[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: Wall switches for ceiling fans w. light (was Re: efficient celing fans)

[Lawrence Lile]

Corwyn, you and I would get along very well.  All of the wires inside my panelboard have labels on each little wire, made out of stripped Romex outer jackets. Of course the panel schedule is filled out properly.  There is a chart on the furnace noting which filter was changed at which time.  There are labels on the rather complex piping for the floor heat showing which way the water flows and what the expected temperature should be.  All of the leftovers in the fridge have labels. And dates.  This drives my family nuts, whereas it drives me nuts when I find a Mystery Meat jar containing a science experiment in the fridge.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org [mailto:greenbuilding-
> bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Corwyn
> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 8:32 PM
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> Subject: [BULK] Re: [Greenbuilding] Wall switches for ceiling fans w.
> light (was Re: efficient celing fans)
> Importance: Low
>
>
> On Apr 19, 2008, at 17:27, Robert Tom wrote:
>
> > I used full panel rocker light switches (i.e. "Decora") and used an
> > extra-fine tipped indelible ink marker to print "FAN" and "LIGHT" on
> > the
> > top edge of the rocker (i.e. not visible unless you know it's there
> > and look
> > for it) to distinguish which switch controls what.
>
> I am curious, why not make it visible?  I labeled all my switches (with
> a handheld label printer) with not only what they control, but also
> which circuit breaker controls them.  This has saved my lots of time,
> and could possibly save me from being electrocuted.
>
> Of course, I have been accused of being obsessive on this point, as all
> my window screens are labeled, switched wall outlets are labeled, the
> circuit breaker box is labeled, all the components of the heating
> system are labeled...  It is a lesson I took from a 'This Old House'
> show where they put in a bank of 12 switches, and a year later, the
> owner still couldn't remember which did what!
>
> Thank You Kindly,
>
> Corwyn
>
>
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