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    Electrical Classification for Nat Gas compressor and cooler

    I have a client that has decided the outdoor gas compressor oil/gas cooler he listed in his RFP needs to go inside. I am trying to convince him that this would require making the room explosion proof (in addition to all the air I will now need to suck out of the building to remove the heat)...
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    100 psi+ Natural Gas Piping Guidelines

    More Info: All piping will be inside a "power house" building to serve a gas turbine connected to a boiler serving an entire campus system. This is to replace/parallel an older outdoor compressor unit. Suction side run will be no more than 200' and discharge no more than 50'. Tying into...
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    100 psi+ Natural Gas Piping Guidelines

    I am looking for some guidance on designing a natural gas piping system that connects to a natural gas compressor with a 95 psig suction and 240 psig discharge. I am a PE who normally deals with 5 psi and under systems and want to get more than my pipe sizing correct. Seismic concerns, etc...
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    Elevator Sump Pump to 55 Gallon Drum

    I found the "no plumbing systems" in IBC 3006.6. Thanks. Doug Barker, PE HVAC & Plumbing Engineer
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    Elevator Sump Pump to 55 Gallon Drum

    I am currently review a set of plans for a commerical building and they are showing an elevator sump with a sump pump feeding into a 55 gallon drum in the elevator equipment room. This seems very wrong to me. Is it against IBC/IPC code?

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