UPS Receptacle Color Code

[mpedersen]

Is there a preferred color code for receptacles that are powered from UPS's? I am having a hard time finding any type of standard for this. Thank you for any help!

 

[jwelectric]

Is there a preferred color code for receptacles that are powered from UPS's? I am having a hard time finding any type of standard for this. Thank you for any help!

Dale says brown and have the number 88 stamped on them.
Wait a minute, you are talking about another kind of UPS.

 

[zbang]

I rather like white .

Some people install UPS-supplied receptacles with isolated grounds, so orange would be appropriate then; the necessity & wisdom of that has been discussed elsewhere.

FWIW, if you are installing UPS-supplied receptacles near unprotected receptacles, label them well (more obviously that just the panel/breaker #). Better not to mix them at all if that's possible.

 

[tom baker]

Isolated ground recpts used to be orange. Now they are any color with an orange triange. See 406.2(D)
I don't like IG receptacles as most don't understand what the orange is, and then plug in a laser copier.
IS receptacles don't do much for noise reduction anyway. On a UPS, thats different, but consider how you will control what is plugged into them.

 

[tom baker]

One other tip. for your branch circuit wiring, use black-white-green etc, with a orange stripe. Striped wire can be ordered, out here we have a company that takes standard THHN and stripes it, can get just 500 ft.

 

[paul]

My preference is using red recepts for UPS/Inverter circuits. But no, there is no set standard.

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

I too would like suggestion for limited 1,000 watt in my home.Its intent is only clocks and computers.RED might not be bad idea but then i have plenty of orange ones (free)