Thread: A question for sparkies.

Just make sure the spelling and grammar are correct....you know what Ron's like
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Why for? Row's and slots like a PLC if you wish, i.e. Row 1, Slot 1- 1/1

But whats wrong with littles stickers stipulating whats what and your only gonna reset whats tripped anyhow

Hi Ron,

Normally label the Distribution Board first. If it is the only board in the building it would be "DB1". Most commonly after that the circuit breakers are numbered sequentially. Starting at (you guessed it) 1. The real value though comes in labelling the far end. It is easy to label power points ( eg DB1CB1) lights can be harder but I always write the CB # on the sheathing (that is hidden in the wall/ceiling). In a domestic situation it is also useful to label literally i.e welder, workshop power, outside lighting etc.
Good plan!

That board looks like it is labelled pretty well

Much better than most of the boards i see around the place

I wouldn't change the descriptions on the breakers.
The DB No. and CB No. are usually labelled on the GPO or equipment isolator.

Don't usually label rows. More likely to see them labelled CB1, CB2, CB3, etc.
Or, If you want to use Australian Standards -Q01, -Q02, -Q03, etc.

Thanks gents.

I was thinking that all the lighting ccts would go through one main switch and the GPOs through the other main switch - seeing as there is one on each row.

The board is one I bought 20 years ago and had installed. It was overkill at the time but was installed with an eye for the future.

The switches and breakers were in it when I bought it secondhand from where I worked.

The garage consists of a double garage with a carport on the side. The carport was closed in 25 years ago and was my modelling workshop. In one corner of the garage is my electronics workshop. I want separate lighting and power feeds to each.

I need to get the supply from the house to the garage upgraded as I plan to install air conditioning into the garage and that draws 14A. As it is, whenever my air compressor is running, the fluorescent lights pulse.

I'll dig the trench and run the conduit from the house to the garage for the electrician. I'm not quite sure what cables he'll need to run, and whether it will be TPS or building wire. I have to burrow under the concrete apron in front of the garage and have the conduit come up inside the garage. I'll core drill through the slab.

I'm also thinking of re-running the telephone cable (and may install a Cat 5 cable for the computers). I hope I can run that conduit in the same trench as the mains.

Of course, I could just stay with WiFi I'm using now and use cordelsss phones.......

...... but I have this Commander PBX system in boxes in the garage and Krone blocks and stuff......

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Or, If you want to use Australian Standards -Q01, -Q02, -Q03, etc.

I looked in my copy of AS/NZS 3000:2000 but must have missed that section.

Back to reading it again.

doesnt matter how you label it, its just going to break....

or did you get someone else to buy it for you?