sparky_magoo
Senior Member
- Location
- Reno
I'm on a commercial job with a 1200 amp, three phase service. The switchgear has three banks of six meters each. Each meter is 150 or 200 amps. On the floor, in the middle switchgear bank, a 2" PVC is stubbed up through the foundation. The other end of the PVC is stubbed outside the building into a vault. This conduit was installed for future use and has no application.
My foreman voulunteered this conduit to the landscapers. Foreman told me to put a 90" elbow on the stub-up, under the switchgear, and run a horizontal pipe to outside the switchgear. From there, he wants me to run a pipe to a J-box for the landscape guys.
My question is, can I run a low voltage conduit through switchgear. I told the foreman I was going to go look up the leagallity of this and he said "don't worry about it".
I couldn't think of the violation off the top of my head, but it seems wrong. I found something else to do for the rest of the day.
My foreman voulunteered this conduit to the landscapers. Foreman told me to put a 90" elbow on the stub-up, under the switchgear, and run a horizontal pipe to outside the switchgear. From there, he wants me to run a pipe to a J-box for the landscape guys.
My question is, can I run a low voltage conduit through switchgear. I told the foreman I was going to go look up the leagallity of this and he said "don't worry about it".
I couldn't think of the violation off the top of my head, but it seems wrong. I found something else to do for the rest of the day.