Hospitals

[122864]

An inspector is telling me that the only approved wiring method for a fire alarm system in a hospital is to put it in EMT and to look into article 517. I can not find it,can someone tell me where to look. I thought you could run either emt or hospital grade MC.

Thanks,
Alex

 

[tonyi]

Re: Hospitals

Originally posted by 122864:
An inspector is telling me that the only approved wiring method for a fire alarm system in a hospital is to put it in EMT and to look into article 517. I can not find it,can someone tell me where to look. I thought you could run either emt or hospital grade MC.

Thanks,
Alex

517.30(C)(3)

Fire alarms are part of life safety branches.

Hospital grade MC Do you mean HCF?

 

[roger]

Re: Hospitals

Alex, is it a state or local code?

As far as the NEC and NFPA 99 is concerned, (depending on the system voltage) you don't need any conduit or metalic protection.

You would have to use an approved cable type per 760

As Tony points out, read 517.30(C) exception #2

This is also in NFPA 99 4.4.2.2.4.6

Roger

[ October 11, 2003, 01:44 PM: Message edited by: roger ]