bthouse
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- St. Louis, MO
Our client owns a resort on a lake. They currently have a floating dock for swimming. This dock has 120v lighting as well as a 240v pump connected to the irrigation system. Why the pump is on the dock and not the shore is beyond me, but that's something we'll address later. The facilities manager says that the code states that no power above 12v can be within 250ft of a "swimming platform". He wants the lighting and the pump changed to 12v. Yeah.......a 12v irrigation pump. My question is has anyone heard of any code requirements relating to a "swimming platform"? Article 555 covers docks. Article 680 covers swimming pools, but I have not been unable to find anything in the code book or online that differentiates between a swimming platform and a floating dock. This guy is kind of a dick, so I want to be sure I'm not missing something before I question where he got his information. As a side note, this "swimming platform" in on Lake of the Ozarks which is maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers and Ameren UE. Ameren UE is who enforces electrical code requirements for docks on this lake. Ameren's dock requirements manual makes no mention for any requirements that differ from a boat dock.
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