The way I understood it, the NEC does not permit using the fire pump control panel as a junction box. Any tap to the electrical power conductors leading into the fire pump control panel used for powering the jockey pump is using the control panel as a junction box.
> On Jan 19, 2024, at 11:42 AM, Steve Leyton <[email protected]> wrote: > > This industry can be a roller coaster of challenges and rewards, and also > brings those occasional scenarios that can (perhaps should) render you > speechless. For me, some of the most entertaining moments have been when > someone stridently insists that we “can’t” do something that’s been a common, > even standard practice for years… > > Steve L. > > From: Brian Harris <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 5:06 AM > To: Discussion list on issues relating to automatic fire sprinklers > <[email protected]> > Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Re: Phase Converter > > Matt- > We’ve asked that same question and the electrician insist he can’t do that. > > Thank you, > > Brian Harris, CET > BVS Systems Inc. > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 8:03 AM > To: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Re: Phase Converter > > Can they not just piggy-back from the Main Fire Pump panel? > > I had always thought with the Fire Pump power being SUSE rated, that that is > what they have always done. > Hence the reason the Jockey Pump ratings always matched the Fire Pumps. > > R/ > Matt > > Please rate our customer service > <https://survey.medallia.com/?emailsignature&fc=3539&bg=Fire%20and%20Fabrication> > > Matthew J. Willis, CWBSP, CET > Engineering Manager – Southwest Region > FERGUSON FIRE DESIGN, LLC > A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Ferguson Fire & Fabrication, LLC > 3508 Hwy. 557 > West Monroe, LA. 71292 > C: 307-236-8249 > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > www.FergusonFire.com <http://www.fergusonfire.com/> > > > From: Brian Harris <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 6:59 AM > To: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Phase Converter > > Caution: This email originated from outside of the organization. DO NOT > click links or open attachments unless you recognize and trust the sender. > We have a job with a fire pump. Electrician ran 3-phase/460v for the main > pump but not for the jockey pump. They’re asking if using a phase converter > is an option instead of ordering a single-phase jockey pump. Anyone have > experience with this? > > Thank you, > > Brian Harris, CET > BVS Systems Inc. > bvssystemsinc.com <http://bvssystemsinc.com/> > Phone: 704.896.9989 > Fax: 704.896.1935 > > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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