Retractable cord supplying surge suppressor strip

[bking]

On a recent commercial warehouse installation our Safety department overruled the local inspector's call allowing operations to plug in a "Power Strip" into retractable cord drops plug from overhead. Operations uses expensive computers/printers and must protect the equipment from surges/spikes.

Retractable cords are UL approved, 20A 12 ga wire.

What article of the NEC might forbid plugging a power strip into a retractable cord?

 

[raider1]

Welcome to the forum.

The UL Whitebook category (XBYS) deals with relocatable power taps.

Here is a quote from the Whitebook;

"Relocatable power taps are intended to be directly connected to a permanently in stalled branch circuit receptacle."

So basically UL states that relocatable power taps (Plug strips with or without surge suppression) can't be plugged into an extension cord or retractable cord reel.

Chris

 

[petersonra]

Welcome to the forum.

The UL Whitebook category (XBYS) deals with relocatable power taps.

Here is a quote from the Whitebook;

"Relocatable power taps are intended to be directly connected to a permanently in stalled branch circuit receptacle."

Interesting way that is phrased. It does not actually say you can't plug it in elsewhere.