JohnnyPElec
Member
- Location
- Portsmouth, VA
- Occupation
- EE
Working a new construction commercial office building. A situation has arisen where one set of my electrical and data rooms (You enter electrical room to enter larger, same width, longer data room) now has mechanical exhaust duct running/passing through it.
I know this isn't ideal but there seems to be no way around it. Code-wise, I am keeping in mind the dedicated space required for my electrical equipment - 6' above; As it's exhaust air we aren't currently calling for drip pans. For the data room, I feel like this is more of a concern. If the mech has no other way to route, Code-wise are we ok electrically as long as the exhaust ducts stay above 12' AFF (6' to top of panel, 6' to bottom of duct)? And can the same be said for the data room with the rack?
I know this isn't ideal but there seems to be no way around it. Code-wise, I am keeping in mind the dedicated space required for my electrical equipment - 6' above; As it's exhaust air we aren't currently calling for drip pans. For the data room, I feel like this is more of a concern. If the mech has no other way to route, Code-wise are we ok electrically as long as the exhaust ducts stay above 12' AFF (6' to top of panel, 6' to bottom of duct)? And can the same be said for the data room with the rack?