MadisonMan
Member
Ok...here's one for the books... In a normal sump-pump setup the cord would be run up to a receptacle on the wall adjacent to the sump.
In this situation the sump pit is in the middle of a living room and the pump will need to be plugged in below floor level. I'm thinking because the pump is U.L. Listed the plug can't be cut off so it would still be plugged in to a GFI which would be locatd on the wall of the pit as high as possible.
A self-proclaimed expert was speculating that this should be governed by codes concerning "underwater" connections (citing 680.52). I say that it isn't underwater if the pump is operating, any more than a basement is underwater if a pump is operating....
...any experts (self-proclaimed or not) care to weigh in?
In this situation the sump pit is in the middle of a living room and the pump will need to be plugged in below floor level. I'm thinking because the pump is U.L. Listed the plug can't be cut off so it would still be plugged in to a GFI which would be locatd on the wall of the pit as high as possible.
A self-proclaimed expert was speculating that this should be governed by codes concerning "underwater" connections (citing 680.52). I say that it isn't underwater if the pump is operating, any more than a basement is underwater if a pump is operating....
...any experts (self-proclaimed or not) care to weigh in?