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2008-05-02 16:08:01 | ** DENIED 2ND REVIEW ** |
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| ** PLEASE SEE SOME NOTES FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW ARE STILL |
| IN NEED OF ADDRESSING. |
| **PLEASE ALSO KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL NEW COMMENTS DUE |
| TO DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED ALONG WITH NEW COMMENTS DUE TO |
| SOME NEW CODE INFORMATION. |
| |
| 1) NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT THREE COMPLETE SETS OF PLANS AND |
| ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW AND STAMPING. |
| PLEASE KNOW ONLY TWO BINDERS WITH RESPONSES, SPECS, |
| PRODUCT APPROVAL ETC WERE SUBMITTED. THREE DIVISION |
| SPEC BOOKS WERE SUBMITTED AND THREE SETS OF PLANS |
| HOWEVER ONLY TWO OTHER BOOKS AS MENTIONED. |
| THIS IS A THRESHOLD PROJECT. |
| FBC 106.1, ETC FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND |
| COORDINATION. |
| |
| 2 NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT ENERGY CALCULATIONS WHICH |
| COORDINATE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS. TWO DAYS AFTER |
| PLANS WERE RE-SUBMITTED ON APRIL 17TH, THIS REVIEW WAS |
| SPEAKING TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE ENERGY |
| CALCULATIONS WERE STILL BEING COMPLETED. THIS REVIEW |
| WAS TOLD THE REVISED CALCULATIONS WOULD BE IN THIS |
| OFFICE WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. ONE WEEK LATER THE |
| CALCULATIONS WERE NOT SUBMITTED. THIS REVIEWER SPOKE |
| WITH KAST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT COORDINATOR WITH RESPECT |
| TO THE CALCULATIONS WHICH HAD NOT YET BEEN SUBMITTED. |
| THE REVIEW WAS PUSHED BACK PAST OTHER PROJECTS IN DATED |
| ORDER WAITING FOR THE CALCULATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED. |
| PLEASE KNOW AS OF THIS REVIEW DATE 5/2/08 NO REVISED |
| ENERGY CALCULATIONS WERE SUBMITTED. THE REVISED |
| CALCULATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED ON THE NEXT RE-SUBMITTAL |
| OF PLANS. |
| *** IMPORTANT *** |
| PLEASE BE SURE *ALL* INFORMATION ON PLANS INCLUDING |
| LIGHTING, MECHANICAL, BUILDING COMPONENTS ETC ARE |
| PLACED INTO THE CALCULATIONS. THIS IS ONE OF THE MAIN |
| REASONS PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR NON-CODE COMPLIANCE. |
| PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE 13-400.3.A, 13-415.2, |
| 13-415.2.ABC.1.1, .1.2, .1.3. |
| PLEASE SEE 13-411, 13-412 ETC. |
| COMPLIANCE FOR CHAPTER 13 AND LIGHTING AND OTHER |
| EFFICIENCIES OF THIS BUILDING HAS NOT BEEN MET AND |
| PERMIT SHALL NOT BE ISSUED. |
| RESPONSE LETTER MENTIONS IN MORE THAN ONE LOCATION TO |
| SEE SECTION 7 AND TAB 11 FOR CALCULATIONS HOWEVER THESE |
| ARE EMPTY. |
| |
| 3) NOTE: PLEASE GO THROUGH ALL LIGHTING FIXTURES ON THE |
| FIXTURE LEGEND. THERE ARE STILL FIXTURES WHICH DO NOT |
| SEEM TO BE ACCURATE. AN EXAMPLE OF FIXTURE *SZ* ON |
| PREVIOUS REVIEW WAS GIVEN HOWEVER THIS SAME FIXTURE IS |
| STILL SHOWN W/ 200VA? |
| MANY OF THESE ITEMS CAN NOT BE VERIFIED DUE TO COMMENT |
| #2 ABOVE. |
| PLEASE COORDINATE ALL. |
| FBC 13-415.2, 106.1.2, 106.13.5.1.2 |
| |
| 4) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE INFORMATION ON THE FIRE PUMP |
| CONTROLLER SPECS/MANUFACTURES CUT SHEETS IS STILL IN |
| QUESTION. THIS WAS BROUGHT UP IN MEETING HELD BEFORE |
