| Date |
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| 2009-06-11 16:24:44 | |
| | ** DENIED 2ND REVIEW** |
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| | ** THIS IS THE FIRST REVIEW UNDER PERMIT APPLICATION. |
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| | ** THERE ARE STILL COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW WHICH |
| | ARE IN NEED OF ADDRESSING. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL NEW |
| | COMMENTS BASED ON INFORMATION ONLY NOW SUBMITTED FOR |
| | REVIEW. |
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| | 1) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FBC CHAPTER 13 2007 EDITION WITH |
| | 2009 GLITCH AMENDMENTS. THIS CHAPTER WAS COMPLETELY |
| | REVISED FROM THE FIRST PRINTING OF THE 2007 FBC. THERE |
| | ARE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES WHICH WILL AFFECT THIS PROJECT. |
| | |
| | PLEASE SUBMIT LIGHTING PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS PER |
| | 13-415.AB.5. THIS IS NOT A WHOLE BUILDING AS DEFINED IN |
| | SECTION 202. THE METHOD WHICH MUST BE USED IS METHOD |
| | *B* FOR SPACE BY SPACE. THE SUBMITTED CALCULATIONS AND |
| | THE INPUT DATA REPORT IS NOT CODE COMPLIANCE. |
| | THIS REQUIRES THE SPACES TO BE LISTED AND CHOSEN FOR |
| | THE USE AND LOCATION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES WHERE |
| | THE SPACE DESIGNATION GIVEN WAS FOR AN EMERGENCY ROOM |
| | WHEN THE SPACE OR LOCATION IS SOMETHING OTHER LIKE A |
| | JANITOR CLOSET, EXAM ROOM, NURSE STATION, TOILET ETC. |
| | THE DESIGNATION AND ALLOWANCE IS BASED ON THE LOCATION |
| | AND USE. THE TOILET MAY NO BE CALLED AN EMERGENCY ROOM |
| | TO USE THE ALLOWANCE OF 2.7 WHEN THE CODE HAS AN |
| | ALLOWANCE OF .09. ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE CORRIDOR |
| | WHICH IS SHOWN FOR A 2.7 ALLOWANCE AND WHEN HOSPITAL |
| | CORRIDOR HAS AN ALLOWANCE OF 1.0. |
| | THERE ARE MANY DESIGNATIONS WHICH MAY NOT BE USED. |
| | PLEASE ALSO CHECK THE CONTROL TYPE. THERE ARE SEVERAL |
| | LISTED AS * EXCEPTION FOR AREA USED AS A WHOLE*. PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE WHERE IN THE CODE THESE AREAS ARE LISTED. |
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| | 2) NOTE: ALL WORKING CLEARANCE SHALL MEET 110.26. BASED |
| | ON THE NURSE STATION ELEVATION ALONE THERE ARE SEVERAL |
| | ITEMS WHICH REQUIRE CLEARANCE HOWEVER DO NOT MEET THE |
| | SECTIONS. |
| | THE RESPONSE MENTIONS THE EXCEPTION IN 110.26. PLEASE |
| | EXPLAIN HOW THIS MEETS THE EXCEPTION. IT DOES NOT MEET |
| | THE EXCEPTION. IT IS CLEAR AN ELECTRICIAN COULD VERY |
| | WELL NEED TO CHECK FOR VOLTAGE, CIRCUIT TRACING AND |
| | NUMEROUS OTHER TASKS IN WHICH POWER WOULD BE PRESENT |
| | FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING. THESE PANELS MUST MEET |
| | CLEARANCES. THE EXCEPTION MAY NOT BE USED. |
| | |
| | 3) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 240.12,700.27, 701.18. PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE COMPLETE SELECTIVE COORDINATION FOR SYSTEMS |
| | INCLUDING NEW EQUIPMENT BEING INSTALLED. THIS STUDY |
| | NEEDS TO INCLUDE TIME CURVES. SOME INFORMATION SHOWN |
| | AND SUBMITTED HOWEVER BASED ON E7.01 NOT MATCHING RISER |
| | COMPLETELY AND NOT TIME CURVES SUBMITTED IT IS NOT |
| | KNOWN IF MINIMUM CODE COMPLIANCE IS MET. SEE COMMENT #8 |
| | ALSO. |
| | ** THIS IS A REPEATED COMMENT. THE RESPONSE MENTIONS TO |
| | SEE THE ATTACHED STUDY WHICH WAS SUBMITTED TO ACHA. |
| | THERE ARE NO STAMPS ON THE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION. IT |
| | IS ALSO NOT CLEAR HOW THE STUDY SUBMITTED ALONG WITH |
| | THE TIME CURVES WOULD PASS THE REVIEW FROM ACHA WHEN |
| | THERE ARE INCONSISTENCIES FROM THE RISER AND PLANS. |
| | ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE FACT THE CONDUCTORS ON STUDY |
| | RISER TO BOTH TRANSFORMERS T-EDCRL AND T-EDNL ARE 1/0 |
| | ON SELECTIVE COORDINATION RISER AND #1 ON THE LISTED |
| | FEEDERS. SEE NOTES BELOW ALSO FOR THE COORDINATION OF |
| | ALL RISER EQUIPMENT. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE TIME CURVES SUBMITTED ARE INDICATING A |
| | VERY CLOSE AND ALSO OVER-LAPPING ON SEVERAL ITEMS. |
