NEMA 4 requirement - salt water proximity
NEMA 4 requirement - salt water proximity
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I'm a little out of my element on this, so any handholding the group can offer would be helpful.
I have a project where NEMA may require a Type 4 enclosure due to proximity to salt water. I've been told that the proximity limit is 10 miles, meaning if the project is within 10 miles of a body of salt water, that it will require NEMA 4 enclosures.
Q1: Does that sound right? Seems excessive,
Q2: What counts as a body of salt water? Ocean? What about bays that may be somewhat brackish? Where is the cutoff, or code definition, for 'salt water'?
Thanks in advance. I don't really have access to these codes to dig the information up myself.
Project is a solar farm, so the cost could be significant.
I have a project where NEMA may require a Type 4 enclosure due to proximity to salt water. I've been told that the proximity limit is 10 miles, meaning if the project is within 10 miles of a body of salt water, that it will require NEMA 4 enclosures.
Q1: Does that sound right? Seems excessive,
Q2: What counts as a body of salt water? Ocean? What about bays that may be somewhat brackish? Where is the cutoff, or code definition, for 'salt water'?
Thanks in advance. I don't really have access to these codes to dig the information up myself.
Project is a solar farm, so the cost could be significant.
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RE: NEMA 4 requirement - salt water proximity
See this link for some guidance:
http://www.emersonnetworkpower.com/documentation/e...
As to what constitutes salt water, that is going to be a judgment call - depends on the local geography. On the South Carolina coast, what could be considered "salt water" can be a long way from the ocean. What is your area like?
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RE: NEMA 4 requirement - salt water proximity
Hydrology, Drainage Analysis, Flood Studies, and Complex Stormwater Litigation for Atlanta and the South East - http://www.campbellcivil.com