We install class 2 DDC controls and have recently come across a competitor using make believe raceway including controls enclosures that are not UL Listed. The project specifications state controls must comply with DIV 16 specifications and NEC. This stuff looks like the real thing but it appears to be made of tin with a galv. coating. A couple of school districts, State of Florida tax payers and the Engineering community are being buffaloed by this installing contractor.
We feel this is a life safety issue and needs to be addressed but everyone believes we are creating noise about a competitor. Line voltage is also pulled into these non listed enclosures, we feel this endangers everyone.
Does the State of Florida require state contractors to use UL listed raceway so I can present this to those who feel we are just complaining? We even had one Electrical Engineer when we brought this to his attention indicate he has no problem with this product being used in walls as a sleeve??? From what I've read NEC does not allow one to substitute code just to save a buck. This Chinese raceway is just pretend stuff and may eventually cause someone to be serious hurt. We cannot find anyone who is an authority to stop this practice of using foreign pretend raceway.
We feel this is a life safety issue and needs to be addressed but everyone believes we are creating noise about a competitor. Line voltage is also pulled into these non listed enclosures, we feel this endangers everyone.
Does the State of Florida require state contractors to use UL listed raceway so I can present this to those who feel we are just complaining? We even had one Electrical Engineer when we brought this to his attention indicate he has no problem with this product being used in walls as a sleeve??? From what I've read NEC does not allow one to substitute code just to save a buck. This Chinese raceway is just pretend stuff and may eventually cause someone to be serious hurt. We cannot find anyone who is an authority to stop this practice of using foreign pretend raceway.