A service lateral feeds an auxiliary gutter. There are two service disconnects mounted on top of the gutter. The service conductors are tapped in the gutter and feed each switch through a nipple. The feeder conductors from each switch are routed back into the service gutter through a separate nipple then out of the bottom of the gutter through raceways feeding remote panelboards. Does this violate 230.7?
Service and feeder conductors in the same gutter?
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jtester
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Re: Service and feeder conductors in the same gutter?
Yes, you can't have OCPD protected and unprotected conductors in the same gutter.
Jim T
Yes, you can't have OCPD protected and unprotected conductors in the same gutter.
Jim T
pierre
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Re: Service and feeder conductors in the same gutter?
Article 100 Raceway.
"An enclosed channel of metal or nonmetallic materials designed expressly for holding wires, cables , or busbars, with additional functions as permitted in this code. Raceways include, but are not limited to," ...
Yes I would consider that auxiliary gutters are raceways and need to conform to 230.7.
Article 100 Raceway.
"An enclosed channel of metal or nonmetallic materials designed expressly for holding wires, cables , or busbars, with additional functions as permitted in this code. Raceways include, but are not limited to," ...
Yes I would consider that auxiliary gutters are raceways and need to conform to 230.7.
bphgravity
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Re: Service and feeder conductors in the same gutter?
I use to think they were raceways too, but now feel fairly postive that they are actually enclosures.
The FPN to 300.17 makes no mention of Article 366.
I use to think they were raceways too, but now feel fairly postive that they are actually enclosures.
The FPN to 300.17 makes no mention of Article 366.
bphgravity
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Re: Service and feeder conductors in the same gutter?
Not to sound rude back, but if an auxiliary gutter is just an extension of an a enclosure, 230.7 would not apply as it not a raceway. You are correct that 230.7 is clear. What is not clear is the designation of an auxiliary gutter.
Not to sound rude back, but if an auxiliary gutter is just an extension of an a enclosure, 230.7 would not apply as it not a raceway. You are correct that 230.7 is clear. What is not clear is the designation of an auxiliary gutter.
jwelectric
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Re: Service and feeder conductors in the same gutter?
This is opinion and is to be accepted as my opinion only.
The hot gutter off a meter base is an extension of the meter base and should be treated as the meter base.
A gutter that is at the end of a feeder is an extension of the feeder and should be treated as part of the feeder.
Again this is only my opinion and yes I have a ?$$ hole too.
edited to say that it stinks also
[ February 23, 2005, 08:52 PM: Message edited by: jwelectric ]
This is opinion and is to be accepted as my opinion only.
The hot gutter off a meter base is an extension of the meter base and should be treated as the meter base.
A gutter that is at the end of a feeder is an extension of the feeder and should be treated as part of the feeder.
Again this is only my opinion and yes I have a ?$$ hole too.
edited to say that it stinks also
[ February 23, 2005, 08:52 PM: Message edited by: jwelectric ]
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