| 2008-01-29 16:18:14 | |
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| | THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE |
| | CYCLES: |
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| | THE 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 2007 REVISIONS, 2005 |
| | NEC, NFPA-72 2002, NFPA-101 2003, 2004 FBC AS AMENDED, |
| | CHAPTER 1, .AND FOUND NONCOMPLIANT WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | 1} 240.4(C) DEVICES RATED OVER 800 AMPERES: WHERE THE |
| | OVERCURRENT DEVICE IS RATED OVER 800 AMPERES, THE |
| | AMPACITY OF THE CONDUCTORS IT PROTECTS SHALL BE EQUAL |
| | TO OR GREATER THAN THE RATING OF THE OVERCURRENT DEVICE |
| | DEFINED IN 240.6. THE FOUR- 250 MCM SHOWN FEEDING THE |
| | 1200 AMP MAIN DO NOT COMPLY WITH THIS ARTICLE. PLEASE |
| | FIELD VERIFY THE DESCRIBED CONDITIONS ARE CORRECT. |
| | ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE IS EXISTING THE NON CONFORMITY |
| | CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITH NEW WORK ON THE |
| | SERVICE BEING PROPOSED. |
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| | 2} THE "FINAL 1-LINE DIAGRAM" INDICATES DICONNECTING |
| | THE EXISTING GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR SYSTEM AND |
| | REPLACING IT WITH A SINGLE GROUND ROD. PROVIDE A |
| | DIAGRAM OF THE EXISTING GEC SYSTEM, FIELD VERIFY |
| | CONDITIONS. ALL THE EXISTING ELECTRODES THAT COMPRISE |
| | THE SYSTEM PER 250.50 MUST BE REUSED, ESPECIALLY |
| | 250.52(A)(3) CONCRETE ENCASED, IF AVAILABLE. |
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| | 3} IT WOULD APPEAR THAT IN THE EXISTING SERVICE THERE |
| | ARE 7 MEANS OF DISCONNECT, IN VIOLATION OF ARTICLE |
| | 230.71. PLEASE FIELD VERIFY AND CLARIFY THE PLAN. |
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| | SUBMIT WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMMENTS MADE IN THIS |
| | REVIEW. |
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| | IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL. |
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| | BILL TROBAUGH |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561/805-6718 |
