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Diferent job today had some highbay lights from original warehouse which had been refurbished to church. Acoustical cieling had been installed but fire marshall wanted to add fire wall. So we were asked to pull plugs out of existing wall and installed in fire wall. My question is these highbays which have done nothing to do with our bid. By code should they not have been deleted as well as pipe feeding them? If you were an inspector would you make us demo these conduit runs and lights?
 
I have absolutely no idea what you're saying here.

The NEC has nothing to do with firewalls. They are building code issues. I don't know why you were required to remove receps from one wall and install them in the firewall.

If a raceway penetrates a firewall, you only need to properly firestop it.
 
let me clear up the question. we were contacted to move plugs on a regular wall out so they could build a new wall in front of existing wall. While there we saw highbays which have nothing to do with our bid not in use. I was thinking these should have been demoed by original ec per the nec. Read a code that you couldnt leave raceway and wire that wasnt being used. Couldnt find the code art. Am I misinterperting something?
 
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let me clear up the question. we were contacted to move plugs on a regular wall out so they could build a new wall in front of existing wall. While there we saw highbays which have nothing to do with our bid not in use. I was thinking these should have been demoed by original ec per the nec. Read a code that you couldnt leave raceway and wire that wasnt being used. Couldnt find the code art. Am I misinterperting something?
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There is no such rule in the NEC for building lighting or most power wiring.
 
Firewalls are to contain a fire and smoke to a unit. How do you feel the old fixtures are a problem ? Let them stay. Owner would spend hundreds to remove and dispose and solve nothing.
 
I have been on a few remodels where existing conduit and j-boxes where shown on the print and labeled A.I.P. I first thought it meant Already in Place, until we did not reuse them, then I was told it meant Abandon in Place. Seems like a common practice in remodels or upgrades of older structures. If they do not form a hazard then the GC does not want to pay for the demo.

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