• Code Quiz: Definition of Hermetic Refrigerant Motor Compressor

    NEC guidelines on refrigerant motor compressors
    May 21, 2015

    A hermetic refrigerant motor compressor consists of a compressor and motor, both of which must be enclosed in _____  ______  ______, with no external shaft or shaft seals, with the motor operating in the refrigerant.

    A)  the same housing

    B)  suitable rigid housing

    C)  metallic housing enclosure

    Find the Answer

    Answer: A

    A hermetic refrigerant motor compressor is defined in Art. 100 of the 2014 NEC as a combination of a compressor and motor, both of which are enclosed in the same housing, with no external shaft or shaft seals, with the motor operating in the refrigerant.

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