What that section is saying is that he can't take power for the jockey pump out of the fire pump controller. When he runs his main feeder into the pump room he will have one circuit dedicated to the fire pump and it's controller, everything else in the space will be on a different circuit or circuits.
Refer to NEC Article 695, FIRE PUMPS, specifically section 695.3. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Group Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lg.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg McGahan Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 10:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: jockey pump power An electrician informed me this morning that the NEC requires him to size his electrical feed for the fire pump and the jockey pump. NFPA #20 states the following: 10.3.4.8 Electrical supply conductors for pressure maintenance (jockey or make-up) pump(s) shall not be connected to the fire pump controller. We are not electricians nor did we stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night; but he wants to know where he is supposed to get his power from for the Jockey Pump. Can he come off the feed from the transformer prior to entering the Fire Pump Control Panel? Greg Living Water Fire Protection, LLC 1160 McKenzie Road Cantonment, FL 32533 850-937-1850 Fax: 850-937-1852 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
