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| 2009-01-22 11:00:15 | |
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| | APPLICATION #08120571 ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW |
| | @ 150 N. QUADRILLE BLVD 1/21/09 |
| | WEST PALM BEACH, FL. |
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| | THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE CYCLES: |
| | 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 ENGINEER WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THE TITLE BLOCK |
| | MUST SIGN, DATE AND SEAL THE DOCUMENT. 61G15-23.002 |
| | FAC. WHEN SUBMITTING FOR PERMIT. |
| | |
| | THESE COMMENTS REFERENCE SHEET E-5 ELECTRICAL SERVICE |
| | RACK |
| | |
| | 2} THE METER ENCLOSURE IS MOUNTED ON THE RACK AND |
| | EXPOSED TO WEATHER BUT IS LABELED AS NEMA-1 IN THE |
| | "KEYED NOTES" #1. 110.3(A)(1). |
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| | 3} THE 1/0 CONDUCTORS FROM THE METER TO THE PANEL ARE |
| | NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE 200 AMP OCP MAIN BREAKER THEY |
| | TERMINATE IN. 3/0 MINIMUM BEFORE CONSIDERING VOLTAGE |
| | DROP. 310.16 NEC. |
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| | 4} THERE IS NO INDICATION OF CONDUITS CARRYING THE |
| | CONDUCTORS TO THE CONTACTORS FROM THE PANEL, OR THE |
| | CONDUITS AND CONDUCTORS FROM THE CONTACTORS TO THE |
| | LOADS, INCLUDE SIZE OF AND NUMBER OF CONDUITS AND |
| | CONDUCTORS. |
| | |
| | 5} THE #6 GEC WILL BE NONCOMPLIANT FOR THE 3/0 |
| | CONDUCTORS REQUIRED FOR THE SERVICE PER 250.66. (#4 |
| | MINIMUM). SEE COMMENT #3. |
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| | 6} THE METERED SERVICE RISER DIAGRAM HAS THE INCORRECT |
| | CONDUCTORS TO THE METER FROM THE HANDHOLE (NO |
| | TRANSFORMER SHOWN) FOR THE SERVICE SIZE PER 310.16, AND |
| | THE INCORRECT GEC PER 250.66. THE TRANSFORMER INDICATED |
| | ON SHEET E-2 SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RISER DIAGRAM, |
| | AND PRIMARY/SECONDARY RATINGS GIVEN 215.5NEC. THE |
| | EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR (#8) RAN WITH THE SERVICE |
| | CONDUCTORS TO THE PANEL PARALLELS THE GROUNDED |
| | CONDUCTOR (NEUTRAL) AND MUST NOT BE RUN TO THE PANEL. |
| | 250.6 NEC. |
| | |
| | 7} THE POWER RISER DIAGRAM HAS THE INCORRECT CONDUCTORS |
| | TO THE METER FROM THE HANDHOLE (NO TRANSFORMER SHOWN) |
| | FOR THE SERVICE SIZE PER 310.16 AND THE WRONG SIZE |
| | SERVICE CONDUCTORS TO PANEL "A". THE EQUIPMENT |
| | GROUNDING CONDUCTOR (#4) RAN WITH THE SERVICE |
| | CONDUCTORS TO THE PANEL PARALLELS THE GROUNDED |
| | CONDUCTOR (NEUTRAL) AND MUST NOT BE RUN TO THE PANEL. |
| | 250.6 NEC. |
| | |
| | THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS REFERENCE PANEL "A" CIRCUITING |
| | VERSES THE CIRCUITING AT THE FIXTURES SHEETS-1 THROUGH |
| | E-3. 408.4 NEC. |
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| | 8} POLE #19, A-21, IS A-23 ON THE SCHEDULE. |
| | |
| | 9} TWO POLES ARE NUMBERED "P23" ON SHEET E-2, ONE ON |
| | THE EAST AND ONE ON THE WEST SIDES OF THE STREET. THESE |
| | ARE CIRCUITED THE SAME. |
| | |
| | 10} POLE NUMBER 25 CIRCUITS DO NOT CORRELATE WITH THE |
| | PANEL SCHEDULE. A10,12 POLE AND A23 RECEPTACLE AT THE |
| | POLE, A14,16, 25 ON THE SCHEDULE. |
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| | 11} POLE #31 LISTS CIRCUIT A-25 FOR THE RECEPTACLE, THE |
| | SCHEDULE STOPS ALL RECEPTACLE NUMBERS AT POLE #30. |
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| | 12} POLES #32 THROUGH #39 LISTS A-27 FOR RECEPTACLES, |
| | A-27 IS A SPACE ON THE SCHEDULE. |
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| | 13} RECALCULATE THE LOAD SUMMARY ON THE PANEL AFTER |
| | CORRECTING COMMENTS 8 THROUGH 12. |
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| | 14} LOCATE THE TRELLIS PANELS, LIGHTS AND RECEPTACLES |
| | ON SHEETS E-1 THROUGH E-3 WITH CORRELATING CIRCUIT |
| | NUMBERS AT SAME. THERE IS NO INDICATION IF THESE |
| | CIRCUITS ARE RAN WITH THE POLE CIRCUITS IN THOSE |
| | CONDUITS OR IF THEY ARE IN SEPARATE CONDUITS AS THE |
| | CIRCUIT NUMBERS DO NOT APPEAR ON THE PLAN. |
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| | 15} LOCATE THE FOUNTAIN CIRCUITS, INDICATE HOW ROUTED |
| | ON THE PLANS. SEE COMMENT #14. |
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| | 16} THE TRANSFORMER SHOWN ON SHEET E-2 MUST BE SHOWN ON |
| | THE RISER DIAGRAM AND THE RATINGS, WATTAGE PRIMARY AND |
| | SECONDARY MUST BE GIVEN. 215.5 NEC. THE REASON FOR THIS |
| | COMMENT IS TO REVIEW THE PROVIDED SERVICE VOLTAGE AND |
| | THE EQUIPMENT AND LUMINAIRE VOLTAGES THE SAME. EG; |
| | 120/208 VOLT TRANSFORMER SECONDARY, 240 VOLT |
| | LUMINAIRES. |
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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 |
| | [email protected] |
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