Is there a rule about tapping feeder conductors to a piece of equipment?

[Danny89]

I have a chiller that has two parallel feeds that are not currently long enough to terminate to the chiller is there a rule about tapping the feeder with polaris taps and how long they are allowed to be?


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[infinity]

It sounds like you mean splicing onto conductors that are too short, not tapping. Are there actual feeder taps involved?

 

[jim dungar]

I have a chiller that has two parallel feeds that are not currently long enough to terminate to the chiller is there a rule about tapping the feeder with polaris taps and how long they are allowed to be?


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If the spliced conductors have at least the same current rating as the feed it is not a tap per article 240.

 

[Danny89]

Splice yes that is what I mean. I would be splicing 480 v 4 wire.

Parallel fed.

So I would be splicing with Polaris taps in a junction box.

Is the a code requirement that states it can or can not be allowed.

Or it can only be so long?


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[jaggedben]

No, you can always splice conductors to lengthen them.