K2X
Senior Member
- Location
- Colorado Springs
I got to help with my first full service to a comercial retail store. yeah!!! But we failed inspection. bummer. The inspector said that the clear taps, (in the gutter), were not rated for the fault current from the transformer. So Monday we are changing the gutter to a bus gutter..... . 400 amp 120/208 service. 2 parallel runs of copper 250's into the gutter tapped into 3 disconnects, then into 3 panels.
My question. All of our journeyman electricians seem to think the clear taps should be ok. The GC does these retail stores all over the country and says they do clear taps all the time with no problems. Should these clear taps be a problem with our local inspectors??
Also what i picked up from different conversations, AIC, and under 10,000 amps kept comming up, I think. Could someone explain AIC.
Thanks for any replies and for all the help in the past.
My question. All of our journeyman electricians seem to think the clear taps should be ok. The GC does these retail stores all over the country and says they do clear taps all the time with no problems. Should these clear taps be a problem with our local inspectors??
Also what i picked up from different conversations, AIC, and under 10,000 amps kept comming up, I think. Could someone explain AIC.
Thanks for any replies and for all the help in the past.