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Article 427, Fixed Electric Heating Equipment for Pipelines and Vessels

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These are the 10 NEC Article 427 items we deem most important, based on the pervasiveness of confusion and the potential costs of same.

  1. Know the difference between Impedance, Inductance, Integrated, Resistance, Skin-effect and heating systems [427.2]. Each has its own installation requirements.
     
  2. Fixed heating systems for pipelines and vessels are always continuous loads. Normally, when you are using one you are using them all. It's not like the situation where you have mixed use loads that aren't normally run at max capacity at the same time--for example, 24 receptacles in an office area.
     
  3. Not all equipment that might be used for this purpose can be used for this purpose. Ensure that it's identified for the chemical, thermal, and physical environment. If in doubt, contact the manufacturer.
     
  4. Equipment identified for this purpose must be installed in a manner that doesn't violate its suitability for the purpose. Consult and follow the manufacturer's instructions.
     
  5. The requirements for resistance heating elements are not obvious, so you must consult Part III to know what they are.
     
  6. The requirements for impedance heating elements are not obvious, so you must consult Part IV to know what they are.
     
  7. The requirements for inductive heating elements are not obvious, so you must consult Part V to know what they are.
     
  8. The requirements for skin-effect heating elements are not obvious, so you must consult Part VI to know what they are.
     
  9. The rules for the disconnecting means changed with the adoption of the 2002 NEC. A controller can serve as the disconnect, if it conforms to 427.55 and 427.56(D).
     
  10. Article 427 does not provide separate requirements for overcurrent protection. You protect the heating equipment against overcurrent when you supply it by a branch circuit as specified in 210.3 and 210.23.

 

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