Motor Driven Equipment & Cylinders

  • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 3:12 PM
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    Deleted user

    We had an inspector write up a manifold room because the exhaust fan motor was inside the room with the medical gas cylinders.  Obviously they can’t have a medical air compressor and cylinder manifolds in the same enclosure, but I never thought of this situation as an issue until now.  

    Reference: 

    NFPA 99, 2018, 5.1.3.3.4.2 Cylinders, whether full or empty, shall not be stored in enclosures containing motor-driven machinery, …
  • Friday, August 21, 2020 10:25 AM
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    Mark Allen

    Steve,

    I have run into this too.  Thought it was a one off, but will add it to my seminar notes now!
  • Friday, August 21, 2020 12:58 PM
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    Deleted user

    What was the outcome?


    One of our colleagues in Atlanta had it come up and they determined that the code was written to prevent things like pump motors.
  • Sunday, August 23, 2020 9:41 AM
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    Reply # 9185425 on 9176885
    Mark Allen

    In that case, I believe they used a different blower and solved the problem, but honestly I never heard. 

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