RE: Dust-Tight/Water-Tight Connectors For Use Under Raised Floors

2000-05-18 Thread John Allen
Mr. Kaz Gawrzyjal got the answer mostly. However, be careful. Article 645-5 (d) states you can use 645 wiring method provided the following... 645-5 (d)(3) states Ventilation in the underfloor area is used for the ITE room only. 300-22(d) allows wiring under floors in ITE installations followin

RE: Dust-Tight/Water-Tight Connectors For Use Under Raised Floors

2000-05-18 Thread Kazimier Gawrzyjal
[WDC:2Y31:EXCH] Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 2:31 PM To: 'shad...@us.ibm.com'; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Dust-Tight/Water-Tight Connectors For Use Under Raised Floors Ken, You might check the varied assortment of UL standards dealing with fittings. The following link ma

RE: Dust-Tight/Water-Tight Connectors For Use Under Raised Floors

2000-05-18 Thread Mark Gill
Ken - I think your answer is in your own question (call the AHJ in Chicago and ask). This may be a requirement resulting from local legislation. Regards, Mark Gill EMC/Safety/NEBS Design Nortel Networks > -Original Message- > From: shad...@us.ibm.com [SMTP:shad...@us.ibm.com] > Sent:

RE: Dust-Tight/Water-Tight Connectors For Use Under Raised Floors

2000-05-18 Thread Kazimier Gawrzyjal
Ken, You might check the varied assortment of UL standards dealing with fittings. The following link may be of use (the only one I have readily available). I'm assuming CSA and others, will have similar info on the web.: http://ulstandardsinfonet.ul.com/catalog/ Regards, Kaz Gawrzyjal, P. Eng.

RE: Dust-Tight/Water-Tight Connectors For Use Under Raised Floors

2000-05-17 Thread Joshua Wiseman
Ken, I don't know of any regulations pertaining to this. I can tell you though that from past experience I have been in situations were the raised floor has flooded with water. This alone could be a reason to use such a connector. Just my 2 cents.. Regards, Josh -Original Message- From:

RE: Dust-Tight/Water-Tight Connectors For Use Under Raised Floors

2000-05-17 Thread WOODS
Equipment in "air handling" space is addressed in the NEC. The basic requirement is to prevent smoke emissions from equipment located in the air handling space. UL has Listed some of our ITE for that purpose. Hermetic sealing was not a requirement, but reasonable practice in sealing cable openings