You'll need to use 3-way switches at both living room entrances for this electrical circuit to work. For instance you may have two entrances to your living room and a switch at both entrances to turn the living room lights on. Often used for lamps.ģ-Way Switch: A bit confusing but this means there are two switches in the home to control the same item (typically a light or group of lights). Switched Duplex Plug Outlet: This outlet can be turned on and off with a switch. This decreases the likelihood of having two appliances which are plugged into the same outlet trip the circuit breaker. The two sockets of the duplex outlet are on separate circuit breakers at the electrical panel.
Split Duplex Plug Outlet: Typically used in kitchens or anywhere the loads on a given outlet will be high. Notes:ĭuplex Plug Outlet: A standard plug outlet with two sockets for plugs. Note: Explanations for common household electrical items such as three-way switches and switched duplex plug outlets are below the figure. The most commonly used electrical blueprint symbols including plug outlets, switches, lights and other special symbols such as door bells and smoke detectors are shown in the figure below.
The 2 nd+ symbol will be changed so that it has a TAG2 attribute instead of a TAG1.Below is a figure showing the most often used residential electrical blueprint symbols.įor other residential symbols, see our Blueprint Symbols page. Left click when you are happy with the new position: Left click to pick:ĭrag your cursor to a different position. Select to define the new base point of insertion for the 2 nd+ part of the symbol. You can then decide which Break Type you prefer: Right click to accept your selection choice. Type U and left click to deselect any objects you don’t wish to include. Pick the symbol/block on the drawing you wish to split (the block will be temporarily exploded)ĭraw a selection window around the objects you wish to split: Select Schematic ribbon tab > Edit Components panel > Scoot > Split PLC
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