teqniqal
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- Location
- Fort Worth,TX
I recently came across a 2400 Amp 120-240 Volt Service Entrance Disconnect outside a building. There is a roof drain scupper directly above the disconnect and a downspout that comes down the wall diagonally to divert the water around the unit. You can see a water stain on the wall below the scupper where the water has overflowed and run down directly onto the entrance panel. Does this meet code?
A secondary question is the elevation of the drip loops on the entrance cables. At their lowest point they are maybe 7-8 feet above grade. There is a doorway immediately adjacent to the disconnect panel that is the load-in door for a high school stage, and the area in front of the door and disconnect is a major driveway for cars, buses, and trucks that access the school. The cabling seems to be too low - almost reachable by anyone ignorant enough to reach-up and touch it, certainly reachable if you jumped-up a bit. Any reference to the minimum required elevation for the cables would be helpful.
Also, in consideration of the 2400 Amp rating on the disconnect, should their be a fence or other barricade at some distance around this disconnect? There are steel bumper-posts / crash-guards to protect the disconnect, but nothing to protect casual passers-by from the potentially high energy source.
I can send a picture of this to anyone that is interested, I just couldn't find a way to insert the picture file directly.
A secondary question is the elevation of the drip loops on the entrance cables. At their lowest point they are maybe 7-8 feet above grade. There is a doorway immediately adjacent to the disconnect panel that is the load-in door for a high school stage, and the area in front of the door and disconnect is a major driveway for cars, buses, and trucks that access the school. The cabling seems to be too low - almost reachable by anyone ignorant enough to reach-up and touch it, certainly reachable if you jumped-up a bit. Any reference to the minimum required elevation for the cables would be helpful.
Also, in consideration of the 2400 Amp rating on the disconnect, should their be a fence or other barricade at some distance around this disconnect? There are steel bumper-posts / crash-guards to protect the disconnect, but nothing to protect casual passers-by from the potentially high energy source.
I can send a picture of this to anyone that is interested, I just couldn't find a way to insert the picture file directly.