whjohnson:

Firstly, forget the supposedly 'universal language' pictograms. They are confusing and meaningless on so many levels, just like IKEA furniture instructions.

Every installation is different and no one size fits all. For example,the testing which precedes a consumer unit change reveals that not all sockets labelled "Downstairs sockets" are actually that. It could be that a supply has been taken  from the circuit marked as "Down stairs sockets" to supply a shed or outbuilding. Similarly, a circuit labelled "Upstairs Lights" may not include the fact that some outside lights and attic/loft lights have also been supplied form the same circuit..

When you get to the industrial side, and 3 phase distribution board may say be labelled "Cincinnati Milling m/c" Or "Morando Vertical Boring m/c".


Simply, there si no one size fits all in this scenario and the best which can be achieved is to print one's own labels onsite using a cheap label printer.

As for GK's "Standards" No one takes any notice of those in any case. Sometimes a Sharpie pen is all you really need!

whjohnson, thank you for your opinion. The service allows you to use both text and icons or just icons or just text.

Sometimes an icon is faster and easier to understand than reading a text. Allows to put any necessary sizes.


As for the pen, the end user usually likes the beautiful marking more than the pen. Sometimes, the end user evaluates the professionalism of an electrician on the external panel of his electrical panel. In addition, the pen may wear out over time.