| PLANS WERE SUBMITTED OF SOME OF THE INFORMATION FOR |
| NFPA-20 COMPLIANCE WAS STILL NOT SHOWN ON SPECS/CUT |
| SHEETS. THE RESPONSE IN MEETING WAS THAT NEW SPECS/CUT |
| SHEETS WOULD BE OBTAINED AND SUBMITTED IN THE BINDERS. |
| THIS WAS NOT DONE. |
| CAN NOT VERIFY SEVERAL ITEMS FROM NFPA-20. |
| PLEASE SEE NO ISOLATION SWITCH, MAIN DISCONNECT ETC |
| PLEASE SEE NO NRTL WAS INDICATED ON THESE SAME SHEETS. |
| PLEASE SEE NEC 695, 110.3, 90.7 |
| PLEASE SEE NFPA-20, CHAPTERS 9 AND 10. PLEASE SEE THE |
| BELOW IS TEXT EXTRACTED FROM NFPA-20 WHICH WILL GIVE |
| SOME EXAMPLES WHICH THIS OFFICE NEEDS TO VERIFY IF THIS |
| EQUIPMENT IS MEETING *MINIMUM* CODE COMPLIANCE. |
| |
| **10.3 CONSTRUCTION. |
| 10.3.1 EQUIPMENT. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SUITABLE FOR |
| USE IN LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO A MODERATE DEGREE OF |
| MOISTURE, SUCH AS A DAMP BASEMENT. |
| 10.3.2 MOUNTING. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE MOUNTED IN A |
| SUBSTANTIAL MANNER ON A SINGLE NONCOMBUSTIBLE |
| SUPPORTING STRUCTURE. |
| 10.3.3 ENCLOSURES. |
| 10.3.3.1* THE STRUCTURE OR PANEL SHALL BE SECURELY |
| MOUNTED IN, AS A MINIMUM, A NATIONAL ELECTRICAL |
| MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (NEMA) TYPE 2, DRIPPROOF |
| ENCLOSURE(S). |
| 10.3.3.2 WHERE THE EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED OUTSIDE, OR |
| WHERE SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTS EXIST, SUITABLY RATED |
| ENCLOSURES SHALL BE USED. |
| 10.3.3.3 THE ENCLOSURE(S) SHALL BE GROUNDED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 70, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, |
| ARTICLE 250. |
| 10.3.4 CONNECTIONS AND WIRING. |
| 10.3.4.1 ALL BUSBARS AND CONNECTIONS SHALL BE READILY |
| ACCESSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE WORK AFTER INSTALLATION OF |
| THE CONTROLLER. |
| 10.3.4.2 ALL BUSBARS AND CONNECTIONS SHALL BE ARRANGED |
| SO THAT DISCONNECTION OF THE EXTERNAL CIRCUIT |
| CONDUCTORS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. |
| 10.3.4.3 PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE WITHIN THE CONTROLLER |
| TO PERMIT THE USE OF TEST INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING ALL |
| LINE VOLTAGES AND CURRENTS WITHOUT DISCONNECTING ANY |
| CONDUCTORS WITHIN THE CONTROLLER. |
| 10.3.4.4 MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE |
| CONTROLLER TO READ ALL LINE CURRENTS AND ALL LINE |
| VOLTAGES WITHIN "5 PERCENT OF FULL SCALE. |
| 10.3.4.5 CONTINUOUS-DUTY BASIS. |
| 10.3.4.5.1 UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.3.4.5.2 ARE |
| MET, BUSBARS AND OTHER WIRING ELEMENTS OF THE |
| CONTROLLER SHALL BE DESIGNED ON A CONTINUOUS-DUTY |
| BASIS. |
| 10.3.4.5.2 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.3.4.5.1 SHALL NOT |
| APPLY TO CONDUCTORS THAT ARE IN A CIRCUIT ONLY DURING |
| THE MOTOR STARTING PERIOD, WHICH SHALL BE PERMITTED TO |
| BE DESIGNED ACCORDINGLY. |
| 10.3.4.6 A FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER SHALL NOT BE USED AS A |
| JUNCTION BOX TO SUPPLY OTHER EQUIPMENT. |
| 10.3.4.7 ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CONDUCTORS FOR PRESSURE |
| MAINTENANCE (JOCKEY OR MAKE-UP) PUMP(S) SHALL NOT BE |
| CONNECTED TO THE FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER. |
| 10.3.5 PROTECTION OF AUXILIARY CIRCUITS. CIRCUITS THAT |
