Engraved panel directories

Replace the smudged paper card on the panel door with an engraved circuit directory that stays readable for the life of the panel.

Start from a sample directory, then type your circuits.

Make a panel directory

What the code asks for

NEC 408.4(A) requires every circuit in a panelboard to be legibly identified as to its clear, evident and specific purpose, on a directory on the face or inside of the panel door. "Kitchen" and "spare" written in pencil fade; an engraved plate doesn't.

How to make one

Measure the inside of the panel door where the directory goes.
In the builder, type a title line, then one circuit per line: number and purpose, like 14 RECEPTACLES GARAGE.
Pick left-aligned and "first line bigger". The preview shows the letter height so you can tell it will read from arm's length.

The builder holds up to 30 lines per plate. For a 42-circuit panel, make two plates (odd and even circuits) or one plate per column.

Sizes and prices

Size (H × L)	Typical use	Each	Each, 10+
6" × 4"	Small subpanel	$17.98	$15.73
8" × 6"	Residential panel, one plate	$32.86	$29.41
9" × 7"	Up to 30 lines	$42.16	$37.96
11" × 7"	Large print, up to 30 lines	$50.84	$45.94

Plus a $13.00 order fee per order and 8.6% Ellensburg sales tax. Any custom size from 1/2" up to 12" × 24" works; the builder prices it as you type.

Tip

Use the purpose, not a name or a temporary condition: "RECEPTACLES BEDROOM 2", not "Josh's room". We engrave what you send, so check the circuit numbers against the panel before you pay.