Electrical Symbols

Institutional, Commercial & Panel Boards D Electric door opener

Industrial Occupancies
Flush mounted panel M Maid signal plug
Nurse call system board & cabinet
devices (any type) R Radio outlet
Surface mounted panel
Paging system board & cabinet CH Chime
devices (any type)
Busducts & wireways TV Television outlet
Fire Alarm system
devices (any type) T T T Troley duct T Thermostat

Staff Register system B

Busway(service or Electrical distribution or
B B
(any type) plug in) lighting system( underground)

Electrical Clock sys. C C C Cable through M Manhole

Device (any type) ladder or channel
H Handhole
Public Telephone W W W Wire way
system devices TM
Transformer Man
Signaling system outlets, hole or vault
Private Telephone Residential Occupancies
system devices TP Transformer pad
Push Button
Watchman system Underground direct
devices Buzzer burial cable

Sound system Bell

Underground duct line
Other Signal sys Buzzer & Bell
devices
Annunciator Street light, standard
SC Signal Central Station fed from underground
Outside telephone circuit
Interconnection Box
Inside telephone
Auxiliary system
circuits Telephone
switchboard
ABC Special Auxiliary
etc. outlets BT Bell Ringing
transformer
 Electrical distribution or Lighting outlets (Ceiling,Wall) Receptacle outlets
lighting system (aerial)
Surface incandescent Single receptacle
Pole outlet
R R Recess incandescent
Street light & bracket Duplex receptacle
B B Blanked outlet outlet
Transformer
D Drop cord Triplex receptacle
Primary circuit
outlet
Secondary circuits E E Electrical outlet
Duplex receptacle
Down guy F F Fan outlet outlet Split wired

Head guy J J Junction box Quadruplex receptacle

outlet
Sidewalk guy Lamp outlet w/ pull
L L
PS PS switch Triplex receptacle
Service weather outlet Split wired
Outlet for vapor
Panel circuit & miscellaneous V V discharge lamp Duplex special /Single
purpose receptacle
Lighting panel
X X Exit light outlet outlet
Power panel
XR XR Recessed exit lighting R
Range outlet
outlet
Wire concealed on
Special purpose
ceiling or wall
Outlet controlled by DV connection
Wire concealed on low voltage switches
floor L L when relay is installed S
Multi outlet assembly
in outlet box
Wiring exposed Clock hanger
C receptacle
Surface or perdant
Home run to panel Individual fluorescent
board fixture F Fan hanger receptacle
Feeders Recessed individual Floor single receptacle
R fluorescent fixture outlet
Wiring tune up
Surface or perdant Floor duplex
Wiring tune down
continuous row receptacle outlet
G Generator fluorescent fixture
Floor special purpose
M Motor outlet

T Transformer
 Floor telephone outlet SF Fused switch Circuit breaker
-Public (indicate rating &
setting)
SWF Weather proof fused
Floor telephone outlet switch
-Private Fuse cut-out (indicate
Switch for low voltage rating)
SL switching system
Underfloor duct &
Ground
junction box for triple,
double or single duct SLM Master switch for low
voltage switching sys. Transformer (indicate
system as indicated by KVA, type, voltage &
number of parallel phase)
lines
ST Time switch
Service Entrance
Cellular floor header S Ceiling pull switch (indicate no. of
duct conductors, size, type &
Switch & single voltage)
S receptacle
Service kilowatthour
Switch outlets Switch & double M meter
S receptacle
S Single pole switch
Current transformer
Special outlets CTC
cabinet
S2 Double pole switch ABC etc. V
U
S3 Air circuit breaker
Three way switch ABC etc.
ACB (indicate rating &
S4 Four way switch
SABC etc. B setting)

Oil circuit breaker

SD Automatic switch door Symbols for electrical plans
(indicate rating &
panels, circuits & OCB
B setting)
SK Key operated switch miscellaneous

MS Magnetic starter (full

SP Switch & pilot lamp X X Barb wire
voltage starter)
SCB Circuit breaker Board fence
SC Starter compensator
SWCB Weather proof circuit E E Electrified fence Starter, Delta-Wye
breaker
Rail fence Push button switch
SMC Monetary contact start&stop / remote
switch Stone fence R control (R), s&s

Junction Box (J) or

SRC Remote control switch Antenna J P Pull Box (P)

SWP Weather proof switch Lightning arrester

U Riser UP
(indicate type & KV
rating)
Riser - DOWN
D