| ARE NECESSARY FOR PROPER OPERATION OF THE CONTROLLER |
| SHALL NOT HAVE OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICES CONNECTED |
| IN THEM. |
| 10.3.6* EXTERNAL OPERATION. ALL SWITCHING EQUIPMENT FOR |
| MANUAL USE IN CONNECTING OR DISCONNECTING, OR STARTING |
| OR STOPPING, THE MOTOR SHALL BE EXTERNALLY OPERABLE. |
| 10.3.7 ELECTRICAL DIAGRAMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. 10.3.7.1 |
| AN ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM SHALL BE PROVIDED AND |
| PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE CONTROLLER |
| ENCLOSURE. |
| 10.3.7.2 ALL THE FIELD WIRING TERMINALS SHALL BE |
| PLAINLY MARKED TO CORRESPOND WITH THE FIELD CONNECTION |
| DIAGRAM FURNISHED. |
| 10.3.7.3* COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS COVERING THE OPERATION |
| OF THE CONTROLLER SHALL BE PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUSLY |
| MOUNTED ON THE CONTROLLER. |
| 10.3.8 MARKING. |
| 10.3.8.1 EACH MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND EACH SWITCH AND |
| CIRCUIT BREAKER SHALL BE MARKED TO PLAINLY INDICATE THE |
| NAME OF THE MANUFACTURER, THE DESIGNATED IDENTIFYING |
| NUMBER, AND THE ELECTRICAL RATING IN VOLTS, HORSEPOWER, |
| AMPERES, FREQUENCY, PHASES, AND SO FORTH, AS |
| APPROPRIATE. |
| 10.3.8.2 THE MARKINGS SHALL BE SO LOCATED AS TO BE |
| VISIBLE AFTER INSTALLATION. |
| 10.4 COMPONENTS. |
| 10.4.1* VOLTAGE SURGE ARRESTER. |
| 10.4.1.1 UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.4.1.3 OR |
| 10.4.1.4 ARE MET, A VOLTAGE SURGE ARRESTER COMPLYING |
| WITH ANSI/IEEE C62.1, IEEE STANDARD FOR GAPPED |
| SILICON-CARBIDE SURGE ARRESTERS FOR AC POWER CIRCUITS, |
| OR C62.11, IEEE STANDARD FOR METAL-OXIDE SURGE |
| ARRESTERS FOR ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER CIRCUITS (>1 |
| KV), SHALL BE INSTALLED FROM EACH PHASE TO GROUND. (SEE |
| 10.3.2.) |
| 10.4.1.2 THE SURGE ARRESTER SHALL BE RATED TO SUPPRESS |
| VOLTAGE SURGES ABOVE LINE VOLTAGE. |
| 10.4.1.3 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.4.1.1 AND 10.4.1.2 |
| SHALL NOT APPLY TO CONTROLLERS RATED IN EXCESS OF 600 |
| V. (SEE SECTION 10.6.) |
| 10.4.1.4 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.4.1.1 AND 10.4.1.2 |
| SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE THE CONTROLLER CAN WITHSTAND |
| WITHOUT DAMAGE A 10 KV IMPULSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| ANSI/IEEE C62.41, IEEE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR SURGE |
| VOLTAGES IN LOW-VOLTAGE AC POWER CIRCUITS. |
| 10.4.2 ISOLATING SWITCH. |
| 10.4.2.1 GENERAL. |
| 10.4.2.1.1 THE ISOLATING SWITCH SHALL BE A MANUALLY |
| OPERABLE MOTOR CIRCUIT SWITCH OR A MOLDED CASE SWITCH |
| HAVING A HORSEPOWER RATING EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE |
| MOTOR HORSEPOWER. |
| 10.4.2.1.2* A MOLDED CASE SWITCH HAVING AN AMPERE |
| RATING NOT LESS THAN 115 PERCENT OF THE MOTOR RATED |
| FULL-LOAD CURRENT AND ALSO SUITABLE FOR INTERRUPTING |
| THE MOTOR LOCKED ROTOR CURRENT SHALL BE PERMITTED. |
| 10.4.2.1.3 A MOLDED CASE ISOLATING SWITCH SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO HAVE SELF-PROTECTING INSTANTANEOUS |
| SHORT-CIRCUIT OVERCURRENT PROTECTION, PROVIDED THAT |
| THIS SWITCH DOES NOT TRIP UNLESS THE CIRCUIT BREAKER IN |
| THE SAME CONTROLLER TRIPS. |
| 10.4.2.2 EXTERNALLY OPERABLE. THE ISOLATING SWITCH |
| SHALL BE EXTERNALLY OPERABLE. |
