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| | THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE CYCLES: |
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| | THE 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 2009 REVISIONS, 2008 |
| | NEC, 2004 FBC AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 1.AND FOUND |
| | NONCOMPLIANT WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | 1} 408.4 CIRCUIT DIRECTORY OR CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION |
| | EVERY CIRCUIT AND CIRCUIT MODIFICATION SHALL BE LEGIBLY |
| | IDENTIFIED AS TO ITS CLEAR, EVIDENT, AND SPECIFIC |
| | PURPOSE OR USE. THE IDENTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE |
| | SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO ALLOW EACH CIRCUIT TO BE |
| | DISTINGUISHED FROM ALL OTHERS.***CIRCUIT L42 SHOWN |
| | FEEDING NIGHT LIGHTS AND SOME EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON SHEET |
| | E-2, IS LISTED AS SPARE ON THE PANEL SCHEDULE. CHEK ALL |
| | PANEL SCHEDULES FOR ACCURACY. |
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| | 2} PER 700.12(F)(4)A RELAYING DEVICE ARRANGED TO |
| | ENERGIZE THE LAMPS AUTOMATICALLY UPON FAILURE OF THE |
| | SUPPLY TO THE UNIT EQUIPMENT |
| | THE BATTERIES SHALL BE OF SUITABLE RATING AND CAPACITY |
| | TO SUPPLY AND MAINTAIN AT NOT LESS THAN 871/2 PERCENT |
| | OF THE NOMINAL BATTERY VOLTAGE FOR THE TOTAL LAMP LOAD |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNIT FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 11/2 |
| | HOURS, OR THE UNIT EQUIPMENT SHALL SUPPLY AND MAINTAIN |
| | NOT LESS THAN 60 PERCENT OF THE INITIAL EMERGENCY |
| | ILLUMINATION FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 11/2 HOURS. |
| | STORAGE BATTERIES, WHETHER OF THE ACID OR ALKALI TYPE, |
| | SHALL BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED TO MEET THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF EMERGENCY SERVICE. |
| | UNIT EQUIPMENT SHALL BE PERMANENTLY FIXED IN PLACE |
| | (I.E., NOT PORTABLE) AND SHALL HAVE ALL WIRING TO EACH |
| | UNIT INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | ANY OF THE WIRING METHODS IN CHAPTER 3. FLEXIBLE |
| | CORD-AND-PLUG CONNECTION SHALL BE PERMITTED, PROVIDED |
| | THAT THE CORD DOES NOT EXCEED 900 MM (3 FT) IN LENGTH. |
| | THE BRANCH CIRCUIT FEEDING THE UNIT EQUIPMENT SHALL BE |
| | THE SAME BRANCH CIRCUIT AS THAT SERVING THE NORMAL |
| | LIGHTING IN THE AREA AND CONNECTED AHEAD OF ANY LOCAL |
| | SWITCHES. THE BRANCH CIRCUIT THAT FEEDS UNIT EQUIPMENT |
| | SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AT THE DISTRIBUTION PANEL. |
| | EMERGENCY LUMINAIRES THAT OBTAIN POWER FROM A UNIT |
| | EQUIPMENT AND ARE NOT PART OF THE UNIT EQUIPMENT SHALL |
| | BE WIRED TO THE UNIT EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED BY 700.9 AND |
| | BY ONE OF THE WIRING METHODS OF CHAPTER 3. |
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| | BILL TROBAUGH |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561/805-6718 |
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