[RE-wrenches] FMC in battery rooms

[Kent Osterberg]

Jay,

I suspect it is because FMC is not vapor tight and could be an 
unintentional path for hydrogen gas, or could allow acid vapors to 
condense on the enclosed wiring. LFMC (aka liquid tight) is allowed in 
battery rooms.

Kent Osterberg
Blue Mountain Solar

On 10/22/2020 9:07 AM, jay wrote:
> HI All,
>
> 348.12 says that FMC cannot be used in battery rooms.
>
> Would anyone like to chime in as to why that would be?
>
> And what is the definition of a battery room:
> Is a battery in an enclosure ( box) a battery room, or is the room that the battery/box is in the battery room?
>
> Thx
>
> jay
>
>
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