Explosión proof boxes

[RRJ]

I’m running a 4-20ma cable to a sensor to a cooling tower. Is there a reason why they put explosion proof boxes when piercing through cooling tower? I was gonna used a regular stainless steel box. But I seen them and I was curious…


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[Besoeker3]

I’m running a 4-20ma cable to a sensor to a cooling tower. Is there a reason why they put explosion proof boxes when piercing through cooling tower? I was gonna used a regular stainless steel box. But I seen them and I was curious…


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Are they explosion proof or water tight like IP66/IP67? That would be more appropriate for a cooling tower I would think.

 

[RRJ]

Are they explosion proof or water tight like IP66/IP67? That would be more appropriate for a cooling tower I would think.

Maybe that’s what they are. But I’ve never installed one of those. But they look similar to explosion proof. Thanks I’ll look into that.


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[Besoeker3]

Maybe that’s what they are. But I’ve never installed one of those. But they look similar to explosion proof. Thanks I’ll look into that.


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We have installed these for borehole pumps for water authorities. I'm British so our designation for those would be IP67. Ingress Protection. I'm sorry I don't how it would be classed in USA. Probably someone in this forum would know.

 

[RRJ]

We have installed these for borehole pumps for water authorities. I'm British so our designation for those would be IP67. Ingress Protection. I'm sorry I don't how it would be classed in USA. Probably someone in this forum would know.

Well, may be I shouldn’t said conduit body and not box. What I’m referring to is a hazardous location conduit body with a round screw cover on it.

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[Besoeker3]

Well, may be I shouldn’t said conduit body and not box. What I’m referring to is a hazardous location conduit body with a round screw cover on it.

It's not kit we would be familiar with. We just don't conduit very much.

 

[tom baker]

It may the cooling tower can go in a hazardous location, they just use the same box.

 

[augie47]

Those fittings are available with factory installed terminal blocks .. a possibility