Marketing/Documents/9mar010 rev.2 / July 29 2005ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION OFFIRE PUMP SYSTEM (U.S.A.)AUTOMATICTRANSFERSWITCHFOR EMERGENCYPOWER GENERATOR,SEE NFPA 20-03CHAPTER 9-6AND APPENDIX A-9-3.2.2.2AND A-9-6.2NFPA 70-99 ARTICLE 695-3 BTRANSFER SWITCHFOR ESSENTIALBUILDING CIRCUITSCIRCUIT BREAKEROR FUSIBLEDISCONNECT SWITCH.THE OVERCURRENTPROTECTIVE DEVICEIS NOT REQUIRED TOBE SIZED FOR LOCKEDROTOR CURRENT.SEE NFPA20-03 9.6.5GENERATOR STARTSIGNALPOWERDISTRIBUTIONELECTRICALROOMNON ESSENTIALBUILDING CIRCUITSESSENTIALBUILDING CIRCUITSESCALATORS, LIGHTS, ...POWER WIRINGBETWEEN ELECTRICAL ROOM AND PUMP ROOMAS WELL AS BETWEEN GENERATOR AND PUMP ROOM- CONDUCTORS SIZED AT 125% OF FULL LOAD CURRENT- ROUTED OUTSIDE OF BUILDING OR ENCLOSED BY 2" OF CONCRETE OR HAVE 1 HOUR FIRE RATING- SEE NFPA20-03 9.2.5.4 AND 9.3 AND NFPA 70-99 ARTICLE 695-6 A, B, CPUMP ROOMIF CIRCUIT BREAKER ORFUSIBLE DISCONNECTSWITCH IS REQUIRED:- OVERLOAD DEVICES SELECTED TO CARRY LOCKED ROTOR CURRENT CONTINUOUSLY- GROUND FAULT PROTECTION IS NOT PERMITTED- LOCKABLE IN "ON" POSITION. LABELLED "FIRE PUMP DICSONNECT MEANS". SEE NFPA 20-03 CHAPTER 9 ARTICLE 9.3.2.2.3.2 A TO E AND NFPA 70-99 ARTICLE 695-4NOTE: LISTED FIRE PUMP CONTROLLERS ARE SUITABLE FOR USE AS SERVICE EQUIPMENT.GENERATOR STARTSIGNALU.L.(F.M.) LISTEDBUILT TO UL STANDARD 1008AND NFPA 20-03 STANDARD CHAPTER 10-8.2.1- TRANSFER OF POWER SHALL TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE PUMP ROOM.- TRANSFER SWITCH SHALL BE SPECIFICALLY LISTED FOR FIRE PUMP SERVICE.- ONE TRANSFER SWITCH SHALL BE DEDICATED TO EACH FIRE PUMP.- SEE: NFPA 20-03 CHAPTER 9.6.4, 10-8.3.1 AND 10-8.2.3U.L. (F.M.) LISTED BUILTTO NFPA 20-03 STANDARDCHAPTER 10. PLEASE NOTE:- TO BE LOCATED WITHIN SIGHT OF PUMP MOTOR.- FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER SHALL NOT BE USED AS A JUNCTION BOX.- SEE: NFPA 20-03 CHAPTER 10.3.4.6TORNATECHELECTRICFIRE PUMPCONTROLLER1/4" N.P.T. BULKHEAD PRESSURESWITCH CONNECTIONSEE NFPA 20-03, 10-5.2.1.6 BFIRE PUMPEMERGENCY POWERNORMAL POWER SUPPLYGENERATORSEPARATESERVICE ENTRANCEFOR BUILDINGSEPARATESERVICE ENTRANCEFOR FIRE PUMPThis information bulletin is intended for quick reference only. For detailed information, see NFPA 20 standard and NFPA 70 NEC.NFPA 20-03 CHAPTER 9NFPA 70-99 ARTICLE 695-3MOTORS SHALL BE LISTED FORFIRE PUMP SERVICE AND COMPLYWITH NEMA STANDARD M6-1 NEMA DESIGN BNFPA 20-03 CHAPTER 9.5.1.1 & 9.5.1.2