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How close can an electrical outlet be to the opening of a paint booth?
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∙ 11y ago
There should be no problem with a receptacle being adjacent to the spray booth. The spray booth should be a stand alone booth with all of the interlocks in place. The spray booth should be wired as an explosion proof device and as such there will be no explosive vapours that will be allowed into the main building where the booth is probably located. The air solenoid interlock contact prevents the air pressure, for the paint spray gun, from entering the booth. Once the exhaust fan system is activated the air solenoid is energized and air pressure is allowed to the spray gun. The interlock auxiliary contact for the solenoid is usually combined with the magnetic contactor that is used for the exhaust fan.
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Another AnswerA spray booth should be designed to prevent any potential for electric spark anywhere near the paint vapors.
Spray booths are typically designed to have a negative pressure, meaning that the vapors are being pulled out of the booth.
Any lights inside the booth should be explosion proof, with gas tight seals.
Light switches should either be outside the booth or of an explosion-proof design.
No outlets should be inside the booth, since there is no way to protect the outlet from the potential of an electric spark.
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Outside the booth should have no buildup of explosive vapors, so you should be able to have an outlet just about anywhere you want.
!!!!!! See the NEC for exact measurements of classified areas around spray booth!!!!!!!
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