| 10.4.2.3* AMPERE RATING. THE AMPERE RATING OF THE |
| ISOLATING SWITCH SHALL BE AT LEAST 115 PERCENT OF THE |
| FULL-LOAD CURRENT RATING OF THE MOTOR. |
| 10.4.2.4 WARNING. |
| 10.4.2.4.1 UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.4.2.4.2 ARE |
| MET, THE FOLLOWING WARNING SHALL APPEAR ON OR |
| IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE ISOLATING SWITCH: WARNING |
| DO NOT OPEN OR CLOSE THIS SWITCH WHILE |
| THE CIRCUIT BREAKER (DISCONNECTING MEANS) |
| IS IN CLOSED POSITION. |
| 10.4.2.4.2 INSTRUCTION LABEL. THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| 10.4.2.4.1 SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| 10.4.2.4.2.1 AND 10.4.2.4.2.2 ARE MET. 10.4.2.4.2.1 |
| WHERE THE ISOLATING SWITCH AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER ARE |
| SO INTERLOCKED THAT THE ISOLATING SWITCH CAN BE NEITHER |
| OPENED NOR CLOSED WHILE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER IS CLOSED, |
| THE WARNING LABEL SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE REPLACED |
| WITH AN INSTRUCTION LABEL THAT DIRECTS THE ORDER OF |
| OPERATION. |
| 10.4.2.4.2.2 THIS LABEL SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE PART |
| OF THE LABEL REQUIRED BY 10.3.7.3. |
| 10.4.2.5 OPERATING HANDLE. |
| 10.4.2.5.1 UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.4.2.5.2 ARE |
| MET, THE ISOLATING SWITCH OPERATING HANDLE SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED WITH A SPRING LATCH THAT SHALL BE SO ARRANGED |
| THAT IT REQUIRES THE USE OF THE OTHER HAND TO HOLD THE |
| LATCH RELEASED IN ORDER TO PERMIT OPENING OR CLOSING OF |
| THE SWITCH. |
| 10.4.2.5.2 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.4.2.5.1 SHALL NOT |
| APPLY WHERE THE ISOLATING SWITCH AND THE CIRCUIT |
| BREAKER ARE SO INTERLOCKED THAT THE ISOLATING SWITCH |
| CAN BE NEITHER OPENED NOR CLOSED WHILE THE CIRCUIT |
| BREAKER IS CLOSED. |
| 10.4.3 CIRCUIT BREAKER (DISCONNECTING MEANS). 10.4.3.1* |
| GENERAL. |
| 10.4.3.1.1 THE MOTOR BRANCH CIRCUIT SHALL BE PROTECTED |
| BY A CIRCUIT BREAKER THAT SHALL BE CONNECTED DIRECTLY |
| TO THE LOAD SIDE OF THE ISOLATING SWITCH AND SHALL HAVE |
| ONE POLE FOR EACH UNGROUNDED CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR. |
| 10.4.3.1.2 WHERE THE MOTOR BRANCH CIRCUIT IS |
| TRANSFERRED TO AN ALTERNATE SOURCE SUPPLIED BY AN |
| ON-SITE GENERATOR AND IS PROTECTED BY AN OVERCURRENT |
| DEVICE AT THE GENERATOR (SEE 9.6.5), THE LOCKED ROTOR |
| OVERCURRENT PROTECTION WITHIN THE FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER |
| SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE BYPASSED WHEN THAT MOTOR |
| BRANCH CIRCUIT IS SO CONNECTED. |
| 10.4.3.2 MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE CIRCUIT |
| BREAKER SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MECHANICAL |
| CHARACTERISTICS: |
| (1)IT SHALL BE EXTERNALLY OPERABLE. (SEE |
| 10.3.6.) |
| |
| (2)IT SHALL TRIP FREE OF THE HANDLE. |
| (3)A NAMEPLATE WITH THE LEGEND "CIRCUIT BREAKER " |
| DISCONNECTING MEANS" IN LETTERS NOT LESS THAN 10 MM ( |
| IN.) HIGH SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE |
| CONTROLLER ENCLOSURE ADJACENT TO THE MEANS FOR |
| OPERATING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. |
| |
| 10.4.3.3* ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS. |
| 10.4.3.3.1 THE CIRCUIT BREAKER SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING |
| ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS: |
| (1)A CONTINUOUS CURRENT RATING NOT LESS THAN 115 |
| PERCENT OF THE RATED FULL-LOAD CURRENT OF THE MOTOR (2) |
| OVERCURRENT-SENSING ELEMENTS OF THE NONTHERMAL TYPE |
| (3)INSTANTANEOUS SHORT-CIRCUIT OVERCURRENT |
| PROTECTION |
| (4)*AN ADEQUATE INTERRUPTING RATING TO PROVIDE |
| THE SUITABILITY RATING 10.1.2.2 OF THE CONTROLLER (5) |
| CAPABILITY OF ALLOWING NORMAL AND EMERGENCY STARTING |
| AND RUNNING OF THE MOTOR WITHOUT TRIPPING (SEE |
| 10.5.3.2.) |
| (6)AN INSTANTANEOUS TRIP SETTING OF NOT MORE THAN |
| 20 TIMES THE FULL-LOAD CURRENT |
| |
| 10.4.3.3.2* CURRENT LIMITERS, WHERE INTEGRAL PARTS OF |
| THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE USED TO |
| OBTAIN THE REQUIRED INTERRUPTING RATING, PROVIDED ALL |
| THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE MET: |
| (1)THE BREAKER SHALL ACCEPT CURRENT LIMITERS OF |
| ONLY ONE RATING. |
| (2)THE CURRENT LIMITERS SHALL HOLD 300 PERCENT OF |
| FULL-LOAD MOTOR CURRENT FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 MINUTES. |
| (3)THE CURRENT LIMITERS, WHERE INSTALLED IN THE |
| BREAKER, SHALL NOT OPEN AT LOCKED ROTOR CURRENT. (4) |
| A SPARE SET OF CURRENT LIMITERS OF CORRECT RATING SHALL |
| BE KEPT READILY AVAILABLE IN A COMPARTMENT OR RACK |
| WITHIN THE CONTROLLER ENCLOSURE. |
| |
| 10.4.4 LOCKED ROTOR OVERCURRENT PROTECTION. 10.4.4.1 |
| THE ONLY OTHER OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICE THAT SHALL |
| BE REQUIRED AND PERMITTED BETWEEN THE ISOLATING SWITCH |
| AND THE FIRE PUMP MOTOR SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE |
| FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER AND SHALL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING |
| CHARACTERISTICS: |
| (1)FOR A SQUIRREL-CAGE OR WOUND-ROTOR INDUCTION |
| MOTOR, THE DEVICE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: |
| |
| (A)OF THE TIME-DELAY TYPE HAVING A TRIPPING TIME |
| BETWEEN 8 SECONDS AND 20 SECONDS AT LOCKED ROTOR |
| CURRENT |
| (B)CALIBRATED AND SET AT A MINIMUM OF 300 PERCENT |
| OF MOTOR FULL-LOAD CURRENT |
| (2)FOR A DIRECT-CURRENT MOTOR, THE DEVICE SHALL |
| BE AS FOLLOWS: |
| |
| (A)OF THE INSTANTANEOUS TYPE |
| (B)CALIBRATED AND SET AT A MINIMUM OF 400 PERCENT |
| OF MOTOR FULL-LOAD CURRENT |
| (3)*THERE SHALL BE VISUAL MEANS OR MARKINGS |
| CLEARLY INDICATED ON THE DEVICE THAT PROPER SETTINGS |
| HAVE BEEN MADE. |
| (4)IT SHALL BE POSSIBLE TO RESET THE DEVICE FOR |
| OPERATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER TRIPPING, WITH THE TRIPPING |
| CHARACTERISTICS THEREAFTER REMAINING UNCHANGED. (5) |
| TRIPPING SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY OPENING THE CIRCUIT |
| BREAKER, WHICH SHALL BE OF THE EXTERNAL MANUAL RESET |
| TYPE. |
| |
| 10.4.4.2 WHERE THE MOTOR BRANCH CIRCUIT IS TRANSFERRED |
| TO AN ALTERNATE SOURCE SUPPLIED BY AN ON-SITE GENERATOR |
| WHOSE CAPACITY IS 225 PERCENT OR LESS OF THE CAPACITY |
| OF THE FIRE PUMP MOTOR AND IS PROTECTED BY AN |
| OVERCURRENT DEVICE AT THE GENERATOR (SEE 9.6.5), THE |
| LOCKED ROTOR OVERCURRENT PROTECTION WITHIN THE FIRE |
| PUMP CONTROLLER SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE BYPASSED WHEN |
| THAT MOTOR BRANCH CIRCUIT IS SO CONNECTED. |
| |
| ** IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING THIS WAS |
