Restricted Locations; Barrier To Habitable Rooms - Alpha ESS M4856-P Installation Manual

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sites with direct sunlight;
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sites with extreme change of ambient temperature;
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wet rooms;
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sites with highly flammable materials or gases; or
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sites with a potentially explosive atmosphere;

Restricted Locations

The battery system shall not be installed —
(a) in restricted locations, as defined for switchboards in AS/NZS 3000;
(b) within 600 mm of any hot source, such as water unit, gas heater, air conditioning unit
or any other appliance.
(c) within 600 mm of any exit;
(d) within 600 mm of any window or ventilation opening;
(e) within 900 mm of access to 240 Vac connections; and
(f) within 600 mm of side of other equipment.
A M4856-P installed in any corridor, hallway, lobby or the like leading to a fire exit shall
ensure sufficient clearance from the M4856-P for safe egress and no less than 1 m.
A M4856-P is considered a source of ignition and therefore shall not be installed within
hazardous area for gas cylinders containing heavier than air gasses and gas relief vent
terminal as defined in AS/NZS 3000.

Barrier to habitable rooms

To protect against the spread of fire to habitable rooms, where the M4856-P is mounted
on, placed against a surface of a wall or structure that has a habitable room on the other
side, the wall or structure shall be a suitably non-combustible barrier. If the mounting
surface itself is not made of a suitably non-combustible material, a non-combustible barrier
may be placed between the M4856-P and the surface of a wall or structure.
Where the M4856-P is located on or within 300mm of the wall or structure separating it
from the habitable room, the barrier shall extend —
(i) 600 mm beyond the vertical sides of the M4856-P;
(ii) 1200 mm above the M4856-P; and
(iii) to the extent of the bottom of the M4856-P.
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