Jockey pump (for fire pump)

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Can jockey pump and fire pump be connected together and a single feed go to utility source? Or jockey pump power can be connected to a local panel?
 
I stand to be corrected, but, as far as the NEC is concerned, I believe that the "jockey pump" may be supplied by the fire pump feeder/service but does not necessarily have to be. The jockey pump may also be supplied by a local panel not associated with the fire pump.
 
Reminds me of a funny story about a jockey pump for an orange box, A contractor that does not know Depots bid against me on a Diesel fire pump install, very few panels in a Depot are not on a contactor. This contractor beat me on price because he did not know that all of the panels near the fire pump room turned off at night. Around midnight, when the water pressure would drop, the fire pump would start up, blasting water into the parking lot. The nearest non-contactored panel was about 200' away. He moved his feed to about three different panels until he found one that was 24 hour. Unfortunatly the last panel was for the cash registers, and tripped out the UPS unit! By this time Depot was kinda steamed, and I had to go out and fix it.
 
hillbilly1 said:
Reminds me of a funny story about a jockey pump for an orange box, A contractor that does not know Depots bid against me on a Diesel fire pump install, very few panels in a Depot are not on a contactor. This contractor beat me on price because he did not know that all of the panels near the fire pump room turned off at night. Around midnight, when the water pressure would drop, the fire pump would start up, blasting water into the parking lot. The nearest non-contactored panel was about 200' away. He moved his feed to about three different panels until he found one that was 24 hour. Unfortunatly the last panel was for the cash registers, and tripped out the UPS unit! By this time Depot was kinda steamed, and I had to go out and fix it.
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