Another thing,  I'd be leery of an electrician who's never installed a
fire pump system before which is the way it sounds if he's asking how to
hook up the jockey pump.  Sounds like trouble ahead.   If he has doubts
or questions he needs to call the local Electrical Inspector.  That way
he won't be hooking things up wrong or doing it more than once.  Save
the you and the owner a lot of time and headaches.


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



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