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    Ventilation System For Lube Pit

    I am a project manager for a real estate development firm. One of our clients is an automotive repair facility that also performs oil changes. All locations have a lube pit (basement) under the bays where oil changes are completed. Currently our architect and engineers are designing each of the...
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    When Mechanical Inspectors and Electrical Inspectors Need to Talk

    There are many instances where it either pays to be a multi-discipline inspector (I am but no longer believe it that) or when the inspectors and plan reviewers need to talk. Here is one such example: In a major repair garage, the pit is often a troublesome spot. NEC 511.3(C)(3) allows the pit...
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