dcspector
Senior Member
- Location
- Burke, Virginia
What exactly is that reffering to?
What exactly is that reffering to?
Greg,
By "tap section" are you referring to the "utility" where service entrance conductors come up into? or does it contain feeders?
Joe
Is this for a fire pump? If not, I agree with the EE
Greg,
I would have a problem with unfused se conductors run through the building, maybe site 230.70 (A) (1)., or encase them in 2" of concrete
Joe
That exception only applies to the conduit that stub's up or down into the equipment. It does not apply to the rest of the overhead run.The EE is the one quoting the exception I mentioned.
The feeders, load side of the controller, are not required to be fire rated or encased.I see that exception as applying only to the lines from the POCO to the ATS, whereas it still requires the fire pump feeders from the ATS to the pump to be encased or otherwise protected.
QUOTE]The replies thank you but do not make sense to me. Here is what I have. From the Tap section of a 480/277 Switchboard the EE designed EMT across the building with RHW-2 to controller. I say no per 695.6(A) This should be routed outside the building or in 2" of concrete. My solution is from tap section to a supervised disconnect per 695.4(B) (fused at LRA continuously to provide short circuit protection) in 2" of concrete then from load side of supervised disconnect to controller in EMT with RHW-2 conductors to provide a 2 hour circuit protective means. The EE is the one quoting the exception I mentioned.[/QUOTE]
Joe, All Tap ahead of main service disconnect no feeders.
Greg,
The exception applies to the feeder conductors referenced in the last sentence of 695.6(A). For multibuilding campus type facilities with a single utility circuit, two feeders are needed establish one of the required sources. A transfer switch would be used to switch between these feeders that serve as the primary source for the fire pump controller/transfer switch. A generator would typically be used as the secondary source. The exception allows the feeder sources ahead of the first transfer switch to be routed through the building. The conductors from the load side of the first transfer switch to the fire pump controller/transfer switch are required to be routed outside the building.
This is a good example of Frankenstein code construction. The original paragraph applied only to service conductors. When multibuilding campus installations were added in the 1999 Code, the last sentence, which applies to feeders, was added. It is frequently misinterpreted as permitting service conductors to be routed through a building. See NFPA 20.