Floor Plans, Electrical Plans, and

Schedules

Instructor Gary Hill

 Learning Objectives
• In this presentation you will learn:
• What is a floor plan and what information to get
from it.
• What is an electrical plan, how to get
information from it and to ensure plans are to
NEC.
• What is a panel schedule, a lighting schedule,
and a receptacle schedule.
 Floor Plan
• A floor plan is an orthographic projection of the
building with a horizontal cutting plane through
the entire building.
• Shows walls, doors, windows, and dimensions.
• Is used to accurately lay out walls.
• May have electrical drawn on it. Larger
residential/commercial projects typically have a
separate drawings for power and/or lighting.
 Electrical Plan
• Will show the circuit routing
between devices, the
intended layout of devices,
and the area location of
devices.
• The curved lines represent
cables. Will either have
slashes to represent number
of conductors or will have the
actual numbers drawn in. i.e.
14/2 or 12/3
• Sheath is color coded to
make gauge identification
easier.
 Electrical Plan
• Doesn’t show circuit line diagram, device
connections, or specifics on devices.
• Circuit diagram is typically engineered by
installer.
• Device connections are part of electrical
training.
• Specifics on device color, amp rating,
manufacturer are found in specifications.
 NEC
• In residential there are Code rules that govern
location of receptacles, number of circuits
needed, size of circuit conductors, etc. Lets
look at a few of the more common Code rules
and look at the prints to see if there are any
potential problems. We will reference the NEC
as needed.
 210.52
• 210.52 is the primary section on receptacle
spacing in a dwelling.
• 240.4(D) is where you will find the restrictions
on small conductors.
• 210.11(C) is where you will find the 20A circuit
requirements for a dwelling. Garages was a
recently added required 20A circuit.
• (2) 20A circuits in the kitchen, (1) 20A circuit for
the bathroom, (1) 20A circuit for the laundry and
(1) 20A circuit for the garage.
 210.52
• 210.52- This is the section that tells you where
to put receptacles in a dwelling.
• Spacing. Receptacles shall be spaced such
that no point along the floor line is more than 6
ft from a receptacle.
So, how far apart are the receptacles to be
spaced in a dwelling?
12 ft. If you stand between 2 receptacles, going
toward the left puts you within 6 ft of that
receptacle, and the same for the right side.
 210.52
• Wall space includes:
Any space 2 ft or more in width not broken at the floor
line by openings.
The fixed portion of a glass sliding door.
Fixed railings that divide rooms.
• Every kitchen, pantry, breakfast room, dining room, or
similar area shall be served by 2 or more Small
Appliance Branch Circuits. They shall have no other
outlets. Remember the definition of an outlet. There
are 2 exceptions: a clock outlet & 1 for a gas range.
• The refrigerator can be supplied by a separate branch
circuit.
 210.52
• The spacing of receptacles above the
countertop is closer, but uses the same rules as
wall spacing.
• Any space 12” or wider requires a receptacle.
• No point shall be farther away than 24” from a
receptacle.
• At least 1 on an island or peninsula greater
than 12” x 24”.
• Look at Fig. 210.52(C)(1) for explanation of
corner mounted sink, cooktop.
 210.52
• 1 20A circuit is required for the laundry. No
outlets other than those used to supply laundry
equipment are allowed.
• 1 20A circuit is required for the bathroom. If it
supplies only 1 bathroom, the lights and fans
can be put on with the recep. If more than one
bathroom is fed with this circuit, only the
receptacles in each bath can be on it.
• A hallway longer than 10 ft shall have at least 1
receptacle.
 GFCI locations
• 210.8 (A) - requires GFCI protection to include the 240 volt receptacles for ranges that are
within 6' from the edge of sinks and for 240 volt receptacles located in laundry rooms for the
dryers.
• 210.8(A)(5) - requires all receptacles in a basement (either finished or unfinished) to be GFCI
protected. This would be for new houses or basement finishes.
• 210.8(A)(11) - requires GFCI protection for all indoor wet or damp locations - this is not just for
areas with a sink but could be for mud rooms without sink or with outlets outside of the 6'
dimension or even a room where dogs may get washed down. The significant change book
says the AHJ needs to write up a policy on what a damp or wet location actually are.
• 210.8(B)(2) - requires GFCI protection for all areas defined as “kitchen” and areas with a sink
and permanent provisions for either food preparation or cooking.
• 210.8(E) - GFCI protection is required for all outlets required by Section 210.63 (indoors and
outdoors) receptacles required for the expressed purpose of providing maintenance workers
with the necessary access to power for the use of portable tools on the described equipment.
• 210.8(F) requires GFCI protection for all exterior receptacles for 125 volt through 250 volt - this
will now include the AC condensers or heat pumps - and will include these units when hard
wired.
 Lighting plan
• Lighting plan is similar to the power plan.
• Typically shows light fixtures, circuit layout.
• In larger commercial projects will likely be
separate from reflected ceiling plan.
• Smaller projects will have lighting on the same
drawing as power.
 Reflected ceiling vs lighting
• What is the difference between a reflected
ceiling plan and the lighting plan?
• The lighting plan shows the lighting circuit, how
the lights will be controlled, emergency lighting.
• The reflected ceiling plan shows the physical
location of the lighting fixtures, smoke
detectors, sprinkler heads, and HVAC vents.
This allows installers to scale dimensions from
the drawing to accurately layout the lighting.
Lighting Schedule
Lighting Schedule
Panel Schedule
Panel Schedule
Residential Panel Schedule
NEMA plug chart
Receptacle schedule/NEMA