| NOT NEEDED HOWEVER BASED ON ONLY SOME SECTIONS OF THE |
| EXTRACTED CODE IT CAN BE SEEN THIS OFFICE WILL REVIEW |
| THESE DOCUMENTS ONCE SUBMITTED. |
| PLEASE SUBMIT. |
| FBC 106.1.2. |
| |
| 5) NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT MANUFACTURES SPECS/CUT SHEETS |
| FOR THE GENERATOR AND TRANSFER SWITCHES. |
| NFPA-110, NFPA-70, 110.3, 90.7 ETC |
| FBC 106.1.2FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/COORDINATION. |
| |
| 6) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS REVIEW WHICH MENTIONED THE |
| METER FOR 700S OLIVE WAS NOT TO BE LOCATED ON THIS |
| BUILDING. ONE REVISED SITE SHEET DOES SHOW THE |
| METER/SERVICE LOCATED OVER AT THE ACTUAL ADDRESS. |
| PLEASE SEE THE RESPONSE LETTER EVEN MENTIONS THE PLANS, |
| SPECIFICALLY SHEET E-101B WAS REVISED TO RELOCATE. |
| PLEASE SEE THE SHEET MENTIONED IN RESPONSE LETTER STILL |
| SHOWS THIS METER FOR 700 S OLIVE STILL LOCATED ON |
| PLANS. |
| PLEASE REMOVE AND UPDATE PLANS. |
| FBC 106.1.2 FOR COORDINATION. |
| |
| 7) NOTE: PLEASE KNOW IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD ABOUT |
| ONE MONTH BEFORE THIS REVIEW IT WAS MENTIONED A |
| POSSIBLE *PROVISO* FOR CODE COMPLIANCE FOR SELECTIVE |
| COORDINATION. THE EQUIPMENT FOR THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE |
| IN ORDER STATUS WITHIN SHORT FASHION. PLEASE KNOW THIS |
| INFORMATION WILL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 30DAYS. |
| THESE PLANS WILL BE BACK OUT FOR CORRECTIONS AND |
| SELECTIVE COORDINATION MAY BE SUBMITTED WITH REVISED |
| PLANS. |
| 240.12 |
| FBC 106.1.2 |
| |
| 8) NOTE: PLEASE SEE LIGHTING CONTROLS FOR FBC AND |
| CHAPTER 13 STILL HAVE SOME ITEMS TO RESOLVE. |
| 13-415.1.ABC.1.1, .1.2, .1.3 AND .1.4. |
| |
| A) PLEASE CLARIFY WHERE MAXIMUM TIMES FOR OCCUPANCY |
| DEVICES ARE LOCATED ON PLANS. THE WORDING IN THE |
| RESPONSE LETTER FOR ROOMS AND OTHER DEVICES DO STATE |
| PERMISSIBLE TIMES ALLOWED BY THE CODE HOWEVER THESE |
| SHOULD BE STATED ON PLANS. |
| PLEASE SEE THE SYMBOLS FOR SOME OF THESE DEVICES ON |
| PLANS COULD NOT BE LOCATED ON SYMBOL LEGEND. |
| FOR EXAMPLE: |
| OC DEVICE IN MANY ROOMS ARE NOT ON SYMBOL LEGEND. |
| PLEASE SEE THE NEW ITEMS FOR THE UNITS/GUEST ROOMS |
| APPEAR TO BE OK, HOWEVER TWO QUESTIONS FOR THIS |
| PROPOSED SYSTEM EXIST. |
| PLEASE GIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION ON PLANS. THE RESPONSE |
| LETTER IS NOT PART OF THE RECORD PLANS FOR CODE |
| COMPLIANCE. THIS WILL INCLUDE MAXIMUM TIMES. PLEASE |
| CLARIFY HOW THE PHONE LINE CONNECTION WORKS WITH SYSTEM |
| FROM DESK/SYSTEM. |
| PLEASE VERIFY THAT BASED ON THE NEW *LOAD CENTER* NOW |
| ON PLANS THAT THIS PANEL/EQUIPMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY |
| OVER CURRENT PROTECTION. PLEASE SEE 110.26, 408.1, |
| 240.24 AS NO OVER CURRENT PROTECTION DEVICES SHALL BE |
| LOCATED IN CLOTHES CLOSETS. |
| |
| B) PLEASE VERIFY AND SHOW DETAIL ON HOW *ALL* OUTSIDE |
| LIGHTS COMPLY FOR CONTROLS AS REQUIRED PER .1.4. PLANS |
| DO CONTAIN AN OCTAGONAL NOTE #5 FOR SOME FIXTURES ON |
| THE OUTSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE HOWEVER NOT FOR ALL. WILL |
| ALL LIGHTS BE CONTROLLED BY PHOTO-SENSOR ON ROOF? WILL |
| THE STREET LEVEL NOT BE DARKER THAN THE ROOF LEVEL? |
| WILL THE LIGHTS BE CONTROLLED BY AN ASTRONOMICAL TIME |
| CLOCK? IF SO PLEASE SEE MINIMUM TIMES FOR BATTERY BACK |
| UP OF PROGRAMMING SHALL BE 10HRS. |
