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    L1-NAM-INS-013 - Water Ingress Into Substation Pits

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    This document provides guidelines for preventing water ingress into substation pits. It details issues found with water accumulating in pits at two substations. To address this, pits must be waterproofed if located in tidal areas or below the water table. Acceptable methods include using solid concrete construction with no joints, hydophilic waterstops at joints, and sealed conduits. Designers should also consider elevated mezzanine floors. The document establishes these practices and ensures their incorporation into maintenance standards.

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    This document provides guidelines for preventing water ingress into substation pits. It details issues found with water accumulating in pits at two substations. To address this, pits must be waterproofed if located in tidal areas or below the water table. Acceptable methods include using solid concrete construction with no joints, hydophilic waterstops at joints, and sealed conduits. Designers should also consider elevated mezzanine floors. The document establishes these practices and ensures their incorporation into maintenance standards.

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    This document provides guidelines for preventing water ingress into substation pits. It details issues found with water accumulating in pits at two substations. To address this, pits must be waterproofed if located in tidal areas or below the water table. Acceptable methods include using solid concrete construction with no joints, hydophilic waterstops at joints, and sealed conduits. Designers should also consider elevated mezzanine floors. The document establishes these practices and ensures their incorporation into maintenance standards.

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    DESIGN PRACTICE NOTE

    WATER INGRESS INTO SUBSTATION PITS


    L1-NAM-INS-013 Version: 1 Effective from: 31 July 2013

    Approval

    Amendment Record

    Approval Date Version Description


    31/07/2013 1 Initial Issue under MTM.

    Approving Manager: Head of Network Asset Management Approval Date: 31/07/2013 Next Review Date: 31/07/2015
    PRINTOUT MAY NOT BE UP-TO-DATE; REFER TO METRO INTRANET FOR THE LATEST VERSION Page 1 of 3
    DESIGN PRACTICE NOTE
    WATER INGRESS INTO SUBSTATION PITS
    L1-NAM-INS-013 Version: 1 Effective from: 31 July 2013

    Table of Contents

    1. Purpose ........................................................................................................................... 3

    2. Background & Issue ....................................................................................................... 3

    3. The Requirement ............................................................................................................ 3

    4. Type Approval................................................................................................................. 3

    5. MTM Requirements......................................................................................................... 3

    Approving Manager: Head of Network Asset Management Approval Date: 31/07/2013 Next Review Date: 31/07/2015
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    DESIGN PRACTICE NOTE
    WATER INGRESS INTO SUBSTATION PITS
    L1-NAM-INS-013 Version: 1 Effective from: 31 July 2013

    1. Purpose
    The purpose of this DPN is to develop a process to prevent the ingress of water into
    substation pits due to seepage where pits are located in tidal areas or in charged ground
    below the natural water table.

    2. Background & Issue


    Water was found in the pit beneath the 22KV switchgear at the Sunbury Substation. The
    sump in the corner of the pit inside the substation was fully submerged and approximately
    20mm covered the floor of the pit.
    The conduit penetrations into the pit did not appear to be leaking. The construction joint
    along the base and the wall of the pit was visibly “rough” and it appears that this could be
    the source of the seepage into the pit.
    A small amount of water was evident in the pit beneath the rectifier at the Diggers Rest
    Substation. There was some evidence of seepage from the spare sealed conduit leading
    into the pit and appeared to be coming in from outside the substation.
    The presence of water in Substation Pits has the potential to damage assets, cause
    serious injury to staff and hinder the visual inspections of electrical assets.

    3. The Requirement
    In general it is necessary for pits to be waterproofed. If the pit is located in a tidal area or in
    charged ground below the water table or there is a potential for water ingress then
    additional water proofing may be applied. The following processes shall be implemented in
    order to ensure adequate water proofing is provided:
     Pits shall be installed using in-situ concrete with no construction joints, or
     Hydophilic waterstops shall be used to seal construction joints.
     Joints in conduits and penetrations into the pits shall be adequately sealed in
    accordance with the manufacturer’s waterproofing recommendations.
     Ensure conduits are graded away from Substations where practicable.
     An additive shall be used in the concrete mix to provide non-absorptive properties and
    shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
    Designers should also consider the use of a mezzanine type floor to ensure pits and
    conduit penetrations into a sub station are not subject to water ingress.
    Note: Where a pit is below the water table or in a tidal area, the potential for uplift due to
    buoyancy shall be considered and allowed for in the design.

    4. Type Approval
    A Type Approval process is not applicable.

    5. MTM Requirements
    The principles of this Design Practice Note are to be incorporated into the MTM
    requirements for Substations.

    Approving Manager: Head of Network Asset Management Approval Date: 31/07/2013 Next Review Date: 31/07/2015
    PRINTOUT MAY NOT BE UP-TO-DATE; REFER TO METRO INTRANET FOR THE LATEST VERSION Page 3 of 3

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