas on how to mark my electrical panel. I would like to label the switch plates to show which breaker they are on,
Thanks

 

[kaymccampbell]

Well, if you do it like I've always done it, you number the breaker box, then number the breakers. Then you label the switch and receptacle covers with the number of the box, a dash, then the number of the breaker. So if the receptacle is driven by breaker 17 in box 23, your sticker would say 23-17.

 

[kaymccampbell]

And if you have breaker boxes on different floors, say the second, then you'd have 02-23-17, no matter if the switch or receptacle was on that floor.

 

[jarhead]

Thanks Kay,
What labeling system are people using? I wanted something that isn't affected by dirty hands.

 

[mike93lx]

Recent thread on this:

Circuit/breaker house maps? Ideas?

One of our forum correspondents mentioned in this thread creating a map of the breakers and circuits for all the outlets/lighting/fixtures in his house. (Thanks, @Max.) That led me to think about the several worksheet versions of those I've created over the years and that I haven't really been...

www.garagejournal.com

 

[mike93lx]

Thanks Kay,
What labeling system are people using? I wanted something that isn't affected by dirty hands.

I just did mine in excel and made it detailed enough that I really don't need to worry about checking the receptacle/switch for a breaker number.

If it gets dirty or damaged, I can print a fresh copy. You could laminate it, as well

 

[rpcraft]

There's usually a chart on the front of the box I write mine on, as far as anything on the wire I am most familiar with writing it in sharpie on the romex jacket, right at the point where it starts getting stripped, since it is usually white or yellow jacket. The only thing it doesn't work on is drier, oven, or HVAC but those are usually easy to sort out.

 

[ycgoat]

I have a spread sheet version of a panel schedule but I believe the panel has to be permanently labeled. The removable panel schedule is just helpful

 

[eejack]

We label with a brady bmp21 plus printer and 3/8" vinyl labels in industrial settings and they hold up pretty well.

In my own home, I wrote the breaker number in sharpie on the inside of every cover - so if I really need to know the breaker I just take the cover off.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Thanks Kay,
What labeling system are people using? I wanted something that isn't affected by dirty hands.

I use a Brother P-Touch with the shiny vinyl labels. They seem to wear pretty well.

 

[jarhead]

I ended up getting Avery labels for my inkjet printer.
Thank you all

 

[wyliesdiesels]

I have a spread sheet version of a panel schedule but I believe the panel has to be permanently labeled. The removable panel schedule is just helpful

commercial panels often have removable panel schedules that are stored in a plastic pocket on the inside of the door