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Hi


was just wondering how small you guys can get your writing down to when labelling up consumer units.


after many years of trying to scrawl down 'to descriptive' labelling of breakers eg. sockets - lounge, dining, study, bedroom 1, bedroom 2. can be a bit of a squeeze under one mcb. there has to be a better way!


was wondering what you chaps tend to do when labelling up your mains. been toying with the idea of getting a dedicated labelling machine but wasnt to sure on what font size you can get them down to.


was also thinking of less descriptive written out labels eg. for 2 rings in a mains unit writing 'sockets 1 of 2' and 'sockets 2 of 2' or 'lights 1 of 3' etc. putting the onus on the end user to investigate the circuit schedule sheet closer before 'playing with the elec rics.'


or label up each breaker with a number then direct them to a written out circuit schedule adjacent to the mains. which im pretty sure is the proper thing to do anyways. i would probably do this, or a variation of, if i was out on my own but as im a 'on the firm man' just follow the other sheep. baaaa.


im sure you guys can see (or cant) where this is going. how small do they expect us to write these labels, or should we use the non descript pretty picture labels they supply with some mains units. how precise are you guys in your decriptions. any ideas welcome................
 
jesus my eyes need testing..!!


but on the topic...
I do have access to a dyno machine which prints out self adhesive labels. Makes for a nice job if i have the time. In various sizes and fonts too..!
 
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I think trying to write small on there is hard and looks untidy, I will be buying some descriptive stickers, I saw some for sale in a wholesaler's catalogue and presume they are readily available, look a lot neater and can be pealed off and replaced etc.
 
just number the circuits, and provide a circuit details chart on the wall nearby. On a rewire I did, the conservatory lights had to come off a local ring, try getting all that on the one square centimeter they allow you on the cu stickers, so for me I have stopped struggling and now use the NICEIC "circuit details stickers"- job done. -
oh, by the way, Staples are currently selling a Brother labeling machine for ÂŁ24. Got one and its brill.
 
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ive used our firms version of the brother machines, think it was a pt touch 1000, wasnt the above one. but found that i couldnt adjust the margins either side of the words you were printing. ie your print out 'sockets' or something and it seemed as though more blank tape would come out either side of the word than the actual length of the word. eg imagine # means blank space. it would go something like this ########sockets#######. just seemed like a massive waste of 'expensive tape' . just ended up having an excess of scissored blank tape on the floor below me. it could well of been me not knowing how to adjust the margins or it could well of been tape manufacturers way of selling more tape! what do you reckon?
 

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