TheCommish said:
can you please post specific code section?This will help with the enforcement, thank you
From the 2011 NEC , Article 695 Fire Pumps,
695.6 Power Wiring. Power circuits and wiring methods shall comply with the requirements in 695.6(A) through (J), and as permitted in 230.90(A), Exception No. 4; 230.94, Exception No. 4; 240.13; 230.208; 240.4(A); and 430.31.
(A) Supply Conductors.
(1) Services and On-Site Power Production Facilities.
Service conductors and conductors supplied by on-site power production facilities shall be physically routed outside a building(s) and shall be installed as service-entrance conductors in accordance with 230.6, 230.9, and Parts III and IV of Article 230. Where supply conductors cannot be
physically routed outside of buildings, the conductors shall be permitted to be routed through the building(s) where installed in accordance with 230.6(1) or(2).
(2) Feeders. Fire pump supply conductors on the load side of the final disconnecting means and overcurrent device(s) permitted by 695.4(B), or conductors that connect directly to an on-site standby generator, shall comply with all of the following:
(a) Independent Routing. The conductors shall be kept entirely independent of all other wiring.
(b) Associated Fire Pump Loads. The conductors shall supply only loads that are directly associated with the fire pump system.
© Protection from Potential Damage. The conductors shall be protected from potential damage by fire, structural failure, or operational accident.
(d) Inside of a Building. Where routed through a building, the conductors shall be installed using one of the following methods:
(1) Be encased in a minimum 50 mm (2 in.) of concrete
(2) Be protected by a fire-rated assembly listed to achieve a minimum fire rating of 2 hours and dedicated to the fire pump circuit(s)
(3) Be a listed electrical circuit protective system with a minimum 2-hour fire rating
Informational Note: UL guide information for electrical circuit protective systems (FHIT) contains information on proper installation requirements to maintain the fire rating.
Exception to (A)(2)(d): The supply conductors located in the electrical equipment room where they originate and in the fire pump room shall not be required to have the minimum 2-hour fire separation or fire resistance rating, unless otherwise required by 700.10(D) of this Code.