Barn...romex?

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bth0mas20

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Is your typical farm barn allowed to be wired with romex or does it all have to be uf because its not considered weather-tight?
 
bth0mas20 said:
Is your typical farm barn allowed to be wired with romex or does it all have to be uf because its not considered weather-tight?
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Is livestock involved in this barn?
 
bth0mas20 said:
Is your typical farm barn allowed to be wired with romex or does it all have to be uf because its not considered weather-tight?
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We have a excemption for 40 acres or more, agriculture use, no inspections

But I use MC cable because of rats
 
This barn will have no sheetrock. Its not for livestock.
It will be used for making wine on a grape farm.
I will be installing 6 peices of equipment fed from a 3 phase digital converter.
All equipment is cord and plug.


Another question. Im looking at my nec cd rom right now to see if I need a disconnect at each outlet or is the breaker back at the panel enough.
 
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Another question. Im looking at my nec cd rom right now to see if I need a disconnect at each outlet or is the breaker back at the panel enough.
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If the equipment is cord and plug, that is your disconnect.
 
bth0mas20 said:
This barn will have no sheetrock. Its not for livestock.
It will be used for making wine on a grape farm.
I will be installing 6 peices of equipment fed from a 3 phase digital converter.
All equipment is cord and plug.


Another question. Im looking at my nec cd rom right now to see if I need a disconnect at each outlet or is the breaker back at the panel enough.
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Where is the panel? Never mind I think I misunderstood.
 
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Careful now, seems your getting into "food" preparation which might require alot more than romex.

I would think the Health Department, and your State Alcohol Board would be very interested in the barn...

* granted I used "food" when I should have said spirits. Jesus made do with a couple loafs and a few fish and wine, but in my opinon your falling way short.

Machine Disconnects are all to be with-in sight or lockable (per device)

Forget the CD for a moment and USE your active code and read all the Disconnecting means (in the Index) that might apply to your barn and equipment. JMO
 
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Also their is an existing single phase panel in the barn. I will be bringing a new 200 amp service to the barn. Their is a feeder to the existing panel in the barn. I will have to feed the existing panel from the 3 ph panel I will be setting from the digital converter.
I know I will have to set a service disc 200a but it will prob be a main breaker enclosure because I cant get a feeder breaker larger than a 125a to feed the digital 3 ph converter and the manufactuer requires 175a minimum input.
 
After a quick search of my favorite search engine I came up with this page
Here from this page here . All about maryland wine and the first here is who's in control. The Second is jsut a total list of all found from a search of - maryland laws "wine".
 
if the building is being used to make alcoholic beverages I believe it is call a brewery not a barn..unless you are housing farm animals...then I may question the wine..:grin:
 
cschmid said:
if the building is being used to make alcoholic beverages I believe it is call a brewery not a barn..unless you are housing farm animals...then I may question the wine..:grin:
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I make my own wine, but its in my basement, what wiring methods can I use? :grin:
 
ptonsparky said:
Not sure about wine but when the beer we made as adolescents blew up and stuck glass shards into the sides of Mom's cabinets, I would suggest sch40 at least.
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Or "Robroy" so you can clean up the mess !!!
 
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