[RE-wrenches] FMC in battery rooms

[Mark Frye]

Perhaps we should be applying Article 500 to the installation of 
batteries as well.

On 10/22/2020 10:02 AM, Kent Osterberg wrote:
> 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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