| PLEASE SEE OTHER LIGHTS FOR EXAMPLE CIRCUITHP2LW1-36 |
| WHICH IS NOT CLEAR ON HOW THESE MEET EITHER CONTROL. |
| |
| C) PLEASE SEE THE LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICES (SWITCHES) |
| SHOWN ON LIGHTING SUBMITTALS IN BINDERS DO NOT |
| COORDINATE WITH THE LIGHTING CONTROLS AS SHOWN ON |
| PLANS. |
| PLEASE REVISE PLANS FOR CODE COMPLIANCE. PLANS WILL BE |
| THE RECORD SET OF DOCUMENTS NOT THESE SEPARATE |
| SUBMITTALS. |
| |
| 9) NOTE: PLEASE SEE ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM LIGHTING |
| CIRCUIT AS THIS IS REQUIRED TO BE DEDICATED PER 620.23. |
| PLEASE SEE PANEL SCHEDULE FOR ELSW2-18 WHICH MENTIONS |
| *MEZZANINE LIGHTING*. |
| |
| 10) NOTE: PLEASE SEE EQUIPMENT IN GUEST LAUNDRY ROOM. |
| PLEASE SEE DRYERS WHICH ARE SHOWN AS 30AMPS ON |
| EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE YET THE PANEL SCHEDULES SHOW |
| 50AMPS. |
| PLEASE COORDINATE. |
| FBC 106.1.2 |
| NEC 408.4, 240.4 ETC |
| |
| 11) NOTE: PLEASE VERIFY THE RECEPTACLES ON THESE SAME |
| DRYERS IN GUEST LAUNDRY ROOM AS THE PLANS INDICATE A |
| RECEPTACLE SYMBOL AND BASED ON SYMBOL LEGEND THESE ARE |
| PLUG IN UNITS. HOWEVER PLEASE SEE EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE |
| FOR THESE SAME UNITS AS THIS STATES THESE ARE |
| HARDWIRED. |
| PLEASE COORDINATE. |
| PLEASE ALSO KNOW AS PER 422.31 IF THESE ARE HARDWIRE |
| UNITS, DISCONNECTS WILL BE REQUIRED. |
| |
| 12) NOTE: PLEASE SEE NEC 700, 701 AND 702. |
| PLEASE KNOW LOADS CONSIDERED LIFE SAFETY SHALL BE THE |
| ONLY LOADS ON ATS0LS. PLEASE KNOW OTHER LOADS |
| CONSIDERED UNDER LEGALLY REQUIRED OR OPTIONAL STAND-BY |
| IS NOT PERMITTED ON THE SAME ATS, PANELS OR EQUIPMENT. |
| PLEASE SEE THE SAME GOES FOR THE LEGALLY REQUIRED ITEMS |
| (LOADS ON WITHIN 60 SECONDS) AND LOADS REQUIRED BY |
| CODES, ETC SHALL NOT CONTAIN LIFE SAFETY LOADS OR |
| OPTIONAL STAND-BY LOADS. |
| FOR EXAMPLE; |
| PLEASE SEE ITEMS SUCH AS DATA RECEPTACLES, SMOKE |
| DAMPERS ETC SHALL NOT BE ON THE LS SYSTEMS. |
| PLEASE SEE THESE ITEMS ABOVE WOULD ACTUALLY BE ON TWO |
| SYSTEMS. |
| SMOKE DAMPERS WOULD BE LEGALLY REQUIRED AND DATA |
| RECEPTACLES WOULD BE OPTIONAL STAND-BY. |
| PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY THE RECEPTACLE IN THE GUEST LAUNDRY |
| ROOM #238 WOULD BE ON THE LS SYSTEM? ( ELSE2-9)? PLEASE |
| SEE ITEMS SUCH AS GENERATOR OIL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE |
| ON THE LS SYSTEM AS THIS IS CRITICAL FOR THE RUNNING OF |
| THE GENERATOR WHICH IS LIFE SAFETY. PLEASE COORDINATE |
| ALL. PLEASE CONTACT THIS OFFICE TO GO OVER ITEMS. |
| AT THIS POINT AN OPTIONAL STAND-BY ATS WILL BE REQUIRED |
| AS THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS WHICH CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED |
| LIFE SAFETY OR LEGALLY REQUIRED BY CODE. |
| 700.9, 701.10, 702.9 ETC |
| |
| 13) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE PHOTO-METRIC LEVELS ON ALL |
| EGRESS AREAS AS PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED NEED TO BE |
| COMPLETED. |
| PLEASE SEE SOME AREAS LIKE THE GARAGE DOES NOT HAVE THE |
| LIGHTING LEVELS COMPLETED. |
| THIS CAN BE SEEN ON E-603C, 603D FOR ONE EXAMPLE. |
| PLEASE SEE THE LIGHTING LEVELS ARE NOT SHOWN ON ANY |
| TABLES SO THE AVERAGE IS NOT STATED, SHOWN ETC. FOR |
| EXAMPLE: |
| PLEASE SEE ONE LOCATION WHICH THERE IS QUESTION ON WHAT |
| FIXTURES WERE USED AND APPEARS LEVELS DO NOT MEET |
