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Grain Storage Silos

Grain Storage Silos

Grain Storage Silos

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We are bidding on a project that has two areas that are going to have grain silos in them. One of them is 150'-0" tall and the other 85'. I have never done a bulk storage application like this and am trying to figure out the requirements for fire protection. Can someone point me in the right direction? I am reading NFPA 61 and 69. Any other places I need to be looking in?

RE: Grain Storage Silos

Grain silos are typically Class II hazardous locations

NEC Article 502 – Class II Locations
502.1 General
502.4 Wiring Methods
502.5 Seals
502.6 Switches, Circuit Breakers, Motor Controllers and Fuses
502.7 Control Transformers
502.8 Motors and Generators
502.11 Luminaires
502.12 Flexible Cords
502.13 Receptacles and Attachment Plugs
502.14 Low Voltage, Limited Energy, and Communications Systems
502.16 Grounding and Bonding, Class II, Divisions 1 and 2
502.18 Multiwire Branch Circuits

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