- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Contractor
An EC friend of mine, who use to work for me, called me and ask a question about his installation.
He wired a pressure switch, located within sight of the main service panel, for a 1 1/2 hp well pump. The well pump was 100 feet or so from the pressure switch. He used 12/3 because he wanted to use one leg to feed a light at the well house.
Instead of breaking both legs at the pressure switch he only broke one phase so the other phase was hot at the pump house. There is a DP disconnect at the well house to disconnect the power to the well and the light.
He got red tagged. I think the installation is nec compliant but not how I would have done it. Inspector did not leave a code section.
Is it compliant?
He wired a pressure switch, located within sight of the main service panel, for a 1 1/2 hp well pump. The well pump was 100 feet or so from the pressure switch. He used 12/3 because he wanted to use one leg to feed a light at the well house.
Instead of breaking both legs at the pressure switch he only broke one phase so the other phase was hot at the pump house. There is a DP disconnect at the well house to disconnect the power to the well and the light.
He got red tagged. I think the installation is nec compliant but not how I would have done it. Inspector did not leave a code section.
Is it compliant?