The Electrician's Credo, part XXXIV
On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:30:26 -0700, David Nebenzahl
wrote:
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 ******* who
owns the house know which breaker goes where.
Pull the cover off the panel, All the wires are marked in Spanish.
Translate that into English and mark / label the panel. Job well done!
(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.)
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