Electrical plan symbols power every engineering office uses their own set of symbols.
Outlet symbol on floor plan.
Explanations for common household electrical items such as three way switches and switched duplex plug outlets are below the figure.
The floor outlet symbol refers to an outlet that is flush mounted into a finished floor.
Electric symbols on blueprints.
Floor plans site plans elevations and other architectural diagrams are generally pretty self explanatory but the devil s often in the details.
A floor outlet may be a single outlet duplex outlet or more.
The placement of the outlets for all the electrical items in your home can have a significant impact on the design of your home.
If you want to make sense of electric symbols on your blueprints then you ve come to the right place.
It s not always easy to make an educated guess about what a particular abbreviation or symbol might mean.
Refer to the symbol sheet for special symbols used in a particular set.
In some installations a floor outlet may be mounted in a divided electrical box where low voltage connections are provided for devices such as a tv or data port.