Code Quiz: Grounding of Fixed Industrial Process Electrode-Type Boilers

Jan. 18, 2018
NEC Rules on Grounding of Fixed Industrial Process Electrode Boilers

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For boilers designed such that fault currents do not pass through the pressure vessel, and the pressure vessel is electrically isolated from the electrodes, all exposed non-current-carrying metal parts, including the pressure vessel, supply, and return connecting piping, shall be _________. For all other designs, the pressure vessel containing the electrodes shall be isolated and _________ from ground.

A) insulated / connected
B) grounded / electrically insulated
C) bonded / isolated
D) none of the above

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Answer: B

As outlined in Sec. 425.85 of the 2017 NEC, “For those boilers designed such that fault currents do not pass through the pressure vessel, and the pressure vessel is electrically isolated from the electrodes, all exposed non-current-carrying metal parts, including the pressure vessels, supply, and return connecting piping, shall be grounded. For all other designs, the pressure vessel containing the electrodes shall be isolated and electrically insulated from ground.”

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