Fred B
Senior Member
- Location
- Upstate, NY
- Occupation
- Electrician
Beyond just code applications, you need to understand the operations of a particular peice of equipment or mechanism, know it's intended purpose, justification for utilization of it. Then you can start to get down to what codes and safety considerations that come into play. Your bottom line in review is to ensure safe and compliant installation, you can't do that just from the NEC without other knowledge of the installation proposed.
Google the jockey pump and learn why it is used, it's function within the system as a whole, what implications are there if it is inadvertently disconnected (your other thread starts to explore that), answer some of these questions you might start to get to the answer of code compliance, and sections applicable. This is not just a simple 210.52 is a receptacle required here question that can be simply point to a particular subsection, if it were they wouldn't require a review.
Bottom line is for a safe and compliant installation (not just electrically).
We've used jockey pumps for both potable supply when public supply wasn't providing adequate supply pressure or short term volume, or for this type in fire prevention. Each has seperate reasons and requirements found from application of differing code sections.
My impression is this application (yours) being directly related to fire protection and safe operation of the primary fire protection system, the related codes to that system become applicable. Personally I can see justification for inclusion of the Jockey Pump (or other brand name) into the electrical system of the primary fire protection system (whatever you are doing to comply there do for the jockey).
Here, to get you started:
www.grundfos.com
Google the jockey pump and learn why it is used, it's function within the system as a whole, what implications are there if it is inadvertently disconnected (your other thread starts to explore that), answer some of these questions you might start to get to the answer of code compliance, and sections applicable. This is not just a simple 210.52 is a receptacle required here question that can be simply point to a particular subsection, if it were they wouldn't require a review.
Bottom line is for a safe and compliant installation (not just electrically).
We've used jockey pumps for both potable supply when public supply wasn't providing adequate supply pressure or short term volume, or for this type in fire prevention. Each has seperate reasons and requirements found from application of differing code sections.
My impression is this application (yours) being directly related to fire protection and safe operation of the primary fire protection system, the related codes to that system become applicable. Personally I can see justification for inclusion of the Jockey Pump (or other brand name) into the electrical system of the primary fire protection system (whatever you are doing to comply there do for the jockey).
Here, to get you started:
Jockey pump in fire system
Grundfos CR pumps are perfect as the jockey pump in fire systems for industrial and commercial fire protection.
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