| Date |
Text |
| 2022-03-28 08:33:50 | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2020 7TH ED |
| | NFPA 70 2017 EDITION |
| | |
| | JAKE LEAHY |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER II |
| | 561-805-6713 |
| | [email protected] |
| | |
| | 700.3(F) TEMPORARY SOURCE OF POWER FOR MAINTENANCE OR |
| | REPAIR OF THE ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER. IF THE |
| | EMERGENCY SYSTEM RELIES |
| | ON A SINGLE ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER, WHICH WILL BE |
| | DISABLED FOR MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR, THE EMERGENCY |
| | SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE |
| | PERMANENT SWITCHING MEANS TO CONNECT A PORTABLE OR |
| | TEMPORARY ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER, WHICH SHALL BE |
| | AVAILABLE FOR THE |
| | DURATION OF THE MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR. THE PERMANENT |
| | SWITCHING MEANS TO CONNECT A PORTABLE OR TEMPORARY |
| | ALTERNATE SOURCE |
| | OF POWER SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) CONNECTION TO THE PORTABLE OR TEMPORARY ALTERNATE |
| | SOURCE OF POWER SHALL NOT REQUIRE MODIFICATION OF THE |
| | PERMANENT |
| | SYSTEM WIRING. |
| | (2) TRANSFER OF POWER BETWEEN THE NORMAL POWER SOURCE |
| | AND THE EMERGENCY POWER SOURCE SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH |
| | 700.12. |
| | (3) THE CONNECTION POINT FOR THE PORTABLE OR TEMPORARY |
| | ALTERNATE SOURCE SHALL BE MARKED WITH THE PHASE |
| | ROTATION AND |
| | SYSTEM BONDING REQUIREMENTS. |
| | (4) MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL INTERLOCKING SHALL PREVENT |
| | INADVERTENT INTERCONNECTION OF POWER SOURCES. |
| | (5) THE SWITCHING MEANS SHALL INCLUDE A CONTACT POINT |
| | THAT SHALL ANNUNCIATE AT A LOCATION REMOTE FROM THE |
| | GENERATOR |
| | OR AT ANOTHER FACILITY MONITORING SYSTEM TO INDICATE |
| | THAT THE PERMANENT EMERGENCY SOURCE IS DISCONNECTED |
| | FROM |
| | THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM. IT SHALL BE PERMISSIBLE TO |
| | UTILIZE MANUAL SWITCHING TO SWITCH FROM THE PERMANENT |
| | SOURCE OF POWER TO THE PORTABLE OR TEMPORARY |
| | ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER AND TO UTILIZE THE SWITCHING |
| | MEANS FOR CONNECTION OF A LOAD BANK. |
