Pro tip: A customer made me realize I was overcomplicating panel labeling
I was swapping out a panel last Tuesday for a 70 year old lady in Oak Park. She watched me for a minute then said "why do you need all those numbers when the lights are right there?" I just laughed but then I started thinking about how I spend 20 minutes mapping circuits with a toner when I could just flip breakers and mark them by room. It hit me that quick visual labels make more sense for the homeowner anyway. Anyone else find a simpler way to label a panel that doesn't take forever?
Heard from my buddy who does service work, he had a similar thing. He was at some old house and the homeowner just pointed and said "that one's the kitchen, that one's the bathroom." Saved him a ton of time.