Stuart in MN
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This isn't the usual type of garage posted here but I thought people would be interested anyway...
These are photos of a municipal water treatment plant that I did the electrical design for. I was out there today doing a final walkthrough after construction was completed. We included a storage garage in the building for a 200kw portable generator set, that can be used by the city to power this building as well as other facilities.
This is a view of the water plant. The generator garage is to the left. There's also a covered area on the far left, it's a picnic table pavilion for an adjacent park. That's my little BMW 325iX in the foreground.
edit: I forgot to mention earlier, I spec'd that decorative light pole out by the curb as well.
Looking into the garage. Inside dimensions are about 12' wide x 24' deep x 14' high; the overhead door is 10' wide by 12' high. There's a gas unit heater overhead. The horizontal duct on the upper left goes to a thermostatically controlled exhaust fan, the vertical duct in the rear corner on the right is an air intake with a motorized damper interlocked with the fan. On the back wall there's a 240vac receptacle for the generator's engine block heater and battery charger; they are left plugged in whenever the generator is not in use to keep it warmed up and ready to go. There's also a smaller connector that hooks up to a leak detector that's built into the generator's double walled fuel tank (since this is a municipal water plant they will want to know right away if there's any diesel fuel leaks.)
Inside view of the garage, looking towards the back.
Inside view of the garage, looking towards the front. The light fixtures are 2 x 48" T8 fluorescents with vaportight covers mounted on angle brackets. These particular lights are made by a company in Wisconsin called LDPI ( http://wetdamp.ldpi-inc.com/376.html ) but most lighting manufacturers have similar products. They're good for damp areas - it should stay pretty dry in there, but they have a hose bib for washing down the area so there's the possibility of water spray. We also used them in the rest of the building so there's commonality. It's not a huge amount of light fixtures, but it's enough - this space is for storage only, they won't use it for maintenance.
This is the generator that will be stored here, it's a 200kw, 480vac, three phase Cummins.
These are photos of a municipal water treatment plant that I did the electrical design for. I was out there today doing a final walkthrough after construction was completed. We included a storage garage in the building for a 200kw portable generator set, that can be used by the city to power this building as well as other facilities.
This is a view of the water plant. The generator garage is to the left. There's also a covered area on the far left, it's a picnic table pavilion for an adjacent park. That's my little BMW 325iX in the foreground.
edit: I forgot to mention earlier, I spec'd that decorative light pole out by the curb as well.Looking into the garage. Inside dimensions are about 12' wide x 24' deep x 14' high; the overhead door is 10' wide by 12' high. There's a gas unit heater overhead. The horizontal duct on the upper left goes to a thermostatically controlled exhaust fan, the vertical duct in the rear corner on the right is an air intake with a motorized damper interlocked with the fan. On the back wall there's a 240vac receptacle for the generator's engine block heater and battery charger; they are left plugged in whenever the generator is not in use to keep it warmed up and ready to go. There's also a smaller connector that hooks up to a leak detector that's built into the generator's double walled fuel tank (since this is a municipal water plant they will want to know right away if there's any diesel fuel leaks.)
Inside view of the garage, looking towards the back.
Inside view of the garage, looking towards the front. The light fixtures are 2 x 48" T8 fluorescents with vaportight covers mounted on angle brackets. These particular lights are made by a company in Wisconsin called LDPI ( http://wetdamp.ldpi-inc.com/376.html ) but most lighting manufacturers have similar products. They're good for damp areas - it should stay pretty dry in there, but they have a hose bib for washing down the area so there's the possibility of water spray. We also used them in the rest of the building so there's commonality. It's not a huge amount of light fixtures, but it's enough - this space is for storage only, they won't use it for maintenance.
This is the generator that will be stored here, it's a 200kw, 480vac, three phase Cummins.
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