Fixture electrical-codes for blueprints

ceiling fan symbol

Part of electrical-codes is following electrical blueprints when installing electrical fixtures. Each type of fixture has a specific electric symbol.

Fixtures like, fluorescent lights, track lights, fans, emergency exit lights all need to have a separate symbol so the contractors know what fixture to install.
The two types of lighting are fluorescent and incandescent. There will eventually be LED lighting on low-voltage systems, but probably not for awhile.
The different types of mounts are wall mounts, ceiling mounts, and floor mounts.
It's these different types of lights and mounts that make so many variations and cause us all to use more specialized electric symbols.

Simple residential plans can follow a fairly simple bunch of symbols on the blueprints. More complex dwellings with security systems, low voltage safety lighting and things like that are more like commercial projects.
The more complex that electrical needs are will determine the complexity of the electrical symbols that describe each fixture.

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