Clark Martin wrote: > 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'. > >
Actually, that was this particular fire marshal's suggestion. They make surge protectors and outlet strips with very long cords - at the hardware store here up to 15' but like you said, I know they make 25 footers. This eliminated quite a few daisy chains. Stephen --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
