Re: [RE-wrenches] NEC 480 - battery enclosure question

2011-12-14 Thread Ray Walters
110.11 Deteriorating Agents. Unless identified for use in the operating environment,no conductors or equipment shall be located in damp or wet locations; where exposed to gases, fumes,vapors, liquids, or other agents that have a deteriorating effect on the conductors or equipment; or where

Re: [RE-wrenches] NEC 480 - battery enclosure question

2011-12-14 Thread dan
I've mentioned it in the past, and got the impression it went over like a fart in church, but it seems to me buttoning up a battery box tighter than a bull's ass in fly season, and (hoping) mechanical ventilation mitigates this creation of a hazardous environment creates a Class I, Division 2

Re: [RE-wrenches] NEC 480 - battery enclosure question

2011-12-14 Thread jay peltz
Hi Dan OK I'll bite. 1. By mechanical do you mean passive or active air movement? 2. If by hazardous you mean a hydrogen explosion, correct? Thanks Jay Peltz power Sent from my iPad On Dec 14, 2011, at 4:46 PM, d...@foxfire-energy.com wrote: I've mentioned it in the past, and got

[RE-wrenches] Pump control

2011-12-14 Thread mac Lewis
Wrenches, wrenchers and wrenchees, I've got a pump control question. Working on a stand-alone pumping station in Haiti. I am planning on using a Grundfos SQflex pumping system with a Cu 200 and a float switch. Also needed on site, is a small pressure pump to force water through a purification

Re: [RE-wrenches] Pump control

2011-12-14 Thread William Miller
Mac: We've dealt with this. The best solution is altitude. If there is any terrain on which you could put the tank, you save a lot of complexity. Alternatively, can the well pump deliver into a pressure tank, pre-pressurizing the water? This would also save a bunch of extra parts.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Pump control

2011-12-14 Thread Allan Sindelar
Mac, No, I haven't done it, so take this with a grain of salt... Here's a simple mechanical approach: have you considered a dual-action float switch on the PV input to the CU200? Check out SJE Rhombus at

Re: [RE-wrenches] NEC 480 - battery enclosure question

2011-12-14 Thread Kent Osterberg
Dan, While the battery box, or maybe the whole room they are in, do fit the definition of a Class 1 Division 2 location, I don't think it is consistent with the intent of that section. Wring methods for hazardous locations are specifically designed to keep the wiring isolated from the