| MINIMUM REQUIRED BY CODE IS THE EGRESS EXIT ACCESS |
| HALLWAY JUST TO THE WEST OF THE DRIVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE |
| OF THE BUILDING. |
| THIS HALLWAY CONTAINS ME FIXTURES ALONG WITH WALL |
| MOUNTED BATTERY BACK UP LIGHTS. |
| IF THE NORMAL LEVEL FIGURES THESE ME FIXTURES AND THESE |
| FIXTURES ARE BATTERY BACK UP BASED ON THE FIXTURE |
| LEGEND HOW IS IT THE LIGHTING LEVELS GO DOWN AS MUCH AS |
| SHOWN? NORMAL LEVEL SHOWS IN EXCESS OF 20 FC, YET UNDER |
| EM, IT APPEARS TO BE LESS THAN 1 FC. |
| PLEASE VERIFY THIS ALONG WITH THE LEVEL SHOWN. |
| FOR EXAMPLE: |
| PLEASE SEE POOL AREA EGRESS PATHS WHICH DO NOT MEET |
| MINIMUM LEVELS PER LIFE SAFETY CODE UNDER EMERGENCY |
| CONDITIONS. |
| PLEASE SEE MINIMUM LEVELS NEED TO BE SHOWN ON ALL |
| SHEETS ON TABLE FOR AREAS. |
| *** IMPORTANT *** |
| IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THESE ARE TWO EXAMPLES |
| ONLY. THIS IS GIVEN AS A BENEFIT ONLY AND IS IN NO WAY |
| AN EXHAUSTED LIST OF ALL POSSIBLE AREAS IN QUESTION. |
| PLEASE SEE 2003 NFPA-101 7.8, 7.9, 7.8.1.3, 7.9.2.2 |
| |
| 14) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE PREVIOUS REVIEW WHICH |
| REQUESTED THE PHOTO-METRIC LEVELS FOR SWIMMING POOL |
| AREA BE SUBMITTED TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY HEALTH |
| DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND STAMPING. THE RESPONSE |
| MENTIONS THIS WILL BE DONE, HOWEVER BASED ON THE |
| SUBMITTED PLANS NO REVIEW STAMPS FROM THE ABOVE |
| MENTIONED PBCHD WAS LOCATED ON SAID PLANS. |
| THIS IS AND WILL BE REQUIRED. |
| |
| 15) NOTE: PLEASE KNOW AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY ON NOTES, PER |
| PLANS AND RESPONSE LETTER: *ALL* ACCESS CONTROLS |
| SYSTEMS SHALL BE UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT AND COMPLETED |
| PLANS, SIGNED, DATED AND SEALED BY A FLORIDA LICENSED |
| PE. IF THIS INFORMATION IS INCLUDED ON THESE PLANS THIS |
| WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. |
| ** THIS NOTED ONLY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSE. |
| |
| 16) NOTE: PLEASE KNOW THE LS1 FIXTURES WHICH APPEAR AS |
| STREET POLE LIGHTS WILL NOT BE PART OF THIS BUILDING |
| PLANS, PERMITS, CONTROLS ETC. IF THESE ARE LOCATE DIN |
| THE RIGHT OF WAY THESE WILL BE FED FROM RIGHT OF WAY |
| POWER AND WILL NOT BE PART OF THE BUILDING. THIS IS IN |
| CONFLICT HOWEVER WITH THE NOTE #5 ON SHEET E101C AS |
| THESE MENTION TO BE CONTROLLED BY RELAY |
| PANEL/PHOTO-SENSOR. |
| PLEASE VERIFY THIS AT THIS TIME AS THIS WILL AFFECT |
| ENERGY CALCULATIONS, LOAD CALCULATIONS, CONTROLS, |
| PERMITTING ETC. |
| FBC 106.1.2 |
| |
| 17) NOTE: PLEASE SEE NOTICE TO FS 553.80(2)(B) IS BEING |
| GIVEN AT THIS TIME AS THERE ARE SOME CODE COMPLIANCE |
| COMMENTS REPEATED THE SECOND TIME. |
| PLEASE KNOW THIS IS ONLY A NOTICE GIVEN AT THIS TIME. |
| |
| |
| ** THIS OFFICE EXPRESSES THAT IF THERE ARE ANY |
| COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATION NEEDED TO PLEASE |
| DO NOT HESITATE IN CONTACTING THIS OFFICE. |
| PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR CONTACT INFORMATION. |
| |
| ** IMPORTANT** |
| ONCE ALL REVIEWS ARE DONE 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 REVIEW PROCESS AND AVOID ANY |
| DELAYS. |
| |
| DEWEY PALMER |
| ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| 561-805-6717 |
| [email protected] |