Electric symbols on blueprints.
Outlet symbol on floor plan.
The placement of the outlets for all the electrical items in your home can have a significant impact on the design of your home.
Refer to the symbol sheet for special symbols used in a particular set.
A floor outlet may be a single outlet duplex outlet or more.
The most commonly used electrical blueprint symbols including plug outlets switches lights and other special symbols such as door bells and smoke detectors are shown in the figure below.
Explanations for common household electrical items such as three way switches and switched duplex plug outlets are below the figure.
However the symbols below are fairly common across many offices.
In some installations a floor outlet may be mounted in a divided electrical box where low voltage connections are provided for devices such as a tv or data port.
It s not always easy to make an educated guess about what a particular abbreviation or symbol might mean.
Floor plans site plans elevations and other architectural diagrams are generally pretty self explanatory but the devil s often in the details.
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