Hazardous Locations - Paint Shop
Hazardous Locations - Paint Shop
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Not sure this is where this belongs, so forgive my unfamiliarity with the forums.
Question: Have a 60'x40' Paint Shop / Sand Blast Building. Building is open on both ends, with a 16' roof. Want to install 110V receptacles inside the building. Currently designing standard receptacles 48" above grade with a seal-off within 12" of each receptacle. What are the requirements (Class / Div) and is explosion proof receptacles necessary?
Thanks,
John Johnson
john_johnson@oxy.com
Question: Have a 60'x40' Paint Shop / Sand Blast Building. Building is open on both ends, with a 16' roof. Want to install 110V receptacles inside the building. Currently designing standard receptacles 48" above grade with a seal-off within 12" of each receptacle. What are the requirements (Class / Div) and is explosion proof receptacles necessary?
Thanks,
John Johnson
john_johnson@oxy.com






RE: Hazardous Locations - Paint Shop
RE: Hazardous Locations - Paint Shop
you might want to check with your building insurers also-they may have an input.
RE: Hazardous Locations - Paint Shop
My suggestion is that the receptacles probably need to be located outside of the area - you can't have a potential ignition source inside, unless it is in an explosion proof enclosure. You didn't say what the receptacles were intended to power, but that equipment also needs to be explosion proof & approved for Class 1 div 1.
RE: Hazardous Locations - Paint Shop
Question: Have a 60'x40' Paint Shop / Sand Blast Building. Building is open on both ends, with a 16' roof. Want to install 110V receptacles inside the building. Currently designing standard receptacles 48" above grade with a seal-off within 12" of each receptacle. What are the requirements (Class / Div) and is explosion proof receptacles necessary?
///NFPA 70-1999 National Electrical Code includes in Article:
505-9 Zone Classification:
Refinement of the hazards according to Zone 0, 1, and 2
505-15 Wiring Methods for each Class I Zone, i.e. Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 3.
505-20 Equipment
Only equipment specifically listed and marked for the location shall be permitted. If the manufacturer instruction is provided with the equipment, it must be followed.
E.g. Appleton Electric Company portable or stationary JBR/JBRB/J2BR Switched Receptacles. Inquire via 847-679-7800 Tel, 1-800-356-4714 Fax about Master Catalog 005 Revision 2 or most recent.\\\