A trivial question

[Asif Mirza]

From Ex-safety point of view..why our kitches are not classified areas?

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

What in your kitchen, or any kitchen makes you think it would qualify the as a Classified area?
I would think that some may say this about their bathrooms

 

[charlie b]

Because there is nothing that is normally used in a kitchen that could explode, if it came into contact with an electrical spark. So we don't have to use the special wiring methods that would prevent a spark from occuring in the presence of an explosive atmosphere.

Why do you ask, if I may ask?

 

[RayS]

I'm guessing the OP was referring to the possibility of a gas leak

 

[bobgorno]

I would guess, since the intent of a gas stove is to operate while there is a continuous ignition source (the flame), electrical arcs just don't matter.

Can you imagine a world, where all of our kitchens were built with XP methods?

 

[Rockyd]

Hey! my computer operating system is a Microsoft XP home edition in it, and it's in a residential setting...

 

[Asif Mirza]

A trivial Question (Final Episode)

A trivial Question (Final Episode)

Thank you all for your feedback.
The conclusion is : Our Kitchens are safe (Ex-point of view) because we have made them so.

 

[RUWIREDRITE]

kitchens safe?

kitchens safe?

perhaps you never ate my wives cooking, lol.Thats a whole classifcation in its self. I ask her whats for dinner, she replies, I dunno where you taking me?

 

[fvbekkum]

Area classification is based on the likelihood that flammable or combustible conditions occur. Class I for example designates an area where these conditions occur under normal operating conditions. I hope your kitchen doesn't fall into this category See also NEC 500.5