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| 2008-07-17 13:29:05 | |
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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} THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS REQUESTED IN THE |
| | PRIOR REVIEW, COMMENT #3, WERE NOT SUBMITTED, THE |
| | SCHEMATIC ON SHEET E2 DOES NOT CLEARLY INDICATE |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH 230.76 OR 225.31, 32. PLEASE SUBMIT |
| | SAME. |
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| | 2} SHEET E5 INDICATES A BONDING JUMPER IN THE EXISTING |
| | SWITCHGEAR IN VIOLATION OF 250.24(A)(5) "LOAD-SIDE |
| | GROUNDING CONNECTIONS A GROUNDING CONNECTION SHALL NOT |
| | BE MADE TO ANY GROUNDED CONDUCTOR ON THE LOAD SIDE OF |
| | THE SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE |
| | PERMITTED IN THIS ARTICLE." THE NEUTRALS AND GROUNDS |
| | MUST BE SEPARATED IN THE EXISTING SWITCHBOARD AS THE |
| | APS IS NOW THE FIRST MEANS OF DISCONNECT. ALSO SEE |
| | 250.6 OBJECTIONABLE CURRENT OVER GROUNDING CONDUCTORS |
| | AND 250.32(B)(1)----- "ANY INSTALLED GROUNDED CONDUCTOR |
| | SHALL NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING |
| | CONDUCTOR OR TO THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE(S). |
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| | 3} THE RESPONSE TO COMMENT #4 FROM THE PEVIOUS REVIEW |
| | WAS NOT CLEAR, SEE COMMENT #1. |
| | |
| | 4} VERIFY THAT 250 MCM EQUIPMENT GROUND COMPLIES WITH |
| | 250.122(F)(1). THIS WOULD DEPEND ON THE AMPERAGE RATING |
| | OF THE OCP. SEE COMMENT #1. |
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| | 5} THE NOTE "E" SHEET E5, SYSTEM GROUNDING LEGEND AND |
| | NOTE "9" SHEET E2 REGARDING ARTICLE 250.32(A)(2) AND |
| | USING THE NEUTRAL AS THE GROUND TO THE BUILDING IS NOT |
| | ALLOWED. ARTICLE 250.32(B)(2) STATES " GROUNDED |
| | CONDUCTOR WHERE (1) AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR IS |
| | NOT RUN WITH THE SUPPLY TO THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, |
| | (2) THERE ARE NO CONTINUOUS METALLIC PATHS BONDED TO |
| | THE GROUNDING SYSTEM IN EACH BUILDING OR STRUCTURE |
| | INVOLVED". CONDITION #2 CANNOT BE MET . SEE E6"SYSTEM |
| | CONTROL WIRING, AND SHEET E4 INDICATING CONTROL WIRING |
| | RUNING BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE AND THE BUILDING AN |
| | EQUIPMENT GROUND PER 250.122 IS REQUIRED, MAKING |
| | COMMENT #2 A REQUIREMENT. |
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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 |
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