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2008-09-24 16:02:09 | ** DENIED 3RD REVIEW ** |
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| ** 2ND REVIEW UNDER PERMIT APPLICATION. |
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| 1) NOTE: LIGHTING PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS NOW |
| SUBMITTED FOR FIRST REVIEW ARE NOT CORRECT AND DO NOT |
| MEET FBC 13-415.2,13-415.2.ABC.1.1, .1.2. |
| PLEASE SEE IN FACT THE LIGHTING WATTAGES AS SHOWN FOR |
| MOST ALL OF THE FIXTURES IS INDICATING EACH FIXTURE AS |
| 35WATTS. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE WHEN THE FIXTURE LEGEND |
| CLEARLY INDICATES MANY OF THESE FIXTURES CONTAINING 3- |
| T-8 BULBS? WHAT ARE THE WATTAGES OF THESE T-8 BULBS. |
| BASED ON MOST MANUFACTURES ON THE MARKET, THIS OFFICE |
| COULD NOT LOCATE ANY 11-13 WATT T-8 BULBS WHICH WOULD |
| BE THE TOTAL AS SHOWN FOR EACH FIXTURE ON CALCULATIONS. |
| PLEASE KNOW THAT EVEN WITH THE MOST EFFICIENT BALLAST |
| ON THE MARKET KNOWN TO DATE, THE POWER FACTOR RATING |
| WILL NOT TAKE 3-32WATT STANDARD T-* BULBS WHICH IS |
| 96WATTS AND TAKE THE RATING DOWN TO 35WATTS FOR ALL |
| THREE BULBS IN A SINGLE FIXTURE. AS SHOWN ON PLANS THE |
| AMOUNT OF LIGHT EXCEEDS THE ALLOWANCES IN THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE. |
| THE WATTAGE WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE USED IS THE FIXTURE |
| WATTAGE NOT THE BULB WATTAGE. BASED ON PLANS AND |
| INFORMATION AT THIS TIME THIS DOES NOT MEET THE FBC |
| SECTIONS AS NOTED. |
| ** PLEASE BE SURE TO COMPLETE THE FIXTURES ON LEGEND. |
| AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE RESTROOM LIGHT WHICH IS NOT |
| SPECIFIED. |
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| 2) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FS 553.80(2)(B) WITH RESPECT TO |
| REPEAT COMMENTS FOR CODE COMPLIANCE. THIS IS ONLY A |
| NOTICE GIVEN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE KNOW ONE COPY OF |
| ELECTRICAL PLANS/SHEETS HAVE BEEN RETAINED BY THIS |
| OFFICE. |
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| **IMPORTANT** |
| 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. |
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| IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS; OR IF COMMENTS ARE NOT |
| TYPED IN A CLEAR MANOR 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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