Red dots (a hot colour) - for power - sockets or cooker (further sub divided by the red stripes just visible above the fuse terminal shield) - one thick for cooker, two (or more) thin for sockets. Don't worry though, you'll be sent straight back to the community after completing the registration. The 2nd Amendment now states the labelling regulation need not apply for domestic premises where ‘the fixing of the notice is not reasonably practicable, for example, where there is insufficient room, or the location of the notice is deemed unlikely to be beneficial’. For those with non-standard fuse boxes without the coloured dots there was the "A" series alternative identification system - again language independent - 5A for lighting, 15A for the immersion and 30A for sockets/cooker (often sub-divided in the normal way by red stripes). We have amended our current identification pack that is part of the consumer unit so the slightly revised labelling text can be provided to homeowners alongside the EIC.

In answer to your question though - for me it's a mix - depending on the circumstances I've used anything from Excel/Word to create all sorts of custom labels printed out on glossy photo paper and stuck on with double sided sticky tape, to a dymo machine (the modern thermal tape printer type, not the old mechanical embossing kind), to the pre-printed labels CU manufacturers supply and even the traditional pencil. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging .For health and safety purposes, this allows people of trade to protect their clients and their place of work. Having previously had to scrutinise and tick a multitude of boxes as part of the schedule of inspection, contractors will now see this has been vastly reduced, with the new EIC consolidating these checks so contractors have just 14 boxes to complete during the install. However, there are still some installations where the old-style labelling will be required, such as a dual supply installation, for example where solar is included.

Electrical labels or notices on a consumer unit could include an RCD test notice, mixed wiring colours, next inspection labels, no cpc to lighting circuits warning notice amongst many others, in many cases too many to actually fit on the consumer unit. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.To add your print instructions to a personalised product, simply choose a colour (if applicable) and/or select a quantity. Apparently well known for many years and had the benefit of being language independent (no need for anything different in Welsh speaking households for instance) and in most modest dwellings would uniqely identify every circuit. Unless it's a DIY job, in the UK there is no excuse for marking up by hand like that (but it does happen - even omitting labelling happens - but it shouldn't). Furthermore, the vinyl material used means these stickers are perfect for both indoor and outdoor usage, standing the test of time!

The use of a single A4 DB notice cleans up the area around and on the consumer unit, looks neater and more professional than a plethora of stickers covering the entire face of the consumer unit or distribution board. If you would like to see a proof of your labels before we go to final print, this can be done upon request. In larger homes were there might be more than one of each type of circuit you simply had to pull a fuse or two and see what stopped working - not too onerous (and probably more reliable that someone else's labels).

Designed to reduce some of the administrative burden contractors grapple with, the modifications to the regulations will help free up time post installations and please homeowners. In such cases, contractors can simply include the guidance labelling alongside the Electrical Installation Certificate (EIC) documentation which proves the homeowner has been alerted to, and provided with, the necessary information covered by the notices previously applied to the cover of the consumer unit. With a customized consumer unit notice created with the Electrical Tools and Reference App you can select from the available labels to include on the A4 consumer unit notice, add your company logo, contact details, change the main colours, add additional notes and print directly from your mobile device.