Cold Shrink, Insulated Polaris Lugs, Insulation resistance test.

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On several different jobs I have received conflicting information. One Inspector said do not splice our IPLs before megger test, One inspector said do not do our mechanical but splices and cold shrink before megger test. Others have said complete system before test. What is your experience? Do cold shrink/super 33+ splices or IPLs fail an Insulation Resistance test?
 
In my world a megger is used a lot and so are IPL's. I have never had a individual conductor fail a megger test due to an IPL however best practice for me has been to isolate as much as possible to prove/disprove what is good and what isnt.
 
82angelfan said:
You must not have done OSHPD. IORs, COs, and DSEs hold you soul in a jar.
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I don't know what any of those acronyms are so I guess not. Of course there are other authorities such as Job specs, client specs, etc that may require such a thing. Usually when we hear "inspector" on this form we are thinking of an electrical inspector enforcing the NEC. What type of inspector is this?
 
OSHPD -Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
CO - Compliance Officer
IOR - Inspector On Record.
DSE - District Structural Engineer - top of food chain
FLSO - Fire Life Safety Officer.

I have never done an OSHPD job that didn't go triple the time and double the bid hours.

Hospital and school have very strict and over the top specs and tests.
There is something called a TIO - Testing, Inspection, Observations. It is a list the all the things that need to be formally tested and filed with the state. A megger test is one of them.

OSHPD uses NEC and UBC as guideline, but the spec book from the engineers and architects really the bible.
 
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82angelfan said:
OSHPD -Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
CO - Compliance Officer
IOR - Inspector On Record.
DSE - District Structural Engineer - top of food chain
FLSO - Fire Life Safety Officer.

I have never done an OSHPD job that didn't go triple the time and double the bid hours.

Hospital and school have very strict and over the top specs and tests.
There is something called a TIO - Testing, Inspection, Observations. It is a list the all the things that need to be formally tested and filed with the state. A megger test is one of them.

OSHPD uses NEC and UBC as guideline, but the spec book from the engineers and architects really the bible.
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Throw MSHA in there and your complete.....
 
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