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( 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.
EMT . . . . . . . . . . Electro Metallic Tubing, the silver color conduit we bend.
Fish-in-walls . . . . . Pull wires vai long springy fiberglass rods usually through small incisions in the wall.
Flo . . . . . . . . . . Fluorescent lighting fixture.
GFCI. . . . . . . . . . Ground fault circuit interrupter installed in our new outlet box.
GFI . . . . . . . . . . Ground fault interrupter that takes more time due to existing conditions in an old box.
Ground Bond . . . . . . A ground clamp on the hot, cold and gas pipes, 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.
Low-Volt. . . . . . . . Less than 50 volts i.e.door chime, gate release, transformer etc.
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 . . . . . . 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, neatly 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.
Riser . . . . . . . . . Periscope riser up to the PG&E wires.
S3. . . . . . . . . . . Three way switch. a "way" is English for a road.
S4. . . . . . . . . . . Four way switch.
Safety check. . . . . . Look for fire hazards and report the results.
Setup . . . . . . . . . Men, materials and equipment to site, and reload at the end of the job.
SW. . . . . . . . . . . Switch box, or the like, ready for a dimmer, timer or etc.
Trace & tag . . . . . . Trace the circuits and label them.
T&M . . . . . . . . . . Time and materials. Used when items are not in the date base.
LR. . . . . . . . . . . Living room , or left rear.
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