| Date |
Text |
| 2017-06-21 07:33:22 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2014 5TH |
| | EDITION |
| | NFPA 70 2011 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| | |
| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW COMMENTS: |
| | |
| | 1. PLEASE INDICATE THE RECEPTACLE CONTROL REQUIRED BY |
| | FBC C401.2 AND ASHREA 90.1: 8.4.2: |
| | AUTOMATIC RECEPTACLE CONTROL. THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE |
| | AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED: |
| | A. AT LEAST 50% OF ALL 125-VOLT 15 AND 20 AMP |
| | RECEPTACLES IN ALL PRIVATE OFFICES, CONFERENCE ROOMS, |
| | ROOMS USED PRIMARILY FOR PRINTING AND/OR COPYING |
| | FUNCTIONS, BREAK ROOMS, CLASSROOMS, AND INDIVIDUAL |
| | WORKSTATIONS. |
| | B. AT LEAST 25% OF BRANCH CIRCUIT FEEDERS INSTALLED FOR |
| | MODULAR FURNITURE NOT SHOWN ON THE CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS. |
| | |
| | THIS CONTROL SHALL FUNCTION ON: |
| | A. A SCHEDULED BASIS USING A TIME-OF-DAY OPERATED |
| | CONTROL DEVICE THAT TURNS RECEPTACLES OFF A SPECIFIC |
| | PROGRAMMED TIMES ? AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM SCHEDULE |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR CONTROLLED AREAS OF NO MORE THAN |
| | 5000 SQ. FT. AND NOT MORE THAN ONE FLOOR (THE OCCUPANT |
| | SHALL BE ABLE TO MANUALLY OVERRIDE THE CONTROL DEVICE |
| | FOR UP TO TWO HOURS), OR |
| | B. AN OCCUPANT SENSOR THAT SHALL TURN RECEPTACLES OFF |
| | WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF ALL OCCUPANTS LEAVING A SPACE, OR |
| | C. AN AUTOMATED SIGNAL FROM ANOTHER CONTROL OR ALARM |
| | SYSTEM THAT SHALL TURN RECEPTACLES OFF WITHIN 20 |
| | MINUTES AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE AREA IS UNOCCUPIED. |
| | |
| | ALL CONTROLLED RECEPTACLES SHALL BE PERMANENTLY MARKED |
| | TO VISUALLY DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM UNCONTROLLED |
| | RECEPTACLES AND ARE TO BE UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED |
| | THROUGHOUT THE SPACE. |
| | |
| | PLUG IN DEVICES SHALL NOT BE USED TO COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTION 8.4.2 |
| | |
| | EXCEPTIONS: RECEPTACLES FOR THE FOLLOWING SHALL NOT |
| | REQUIRE AN AUTOMATIC CONTROL DEVICE: |
| | |
| | 1. RECEPTACLES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR EQUIPMENT |
| | REQUIRING CONTINUOUS OPERATION (24 HOURS/DAY, 365 |
| | DAYS/YEAR). |
| | 2. SPACES WHERE AN AUTOMATIC CONTROL WOULD ENDANGER THE |
| | SAFETY OR SECURITY OF THE ROOM OR BUILDING OCCUPANTS. |
| | |
| | PLEASE NOTE: SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. WHEN |
| | RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RESUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, INSERT CORRECTED PAGES |
| | INTO THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID THE |
| | PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. |
| | |
| | SINCERELY, |
| | |
| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
| | |
