Adding to Craig, it depends on the codes and standards they follow (or don't), NFPA-70-Article 695, 700 and NFPA-20 are clear on the arrangement.
John John Drucker, CET Assistant Construction Official Fire Protection Subcode Official Building/Fire/Electrical Inspector Borough of Red Bank, New Jersey Office: 732-530-2760 X 331 Cell/Text: 732-904-6823 Email: [email protected] http://www.redbanknj.org -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 8:05 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: Electric Fire Pump Normal Power Source When dealing with foreign installations, your code requirements may be meaningless. Is there an enforced building/fire code? Is the owner directed by or operates under the recommendations of an Insurance Underwriter? Basically, unless there is an enforced building code, you may be just wasting your time. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Group Lead CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive Spartanburg, SC 29303 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 CH2MHILL Extension 74102 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Aaron Peck Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 2:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Electric Fire Pump Normal Power Source Ok guys I'm not familiar enough with power source requirements so looking for guidance. I have a client trying to some how get out of buying the Fire Pump with a transfer switch. This is located in Cambodia so it's not looking good. It's in the capital but because I live here so I know they haven't got a year without a power outage lasting more than 4 hours. Plus they have a on-site generator. So we have 2 sources of power and they have their own transfer switch. They want to pull a dedicated line from their transfer switch. I think this violates section 9.2.3, I'm not sure but I think there are more than 1 disconnect upstream. Unless it could be a feeder connection by 9.2.2(4). And per 9.3.1 we don't even have a FDC because the fire department won't do anything even if it is burning. So I see a connection from the main electrical coming in and another main line from the generator itself. Not from their transfer switch. Am I right in my thinking? Sent from my iPhone Aaron M. Peck, SET Fire Protection Skype +1(202)407-9079 Cambodia +855(0)78700407 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
