Illustrated Code Catastrophes: Section 110.26(E), Section 620.21(A)(3), and Section 300.15

We just made a plumbing contractor moved their pipes out of the switchboard room. In this case the installing of the plumbing pipes was in compliance with the NEC but because the project have to comply with UFC standards (UFC 3-420-01) which prohibit foreign equipment in electrical rooms which includes telecommunication rooms.

I always say as a professional engineer with an electrical background, I cannot solely look at the NEC code to design. Other local codes, rules and regulations do impact the electrical design and construction. We need to pay careful attention to the other codes if we want to avoid redoing projects in our own cost.