Stephen E. Bodnar wrote: > Clark Martin wrote: >> At the school I worked at we had a local fire marshall come through and >> they had no problems with daisy chaining power strips but wouldn't allow >> any power strips hanging off an extension cord (which carries the same >> protection. This despite the fact that adequate wall outlets weren't >> provided in the new buildings, something that would have been required >> by code in any house but since they were public buildings they were exempt. >> > > Interesting...at the University site where I work, that's one of the > first things the fire marshals here look for - daisy chained surge > protectors. And they write us up when they find them. Also, extension > cords as permanent wiring. We sure keep the local electrical contractor > busy! > > Of course, when the electrician gets here to put in a new outlet (I > could do it but I'm not certified, another issue!) he just chuckles and > says, "You should look at the fire marshal's office"
Each fire marshall has their own interpretation of the code and what is important in it. We also go some strange "observations", ones that couldn't have been although things may have got lost in translation. For me the tricky part was to locate power strips with long cords, upwards of 25'. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
