Just spent 40 minutes updating and correcting the labeling on my home's electrical panel. Vagueness, unclear abbrevs, messy writing, omissions and outright mistakes. Some of that is inevitable human sloppiness, but it occurred to me that a few things could be done to improve it.
Instead of a label stuck to the panel, make it an insert in a sleeve that is stuck to the panel. Advantages:
1. Can remove it, so making it easier to write legibly.
2. Can replace cleanly with an updated copy--no cross-outs.
For bonus points, industry should standardize the template, so it can readily be printed off from the web. Here is a link to the simple template I made.
For super bonus points, include a schematic of the house, with rooms numbered, and cross reference breaker numbers to room numbers.
Instead of a label stuck to the panel, make it an insert in a sleeve that is stuck to the panel. Advantages:
1. Can remove it, so making it easier to write legibly.
2. Can replace cleanly with an updated copy--no cross-outs.
For bonus points, industry should standardize the template, so it can readily be printed off from the web. Here is a link to the simple template I made.
For super bonus points, include a schematic of the house, with rooms numbered, and cross reference breaker numbers to room numbers.
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