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tks1800
tks1800 Member Posts: 5

I’m labelling my boiler parts so it is easy to follow etc. Can you suggest the “correct” wording for the labels. It is a home.

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  • PC7060
    PC7060 Member Posts: 1,435

    use the name of the part and direction of flow. Boiler, pump (circulator), supply, return.

  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,738

    I'm all for labels. Put them on all the valves to tell what they do. Put them on pumps — with flow direction. Put them on pipes with both flow direction and what is inside. There is no such thing as too many labels. Put them on controls.

    Yes, a professional should know what's what, but… it's not always easy, and no one should ever have to guess. You don't have to be as fanatical about it as industry practice (no need to paint the pipes, for instance) or military practice, but….

    when in doubt put a label on it.

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
    GGrossCLambPC7060
  • GGross
    GGross Member Posts: 1,258

    If you post some pics of components you are unfamiliar with we may be able to suggest the correct label for them. It may help you understand the system a little better as well

  • Intplm.
    Intplm. Member Posts: 2,178

    Labels are fine. Especially for those who are not familiar or would like a quick look at what the item is used for.

    Post a few pictures. Maybe we can help.

  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 10,856

    I just saw an engineering catastrophes about that last night. Turns out it was propane in plastic pipe under a building for some reason.

  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,268

    Anyone familiar with the pipe/duct label GNDN?

  • dko
    dko Member Posts: 668

    goes nowhere does nothing

    Alan (California Radiant) ForbesIntplm.
  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,268

    Star Trek nerd pointed that out to me, did you ever see them in the shows?

  • dko
    dko Member Posts: 668

    nope, same as you

    haha

  • PRR
    PRR Member Posts: 226
    edited July 30

    labels are mandatory

    "WHO THE HELL KNOWS"

    There's an electric cable in my house "I dont know where this goes??" (Took me 5 years to find the other end.) Hand-scratch Sharpie. Yours is much neater.

  • ratio
    ratio Member Posts: 3,778

    Don't keep us on the edge of our seats…

    Where does it go??

  • PRR
    PRR Member Posts: 226

    Where does it go??

    I don't know what this goes to! But I saved it for future study:

    To cover this and other electrical sins, I keep a reference copy of 1959 NEC next to the fusebox. Break glass.

    PC7060