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| 2018-04-23 12:46:58 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH ED. |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2017 |
| | 6TH EDITION |
| | FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | NEC = NFPA 70 2014 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| | 1. PROVIDE DETAIL OF COMPLIANCE WITH NEC 240.87 |
| | 2. PROVIDE MANUFACTURERS SPEC SHEET FOR MSB-1 AND MSB-2 |
| | AND THE GENERATOR TAP BOXES. NEC 110.3; FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 3. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY SPEC SHEETS |
| | SUBMITTED FOR THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT PROPOSED, IT IS |
| | NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE IF REAR ACCESS FOR MSB-1 AND |
| | MSB-2 IS REQUIRED. IF IT IS NECESSARY TO ACCESS THE |
| | REAR OF THE EQUIPMENT, IT APPEARS THAT MSB-2 DOES NOT |
| | SHOW THE CLEARANCE REQUIRED. DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION |
| | THAT MSB-1 FACES, IT MAY NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED |
| | CLEARANCES. PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND/OR CORRECTION. |
| | NEC 110.26 |
| | 4. PARTIAL ONE LINE DIAGRAM PROVIDED IS CONFUSING AND |
| | HAS DISCREPANCIES. FOR MSB-1, THE FEED FROM THE |
| | TRANSFORMER IS SHOWN FEEDING THE BUS AHEAD OF THE MAIN |
| | BREAKER, WHILE FOR MSB-2, IT IS SHOWN FEEDING THE BUS |
| | DOWNSTREAM OF THE MAIN BREAKER. NO DETAILS ARE PROVIDED |
| | FOR THE FEED FROM THE TAP BOXES TO THE GENERATOR |
| | BREAKER. PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND/OR CORRECTION. FBC |
| | 107.2.1; NEC 230.70 |
| | 5. MAIN BONDING JUMPERS SHALL BE SIZED AT 12.5% OF THE |
| | TOTAL AREA OF SERVICE CONDUCTORS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | NEC 250.28(D) |
| | 6. PROVIDE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS FOR THE |
| | CONDUITS FROM THE NEW MSB?S TO THE EXISTING MDP?S. NEC |
| | 250.110, 250.118, 250.120, 250.122 |
| | 7. PROVIDE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATION FOR EACH |
| | PANEL INCLUDING INFORMATION FROM THE POWER COMPANY |
| | STATING WHAT THE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT IS FOR |
| | THE SERVICE TO CONFIRM THE STATED AIC RATING OF THE |
| | SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND DOWNSTREAM PANELS IS ADEQUATE. |
| | NEC 110.9, 110.10 |
| | 8. PROVIDE DETAILS OF HOW THE TEMPORARY POWER MENTIONED |
| | ON PLAN WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 9. WILL PERMANENT GENERATOR BE INSTALLED UNDER SEPARATE |
| | PERMIT, OR WILL A TEMPORARY GENERATOR BE USED? PROVIDE |
| | CLARIFICATION ON PLAN. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 10. PLAN STATES THAT MSB?S HAVE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER |
| | CAPABILITY. PROVIDE DETAILS OF HOW THIS AUTOMATIC |
| | TRANSFER WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 11. PROVIDE LOAD CALCULATION FOR SERVICE, INCLUDE |
| | EXISTING AND NEW LOADS TO CONFIRM CAPACITY OF SERVICE |
| | IS ADEQUATE AND TO CONFIRM WHAT CAPACITY IS REQUIRED |
| | FOR GENERATOR. NEC 215.2, 220, 408.30, 702.4(B) |
| | 12. PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH NEC 702.7(C), INDICATE |
| | WHICH TYPE OF SYSTEM WILL BE USED IF THIS IS A PORTABLE |
| | GENERATOR TYPE OF INSTALLATION. NEC 702.7; FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 13. WHY IS THE GENERATOR BREAKER IN MSB-2 SIZED AT 3000 |
| | AMPS INSTEAD OF 4000? PROVIDE CLARIFICATION. FBC |
| | 107.2.1; NEC 230.79, 230.90 |
| | 14. PROVIDE INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION POINT AT |
| | SERVICE. SHOW ON PLAN. NEC 250.94 |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
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| | 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. |
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| | SINCERELY, |
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| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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