Class 1 Division 1 Electrical Equipment

Class 1 division 1 defines a specific hazardous location in which ignitible flammable gases or vapors exist.

Class 1 division 1 electrical equipment.

Division probability of hazardous material. If equipment has been approved for use in a division 1 hazardous location it can be used in a division 2 hazardous location providing it is in the same class and group. Note to paragraph g 4 of this section. 1 fittings and flexible cords used in class i div.

Class i locations consist of areas where gases vapors or liquids may exist that have the potential to become flammable or ignitable. For definitions of these locations see 1926 449. 1 it s also allowed for div. All applicable requirements in this subpart apply to all hazardous classified locations unless modified by provisions of this section.

Low ambient conditions require special consideration. Can i use a piece of equipment approved for use in a division 1 hazardous location in a division 2 hazardous location. Under normal operating conditions 2. 100 of the national electrical code nec.

Sources of such hazards include gases vapors dust fibers and flyings which are combustible or flammable. 1 areas must be listed for class i div. Equipment suitable for class ii division 1 is permissible as well as equipment with the noted types of protection in b and. Rule 18 202 rigid metal conduit hazardous location cables explosion proof or flame proof d boxes and fittings with threaded connection to conduit and cable glands shall be used for wiring in zone 21.

Because of repair maintenance or leakage. Or breakdown or faulty operation of equipment which causes them to become a source of ignition. There are four general differences in wiring method requirements for div. The most widely used and recognizable equipment in class i division 1 locations is explosionproof equipment which is defined in art.

In electrical and safety engineering hazardous locations hazloc pronounced haz lōk are places where fire or explosion hazards may exist. Zone 0 1 2. A class i division 1 or division 2 location may be reclassified as a class i zone 0 zone 1 or zone 2 location only if all of the space that is classified because of a single flammable gas or vapor source is reclassified. There are two different divisions that exist in class i division 1 and division 2 along with three zones.

Electrical equipment installed in such locations could provide an ignition source due to electrical arcing or high temperature. The substance referred to by class has a high probability of producing an explosive or ignitable mixture due to it being present continuously intermittently or periodically or from the equipment itself under normal operating conditions. If a wiring method is allowed for div.