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ABAREVIATIONS
(J) . . . . . . . . . . . . Junction Box
90-inc. . . . . . . . . . . Ninety degree conduit bend including wires.
Big-OK. . . . . . . . . . . OK to make relatively big holes in the walls.
BL. . . . . . . . . . . . . Blank cover.
CATV. . . . . . . . . . . . Cable Television outlet.
CB. . . . . . . . . . . . . Circuit breaker.
Circuit . . . . . . . . . . Circuit of two or three wires to panel.
Cord. . . . . . . . . . . . Molded cord and plug for dishwasher or disposal.
Demo. . . . . . . . . . . . Demolition or removal.
Device. . . . . . . . . . . The actual switch or plug device.
Device & Plate. . . . . . . A new device and cover plate added to an existing box.
D&P . . . . . . . . . . . . A device and plate in our new box takes less time.
90-inc. . . . . . . . . . . Ninety degree conduit bend including wires.
Big-OK. . . . . . . . . . . OK to make relatively big holes in the walls.
BL. . . . . . . . . . . . . Blank cover.
CATV. . . . . . . . . . . . Cable Television outlet.
CB. . . . . . . . . . . . . Circuit breaker.
Circuit . . . . . . . . . . Circuit of two or three wires to panel.
Cord. . . . . . . . . . . . Molded cord and plug for dishwasher or disposal.
Demo. . . . . . . . . . . . Demolition or removal.
Device. . . . . . . . . . . The actual switch or plug device.
Device & Plate. . . . . . . A new device and cover plate added to an existing box.
D&P . . . . . . . . . . . . A device and plate in our new box takes less time.
EMT . . . . . . . . . . . . Electro Metallic Tubing, the silver color conduit we bend.
Fish-in-walls . . . . . . . Pull wires through small incisions in the wall.
Flo . . . . . . . . . . . . Fluorescent lighting fixture.
GFCI. . . . . . . . . . . . Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter in our new outlet box.
GFI . . . . . . . . . . . . GFI It takes more time in an old box due to unseen problems.
Fish-in-walls . . . . . . . Pull wires through small incisions in the wall.
Flo . . . . . . . . . . . . Fluorescent lighting fixture.
GFCI. . . . . . . . . . . . Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter in our new outlet box.
GFI . . . . . . . . . . . . GFI It takes more time in an old box due to unseen problems.
Ground Bond . . . . . . . . A ground clamp on the hot, cold and gas pipes.
Ground the hot water tank . Prevents shocks in the tub or shower.
IC. . . . . . . . . . . . . Insulation contact recessed fixture.
INC . . . . . . . . . . . . Included item.
Kill. . . . . . . . . . . . Kill the power or an item and remove it.
Couple-Tap. . . . . . . . . Insulated wire coupler, modern version of split bolt.
LF. . . . . . . . . . . . . Linear foot of pipe or wire.
LF-EMT. . . . . . . . . . . Liner foot of Electro Metallic Tubing.
Ground the hot water tank . Prevents shocks in the tub or shower.
IC. . . . . . . . . . . . . Insulation contact recessed fixture.
INC . . . . . . . . . . . . Included item.
Kill. . . . . . . . . . . . Kill the power or an item and remove it.
Couple-Tap. . . . . . . . . Insulated wire coupler, modern version of split bolt.
LF. . . . . . . . . . . . . Linear foot of pipe or wire.
LF-EMT. . . . . . . . . . . Liner foot of Electro Metallic Tubing.
Loom. . . . . . . . . . . . Braided covering on RH or Rubber heat wire (Knob & tube)
Low-Volt. . . . . . . . . . Less than 50 Volts i.e.door chime, gate release, transformer.
Low-Volt. . . . . . . . . . Less than 50 Volts i.e.door chime, gate release, transformer.
LR. . . . . . . . . . . . . Living room, or more commonly Left Rear.
