Not so much of an electrical question, moreover if anyone has any experience in swimming pools and dosing of chemicals.
Place I work out has a spa. It has a swimming pool and jacuzzi pool. It has chemical dosing pumps, which are closed in separate closed cupboards. It’s been open for about 3 years.
In the acid cupboard (hydrochloric acid), there’s a slight problem acid contamination. Both dosing pumps have packed up, and the associated conduits, cable tray have been ravaged by the acid, I believe. Not sure where the acid vapour or whatever you call it is escaping from, but it seems it’s attacking everything in the cupboard. The cupboard is ventilated. It’s come to a head, where the pumps have packed up & IP Masterseal socket, was leaking acid! I’ve attached pics. The previous socket had be glanded from the top. So I’ve replaced with a new one, and glanded from the bottom. Before anyone says anything, I have tried cable tying the swa to the cable tray, but the acid burns them off.
My question is, with experience of similar installs, would galvanised conduit & cable be suitable for such an environment? Also, again with previous experience have you known for these cupboards to be enclosed. Some present colleagues, suggest there just needs to be a wall between each chemical application, what installation methods have you seen?
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Place I work out has a spa. It has a swimming pool and jacuzzi pool. It has chemical dosing pumps, which are closed in separate closed cupboards. It’s been open for about 3 years.
In the acid cupboard (hydrochloric acid), there’s a slight problem acid contamination. Both dosing pumps have packed up, and the associated conduits, cable tray have been ravaged by the acid, I believe. Not sure where the acid vapour or whatever you call it is escaping from, but it seems it’s attacking everything in the cupboard. The cupboard is ventilated. It’s come to a head, where the pumps have packed up & IP Masterseal socket, was leaking acid! I’ve attached pics. The previous socket had be glanded from the top. So I’ve replaced with a new one, and glanded from the bottom. Before anyone says anything, I have tried cable tying the swa to the cable tray, but the acid burns them off.
My question is, with experience of similar installs, would galvanised conduit & cable be suitable for such an environment? Also, again with previous experience have you known for these cupboards to be enclosed. Some present colleagues, suggest there just needs to be a wall between each chemical application, what installation methods have you seen?