| | PLEASE SUBMIT THE REVIEWED AND STAMPED SETS FROM ACHA. |
| | |
| | 4) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 517.17. PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE |
| | BY SHOWING THE PROTECTION OF SYSTEM. THE RESPONSE |
| | MENTIONS THIS IS REVISED ON RISER HOWEVER THE RISER |
| | ONLY INDICATES TWO ITEMS WITH THE GFCI PROTECTION. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE SECTION OF THE CODE GIVEN ABOVE WHICH |
| | REQUIRES THE PROTECTION OF OTHER LOCATIONS. |
| | ** THE INTENT IS NOT TO HAVE A SINGLE SITUATION CAUSE A |
| | SHUT DOWN OF A MAIN. IT WOULD BE BETTER TO LOSE ONE |
| | PANEL THAN THE ENTIRE RISER FEED. THE FOLLOWING IS THE |
| | EXACT WORDING TAKEN FROM THE NEC. |
| | |
| | ****WHEREVER GROUND-FAULT PROTECTION OF EQUIPMENT IS |
| | APPLIED TO THE SERVICE PROVIDING POWER TO A HEALTH CARE |
| | FACILITY, WHETHER BY DESIGN OR BY REASON OF THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF 215.10 OR 230.95, AN ADDITIONAL LEVEL |
| | OF GROUND-FAULT PROTECTION IS REQUIRED DOWNSTREAM. |
| | UNDER THIS RULE, GROUND-FAULT PROTECTION MUST BE |
| | APPLIED TO EVERY FEEDER, AND ADDITIONAL GROUND-FAULT |
| | PROTECTIVE DEVICES MAY BE APPLIED FARTHER DOWNSTREAM AT |
| | THE OPTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE HEALTH CARE |
| | FACILITY. UNLIKE THE REQUIREMENTS OF 215.10 AND 230.95 |
| | WHERE MANDATORY GFPE PROTECTION IS PREDICATED ON THE |
| | RATING OF THE DISCONNECTING MEANS (1000 AMPERES OR |
| | MORE), THE SECOND LEVEL OF GFPE IS NOT BASED ON THE |
| | RATING OF THE FEEDER DISCONNECTING MEANS, BECAUSE THE |
| | FUNCTION OF THE SECOND LEVEL OF GFPE IS TO PROVIDE THE |
| | DESIRED SELECTIVITY BETWEEN THE FEEDER PROTECTIVE |
| | DEVICES AND THE SERVICE OR BUILDING SUPPLY PROTECTIVE |
| | DEVICES. |
| | WITH PROPER COORDINATION, THIS ADDITIONAL GROUND-FAULT |
| | PROTECTION IS INTENDED TO LIMIT A GROUND FAULT TO A |
| | SINGLE FEEDER AND THEREBY PREVENT A TOTAL POWER OUTAGE |
| | OF THE ENTIRE HEALTH FACILITY. COORDINATION INCLUDES |
| | CONSIDERATION OF THE TRIP SETTING, THE TIME SETTING, |
| | AND THE TIME REQUIRED FOR OPERATION (OPENING TIME) OF |
| | EACH LEVEL OF THE GROUND-FAULT PROTECTION SYSTEM. |
| | *** PLEASE PROVIDE THE INFORMATION. |
| | |
| | 5) NOTE: PLEASE GO THROUGH RISER, CONDUCTORS AND ALL |
| | OVER CURRENT PROTECTION DEVICES. THERE ARE ITEMS WHICH |
| | DO NOT COORDINATE. |
| | 215.5, 110.9, 240.4, 310.16, 240.12 ETC THESE CODE |
| | SECTIONS ARE GIVEN IN GENERAL AS COORDINATION OF |
| | CONDUCTORS, OVER CURRENT PROTECTION, PANELS ETC EFFECT |
| | ALL SECTIONS. |
| | THIS IS A REPEAT COMMENT ARE THERE ARE ITEMS STILL NOT |
| | PROVIDED. |
| | AN EXAMPLE ABOVE WAS GIVEN FOR THE DIFFERENCES IN THE |
| | FEEDERS TO EACH TRANSFORMER. |
| | ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE PANEL SCHEDULE FOR EDEQH |
| | WHICH DOES NOT LIST ANY BRANCH BREAKER FOR THE FEEDERS |
| | TO THE TRANSFORMER. |
| | **THESE ARE TWO ITEMS GIVEN AS EXAMPLES ONLY. |
| | |
| | ONCE AUDIT/REVIEWS ARE COMPLETE AND PLANS ARE PICKED UP |
| | FOR CORRECTIONS, PLEASE BE SURE TO COMPLETELY REMOVE |
| | ALL OLD/VOIDED SHEETS AND ONLY INSERT NEW REVISED |
| | SHEETS INTO TWO COMPLETE SETS FOR REVIEW AND STAMPING. |
| | DO NOT LEAVE ANY OLD/VOIDED SHEETS IN SETS. |
| | PLEASE DO NOT ATTACH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO PLANS. ANY |
| | ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION SUCH AS PRODUCT APPROVALS, |
| | SPEC/CUT SHEETS, CALCULATIONS ETC. SHOULD BE PLACED |
| | INTO TWO SETS/FOLDERS/BINDERS ETC. |
| | PLEASE KNOW ONLY ONE SET OF THE OLD/VOIDED SHEETS |
| | SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR REFERENCE. |
| | THIS WILL HELP IN THE AUDIT/REVIEW PROCESS AND AVOID |
| | ANY DELAYS. |
| | |
| | IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS; OR IF COMMENTS ARE NOT |
| | TYPED IN A CLEAR MANNER PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO |
| | CONTACT THIS REVIEWER. |
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| | DEWEY PALMER |
| | ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561-805-6717 |
| | [email protected] |
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