HELP: Emergency seperate from normal power

[brother]

Is wiremold with a divider allowed to have both emergency and normal power circuits in it??Has anyone else done this?? My understanding of 700.9 (B) tells me NO, but im not sure of the UL listing allowing this. I know it will allow it for data and power with the divider, but with emergency power and normal power its hard to tell.

Thanks for the help.

Edited for spelling mistakes

 

[kkwong]

Don't have the book, but I would think that no is the right answer unless UL has it listed that way...gotta check online...

Edit to add: Brother, looks like that to me after reading it (2005 version).

 

[iwire]

My first thought was yes no problem.

But after looking at both 700.9(B) and Article 386, in particular 386.70 I have to say no.

I do want to ask if you are certain that the system is "emergency" and not 'Legally Required' or 'optional standby'?

 

[brother]

My first thought was yes no problem.

But after looking at both 700.9(B) and Article 386, in particular 386.70 I have to say no.

I do want to ask if you are certain that the system is "emergency" and not 'Legally Required' or 'optional standby'?

this is definitely an emergency system and not optional. its in a hospital, and these circuits come from a emergency panel, and they have a normal power panel too. Ive situations where previous electricians put both the normal and emergency in the same raceway/gutter and had to correct them.

I was just curious about the wiremold series that had the divider in it. Looks more and more like this cannot be done this way because of the word "ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT" seems to make that clear.

thanks for the response.

 

[frenchelectrican]

Brother.,,

Bob [ Iwire ] pretty much hit the nail on the head with this type of setup

however i did see it in older installment set up like that but by current code and they really want it completly indepedent the only sure fire methold of doing this is put complety seprated box for the devices.

both 700.9 and 386.70 will sum it up [ i did check it myself to make sure ]

Merci,Marc