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If you want to make sense of electric symbols on your blueprints then you’ve come to the right place.
The placement of the outlets for all the electrical items in your home can have a significant impact on
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You’ll notice that some of the symbols have a subscript (that small writing at the bottom of the
symbol) that helps explain what the outlet is for. You might some across a symbol with a subscript that
isn’t explained here. If so, it should be explained somewhere in the key of the blueprint.
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All the outlets refer to wall outlets unless they are contained in square which means they're floor
outlets.

Wall and floor power socket outlet symbols

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Floor plan symbols

Single outlet Duplex outlet Multiple outlet (number Duplex outlet with switch
denotes number of
sockets)
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Quad outlet 220 volt outlet GFCI outlet (more Special Power Outlet
explanation below) (some examples below) Free blueprint symbols

Electric symbols

Lighting symbols

Refrigerator outlet Clothes washer outlet Dish washer outlet Clothes dryer outlet
(note 220v)
Data | Comms | TV symbols

HVAC symbols

Plumbing symbols
Range outlet Floor outlet

GFCI stands for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter - or circuit breaker for short. These outlets are
required in places with water - so that's bathrooms and kitchens and maybe outside - especially near a
swimming pool. It's so that if you drop your hairdryer in the bath you won't electrocute anyone!

General outlets
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General outlets are where a wire is required to power a fixture where the fixture will be wired in rather
than plugged in.

The small horizontal line on the left of the circle indicates that the outlet is wall mounted.

A circle without the horizontal line indicates that the outlet is mounted in the ceiling.

Light outlet Blanked (unused) outlet Fan outlet Junction box

Clock outlet symbol

Lamp holder Lamp Holder with pull Pull switch symbol

switch

Circuits and Panels

Power panel Branch circuit concealed Branch circuit concealed Branch circuit exposed
in ceiling or wall in floor

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Push button symbol Bell symbol Buzzer symbol Thermostat symbol

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Smoke detector symbol Carbon monoxide Panic button symbol

detector symbol

Electric symbols checklist

Make sure you’re happy with the location of outlets – check against your planned furniture
layouts. Make sure they're specified at the right height.

Are you happy with the location of the main fuse box? Is it accessible? Because the last thing you
want is to be struggling with a torch and ladder if a fuse blows.

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