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UPS Location

07/13/2012 2:07 AM

Hello,

I just need to know please if a UPS of 80 KVA is allowed to be placed on the wall or a seperation distance to the wall is required by any code?

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07/13/2012 2:59 AM

It depends on the manufacturer's design as to where the hot items are. The installation manual should specify any clearances, if necessary.

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07/13/2012 3:52 AM

Right you are Tornado...

And it also depends on the codes in the locality, and the construction of the wall - CMU, precast, plywood, drywall, steel bulkhead, igloo...

To provide much more of an answer to the OP we need a lot more information.

OP - for practicality, there are lots of UPS equipment racks that are mounted directly to walls. These racks are usually ventilated. I am not familiar with any stand-alone UPS devices that would necessitate direct-to-wall mounting. Could you not install a shelf and leave ventilation space on all sides of the unit?

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07/15/2012 6:32 PM

Any 80kVA UPS i can think of will be too heavy to mount on a wall.

Beyond that, as mentioned by Tornado, clearance will be determined by the Vendors installation manual and\or your cable routing to the batteries and the supply\load cables.

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