Mr. Wizard
Senior Member
- Location
- Texas
I got a call a couple of days ago from a family wanting to remodel their house. I went out to give them a quote, and was taken by surprise at what they are needing. Long story short, the oldest son of the family was involved in an accident and is now paralyzed from the neck down. The family wants to renovate an area of the house to get the son back home, but still be able to use some of the medical equipment he uses at the nursing home he is in now. I don't have a full list of medical equipment yet, but a heart monitor and respirator are for sure going to be put in place. My question is, and I'm having trouble finding a code reference, do I need hospital grade MC and receptacles for this install? Or can I use regular MC (for this application I'd rather not use romex). I want to give them a good bid, and if I can save them a few dollars it would help them a lot. I've already got the generator and transfer switch and blah, blah, blah figured in, but I am at a loss regarding hospital grade electrical components in a residence. Any one had a similar situation or know of a code reference? Thanks in advance for any input.