LT. . . . . . . . . . . . . Light outlet box including wire and labor.
M-M . . . . . . . . . . . . Meter Main combined in one box.
Neat-EMT. . . . . . . . . . Neatly bent EMT (is there any other way?)
NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . Not included.
Open-1-side . . . . . . . . Wall covering has been removed on one side for remodeling.
Open-2-sides. . . . . . . . A new stick house or room addition.
OS-Nip. . . . . . . . . . . Offset nipple, used between larger boxes.
Panel . . . . . . . . . . . Panel board or circuit breaker panel.
PH. . . . . . . . . . . . . Telephone outlet.
PL. . . . . . . . . . . . . Plug outlet, receptacle, point, or "a plug".
PL-easy . . . . . . . . . . A plug, fished in with no fire block or other blockages.
PL-medium . . . . . . . . . A plug, neatly fished in with one or two fire blocks.
Quad. . . . . . . . . . . . Double duplex outlet. (Use a 6-way adapter instead).
Reconnections . . . . . . . Existing pipes and circuits to repower.
RH. . . . . . . . . . . . . Rubber Heat - an old type of knob & tube wireing.
LT. . . . . . . . . . . . . Light outlet box including wire and labor.
M-M . . . . . . . . . . . . Meter Main combined in one box.
Neat-EMT. . . . . . . . . . Neatly bent EMT (is there any other way?)
NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . Not included.
Open-1-side . . . . . . . . Wall covering has been removed on one side for remodeling.
Open-2-sides. . . . . . . . A new stick house or room addition.
OS-Nip. . . . . . . . . . . Offset nipple, used between larger boxes.
Panel . . . . . . . . . . . Panel board or circuit breaker panel.
PH. . . . . . . . . . . . . Telephone outlet.
PL. . . . . . . . . . . . . Plug outlet, receptacle, point, or "a plug".
PL-easy . . . . . . . . . . A plug, fished in with no fire block or other blockages.
PL-medium . . . . . . . . . A plug, neatly fished in with one or two fire blocks.
Quad. . . . . . . . . . . . Double duplex outlet. (Use a 6-way adapter instead).
Reconnections . . . . . . . Existing pipes and circuits to repower.
RH. . . . . . . . . . . . . Rubber Heat - an old type of knob & tube wireing.
Riser . . . . . . . . . . . Periscope riser up to the PG&E wires.
S3. . . . . . . . . . . . . Three way switch. a "way" is English for a road.
S4. . . . . . . . . . . . . Four way switch. Used with two three-way swithces.
Sweep (bend). . . . . . . . PG&E requires a long radius bend for underground pipes.
Safety check . . . . . . . Look for fire hazards and report the results.
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . Men, materials and equipment to site, and reload at the end.
SW . . . . .. . . . . . . . Switch box, or the like, ready for a dimmer, timer or etc.
THHN. . . . . . . . . . . . Modern high temperature (90 degreed Celsius insulation.
S3. . . . . . . . . . . . . Three way switch. a "way" is English for a road.
S4. . . . . . . . . . . . . Four way switch. Used with two three-way swithces.
Sweep (bend). . . . . . . . PG&E requires a long radius bend for underground pipes.
Safety check . . . . . . . Look for fire hazards and report the results.
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . Men, materials and equipment to site, and reload at the end.
SW . . . . .. . . . . . . . Switch box, or the like, ready for a dimmer, timer or etc.
THHN. . . . . . . . . . . . Modern high temperature (90 degreed Celsius insulation.
Trace & tag . . . . . . . . Trace the circuits and label them.
T&M . . . . . . . . . . . . Time and materials. Used when items are not in the date base.
ABBREVIATIONS.HTML (c) Copyright John A. Peters 2010. Created July 1,1999
T&M . . . . . . . . . . . . Time and materials. Used when items are not in the date base.
ABBREVIATIONS.HTML (c) Copyright John A. Peters 2010. Created July 1,1999
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