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GENERAL PROVISIONS <br />PART 1 - GENERAL <br />1.1 CODES AND STANDARDS - THE LATEST EFFECTIVE PUBLICATIONS OF ALL APPLICABLE STANDARDS, CODES, <br />ETC., AS THEY APPLY, FORM PART OF THESE SPECIFICATIONS AS IF WERE WRITTEN FULLY HEREIN AND <br />CONSTITUTE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE REFERRED TO THROUGHOUT IN ABBREVIATED <br />FORMS. <br />A. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, (NFPA 70) (NEC). <br />B. INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS (IEEE). <br />C. RULES AND REGULATIONS OF LOCAL ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY. <br />D. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURER'S ASSOCIATION (NEMA). <br />E. AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI). <br />F. APPLICABLE LOCAL CODES. <br />G. UNDERWRITER'S LABORATORIES, INC. (UL). <br />1.2 SCOPE OF WORK - PROVIDE ALL WORK REQUIRED FOR THIS DIVISION INCLUDING ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, <br />EQUIPMENT, APPURTENANCES AND SERVICES TO PROVIDE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AS SHOWN ON THE <br />DRAWINGS AND SPECIFIED IN THIS DIVISION OF THE SPECIFICATIONS. THE WORD "PROVIDE" SHALL MEAN <br />"FURNISH AND INSTALL COMPLETE AND READY FOR USE". <br />1.3 THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VISIT THE SITE PRIOR TO BID TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE WORK. LACK OF <br />KNOWLEDGE OF EXISTING CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED A BASIS FOR CHANGE ORDERS. PRIOR TO <br />ORDERING EQUIPMENT, VERIFY THAT EQUIPMENT TO BE PROVIDED UNDER THIS CONTRACT IS ACCEPTABLE AND <br />CAN FIT INTO BLDG. AND ROOM. EXPENSE INCURRED BY THE CONTRACTOR, WHICH IN THE ENGINEER'S OPINION <br />COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY THIS STEP, SHALL NOT BE A BASIS FOR CHANGE ORDERS. <br />1.4 DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS - THE DRAWINGS ARE DIAGRAMMATIC AND INDICATE THE GENERAL EXTENT, <br />CHARACTER AND ARRANGEMENT OF EQUIPMENT, FIXTURES AND CONDUIT AND WIRING SYSTEMS. IT IS THE <br />INTENTION OF THESE SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS TO FULLY COVER ALL WORK AND MATERIALS FOR A <br />COMPLETE, FIRST-CLASS ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION, AND ANY DEVICES SUCH AS PULL BOXES AND DISCONNECT <br />SWITCHES, USUALLY EMPLOYED IN THIS CLASS OF WORK, THOUGH NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED OR SHOWN ON <br />THE DRAWINGS OR IN THIS SPECIFICATION, BUT WHICH MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE SATISFACTORY <br />COMPLETION OF THE WORK, SHALL BE FURNISHED AND INSTALLED BY THE CONTRACTOR AS A PART OF HIS TOTAL <br />WORK UNDER THIS DIVISION. CONSULT THE SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS OF ALL OTHER TRADES AND <br />PERFORM ALL ELECTRICAL WORK REQUIRED THEREIN. COOPERATE WITH ALL OTHER CONTRACTORS OR <br />SUBCONTRACTORS TO FURNISH COMPLETE WORKABLE SYSTEMS. <br />1.5 DURING CONSTRUCTION, KEEP AN ACCURATE RECORD OF ALL DEVIATIONS BETWEEN THE WORK AS SHOWN <br />ON THE CONTRACT DRAWINGS AND THAT WHICH IS ACTUALLY INSTALLED ON A SET OF BLUE LINE PRINTS OF THE <br />ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS, AND NOTE CHANGES THEREON WITH RED MARKS, IN A NEAT AND ACCURATE MANNER. <br />WHEN ALL REVISIONS HAVE BEEN SHOWN ON THESE PRINTS TO INDICATE THE WORK AS FINALLY INSTALLED, THE <br />PRINTS SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE ENGINEER, BEFORE FINAL PAYMENT. <br />1.6 PERMITS, INSPECTION AND TESTS - THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO INSPECT AND TEST ANY PORTION OF THE <br />INSTALLATION/EQUIPMENT DURING THE PROGRESS OF ITS ERECTION. THIS CONTRACTOR SHALL TEST ALL <br />WIRING FOR CONTINUITY AND GROUNDS BEFORE CONNECTING ANY FIXTURES OR DEVICES. THIS CONTRACTOR <br />SHALL TEST THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WHEN THE WORK IS FINALLY COMPLETED TO INSURE THAT ALL PORTIONS ARE <br />FREE FROM SHORT CIRCUITS AND GROUNDS. <br />1.7 SECURE AND PAY FOR ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS. INSPECTION CERTIFICATES FROM LOCAL <br />AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE OWNER BEFORE FINAL PAYMENT. <br />PART 2 - PRODUCTS <br />2.1 MANUFACTURING STANDARDS - MATERIALS SHALL BE NEW AND APPROVED AND LABELED BY UL WHEREVER <br />STANDARDS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THAT AGENCY. DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGED IN <br />THE COURSE OF INSTALLATION OR TEST SHALL BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED IN A MANNER MEETING THE APPROVAL <br />OF THE OWNER. ALL ITEMS OF THE SAME TYPE AND RATING SHALL BE IDENTICAL. <br />2.2 TRADE NAMES - UNLESS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED OTHERWISE, MANUFACTURERS' NAMES AND CATALOG <br />NUMBERS INDICATED HEREIN AND ON THE DRAWINGS ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE PROPRIETARY DESIGNATIONS. <br />THEY ARE TO INDICATE GENERAL TYPE AND QUALITY OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED. EQUIPMENT <br />AND MATERIALS BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE ENGINEER ARE OF EQUAL QUALITY <br />AND WHICH WILL PRODUCE THE SAME RESULTS WILL BE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE. <br />2.3 MOTORS - MOTORS SHALL HAVE DISCONNECTING MEANS AND CONTROLLERS. CONTROLLERS SHALL HAVE <br />THERMAL OVERLOAD PROTECTION AND PHASE OUTAGE PROTECTION RELAYS. <br />2.4 DISCONNECT SWITCHES AND POWER WIRING UP TO AND INCLUDING MOTOR CONNECTIONS FOR ALL <br />EQUIPMENT PROVIDED UNDER OTHER DIVISIONS OF THIS SPECIFICATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THIS DIVISION. <br />WHERE MANUAL MOTOR CONTROL SWITCHES FOR SINGLE PHASE MOTORS ARE INDICATED, THEY SHALL BE <br />PROVIDED AND WIRED COMPLETE UNDER THIS DIVISION. MOTOR CONTROLLERS AND MOTOR STARTERS <br />FURNISHED UNDER OTHER DIVISIONS SHALL BE SET IN PLACE AND CONNECTED TO SOURCE AND LOAD UNDER <br />THIS DIVISION. IN GENERAL, MOTORS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH THE EQUIPMENT THEY DRIVE AND ARE NOT PART <br />OF THIS WORK UNDER THIS DIVISION, EXCEPT THAT THEY SHALL BE CONNECTED HEREUNDER. <br />2.5 OBTAIN APPROVED SHOP DRAWINGS SHOWING WIRING DIAGRAMS, CONNECTION DIAGRAMS, ROUGHING-IN <br />AND HOOKUP DETAILS, FROM OTHER INVOLVED CONTRACTORS FOR ALL EQUIPMENT AND COMPLY THEREWITH. <br />2.6 CONTROL, INTERLOCK, AND INTERNAL EQUIPMENT WIRING REGARDLESS OF VOLTAGE WILL BE PROVIDED BY <br />OTHERS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY SHOWN HERE. <br />2.7 GROUNDING - THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT FRAMES, CONDUIT, SWITCHES, <br />CONTROLLERS, WIREWAYS, NEUTRAL CONDUCTORS, AND ALL OTHER SUCH EQUIPMENT SHALL BE PERMANENTLY <br />AND EFFECTIVELY GROUNDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEC. GROUND RODS SHALL BE COPPER CLAD STEEL, <br />3/4" DIAMETER BY 10'-0" LONG. GROUNDING OF EACH TRANSFORMER SECONDARY SHALL BE PROVIDED AND EACH <br />SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS A SEPARATE SERVICE GROUND. PROVIDE A SEPARATE GROUND CONDUCTOR IN ALL <br />BRANCH CIRCUIT CONDUITS SIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEC. <br />2.8 SCHEDULE OF WORK - THE SCHEDULE OF THE ELECTRICAL WORK SHALL BE ARRANGED TO SUIT THE PROGRESS <br />OF WORK BY THE OTHER TRADES AND SHALL IN NO WAY RETARD PROGRESS OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. <br />2.9 WORK UNDER THIS DIVISION SHALL PROCEED IN ADVANCE OF THE WORK OF OTHERS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, <br />ELIMINATING ALL CUTTING AND PATCHING. WHEN SUCH PROCEDURE IS IMPOSSIBLE, CUTTING AND PATCHING <br />SHALL BE DONE IN AN APPROVED MANNER. CUTTING SHALL NOT ENDANGER STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY IN ANY <br />WAY. PATCHING SHALL EXACTLY MATCH CONTIGUOUS WORK. ACTUAL WORK OF CUTTING AND PATCHING OF <br />EXISTING SURFACES SHALL BE PERFORMED BY THE SUBCONTRACTOR WHO ORIGINALLY PREPARED THESE <br />SURFACES, E.G., CUTTING AND PATCHING OF MASONRY WALL WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE MASONRY <br />SUBCONTRACTOR. COSTS OF SUCH CUTTING AND PATCHING SHALL BE BORNE BY THE ELECTRICAL <br />SUBCONTRACTOR. CUTTING SHALL BE CAREFULLY DONE AND DAMAGE TO BUILDING, PIPING, WIRING OR <br />EQUIPMENT AS A RESULT OF CUTTING SHALL BE REPAIRED BY SKILLED MECHANICS OF TRADE INVOLVED. <br />2.10 LABELING OF EQUIPMENT - ALL PANELBOARDS, CABINETS, SAFETY SWITCHES, MOTOR DISCONNECT <br />SWITCHES, AND MOTOR CONTROLLERS SHALL BE IDENTIFIED BY MACHINE ENGRAVED LAMINATED PLASTIC <br />DESIGNATION PLATES PERMANENTLY ATTACHED THERETO WITH SELF-TAPPING SCREWS OR RIVETS. ALL <br />COMPONENT PARTS OF EACH ITEM OF EQUIPMENT OR DEVICE SHALL BEAR THE MANUFACTURER'S NAMEPLATE, <br />GIVING NAME OF MANUFACTURER, DESCRIPTION, SIZE, TYPE, SERIAL AND MODEL NUMBER AND ELECTRICAL <br />CHARACTERISTICS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE MAINTENANCE OR REPLACEMENT. <br />2.11 COORDINATION - COOPERATE AND COORDINATE EFFORTS WITH ALL CONTRACTORS ON THE PROJECT. THIS <br />IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN DETERMINING EXACT LOCATIONS OF ALL SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES AND LIGHTING <br />FIXTURES. ARRANGE LIGHTING FIXTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL REFLECTED CEILING PLANS <br />UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. COORDINATE LIGHTING FIXTURE LOCATIONS WITH GRILLES, DIFFUSERS, <br />ACCESS PANELS, ETC. VERIFY CEILING AND WALL CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL PRIOR TO ORDERING LIGHTING <br />FIXTURES OR OTHER DEVICES TO ENSURE PROPER FIXTURE OR DEVICE IS FURNISHED TO MATCH CONSTRUCTION. <br />THIS VERIFICATION MUST BE EXECUTED REGARDLESS OF INFORMATION PLACED ON THE DRAWINGS. ANY COST <br />INCURRED WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE OWNER, COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY THIS STEP SHALL BE THE <br />RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. <br />2.12 GUARANTEE OF WORK - CONTRACTOR GUARANTEES BY HIS ACCEPTANCE OF THE CONTRACT THAT ALL WORK <br />INSTALLED IS FREE FROM ANY AND ALL DEFECTS IN WORKMANSHIP AND/OR MATERIALS, AND THAT THE <br />APPARATUS WILL DEVELOP CAPACITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS SPECIFIED, AND THAT IF, DURING THE PERIOD OF <br />ONE YEAR OR AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, FROM DATE OF CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE <br />WORK ANY SUCH DEFECTS IN WORKMANSHIP, MATERIAL OR PERFORMANCE APPEAR, HE WILL, WITHOUT COST TO <br />THE OWNER, REMEDY SUCH DEFECTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME TO BE SPECIFIED IN NOTICE. IN DEFAULT <br />THEREOF, THE OWNER MAY HAVE SUCH WORK DONE AND CHARGE COST TO CONTRACTOR. EQUIPMENT <br />GUARANTEES FROM DATE OF "START-UP" WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED. <br />ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS <br />RACEWAY, FITTINGS AND BOXES <br />A.RACEWAYS - CONDUIT SHALL BE HOT-DIPPED, ZINC COATED OR SHERARDIZED RIGID STEEL (RS), <br />INTERMEDIATE METAL CONDUIT (IMC), ELECTRICAL METALLIC TUBING (EMT), OR SCHEDULE 40 <br />POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC). <br />B.FLEXIBLE CONDUIT SHALL BE GALVANIZED, CONTINUOUS SPIRAL, SINGLE STRIP TYPE. FLEXIBLE <br />CONDUIT SHALL BE COVERED WITH PVC JACKET IN WET OR DAMP LOCATIONS. PROVIDE <br />SUITABLE FITTINGS WITH GROUND CONNECTOR. <br />C.FITTINGS - ALL CONDUIT ENTERING OR LEAVING OUTLET, JUNCTION OR PULL BOXES, AND <br />CABINETS AND ALL CONDUIT STUBS SHALL HAVE BUSHINGS. PROVIDE INSULATING BUSHINGS <br />WHERE REQUIRED BY NEC. PROVIDE EXPANSION FITTINGS WITH BONDING JUMPER WHERE <br />CONDUITS CROSS EXPANSION JOINTS. <br />1.FITTINGS FOR RS AND IMC SHALL BE THREADED TYPE. <br />2.FITTINGS FOR EMT SHALL BE THREADLESS, APPROVED FOR THE CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED <br />AND MAY BE CAST SETSCREW TYPE OR COMPRESSION TYPE. <br />D.FITTINGS FOR PVC SHALL BE PVC, PRIMED AND GLUED. <br />E.OUTLET BOXES AND JUNCTION BOXES - OUTLET BOXES SHALL BE PRESSED STEEL, <br />ELECTRO-GALVANIZED OR CADMIUM PLATED WITH CLEAN CUT, EASILY REMOVABLE KNOCKOUTS. <br />EXCEPT AS NOTED HEREINAFTER MINIMUM SIZE OUTLET BOX SHALL BE 4" SQUARE, 1 1/2" DEEP, <br />AND SHALL BE INCREASED IN DIMENSIONS TO ACCOMMODATE CONDUCTORS, CONDUITS, AND <br />DEVICES AS REQUIRED BY THE NEC. SHALLOWER BOXES MAY BE USED WHERE REQUIRED BY <br />STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS. PROVIDE SUITABLE PLASTER-RINGS TO MATCH WALL CONSTRUCTION <br />AND DEVICE. CEILING AND BRACKET OUTLET BOXES SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 4" OCTAGONAL, 1 <br />1/2" DEEP EXCEPT THAT SMALLER BOXES MAY BE USED WHERE REQUIRED BY PARTICULAR <br />FIXTURE TO BE INSTALLED. <br />F.NON METALLIC OUTLET BOXES MAY BE PROVIDED IN PVC RACEWAY SYSTEMS. OUTLET BOXES IN <br />WET OR DAMP LOCATIONS SHALL BE CAST-METAL, THREADED HUB-TYPE WITH GASKETS. <br />G.JUNCTION OR PULL BOXES NOT OVER 100 CUBIC INCHES IN VOLUME SHALL BE STANDARD OUTLET <br />BOXES. JUNCTION BOXES OVER 100 CUBIC INCHES IN VOLUME SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF CODE <br />GAGE, GALVANIZED SHEET STEEL. JUNCTION BOXES SHALL HAVE REMOVABLE COVERS AND SHALL <br />BE ACCESSIBLE AFTER COMPLETION OF WORK. <br />H.RACEWAY AND FITTING INSTALLATION - RUN CONDUITS CONCEALED WITHIN WALLS, ABOVE <br />CEILINGS AND WITHIN OR BELOW FLOORS. CONDUIT SHALL BE SUPPORTED AT INTERVALS OF <br />NOT MORE THAN 8'. RUN EXPOSED CONDUIT PARALLEL OR PERPENDICULAR TO WALLS, <br />STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, OR INTERSECTIONS OF VERTICAL PLANES AND CEILING. <br />I.SUPPORT CONDUITS BY PIPE STRAPS, WALL BRACKETS, STRAP HANGERS, OR CEILING TRAPEZE. <br />J.RUN ALL CONDUITS TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE IN A NEATLY MATTER. <br />K.DO NOT INSTALL PVC IN OR THROUGH FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES, IN OR THROUGH ANY WALLS, IN <br />OR THROUGH ANY CEILINGS, IN HAZARDOUS AREAS, IN AREAS SUBJECT TO SEVERE PHYSICAL <br />DAMAGE, OR EXPOSED ANYWHERE IN THE PROJECT. <br />CONDUCTORS <br />A.CONDUCTORS AND INSULATION - WIRE AND CABLE SHALL BE SOFT DRAWN, ANNEALED COPPER <br />WITH 600 VOLT COLOR CODED INSULATION. MINIMUM WIRE SIZE SHALL BE #12 AWG. <br />INSULATION FOR CONDUCTOR SIZES #12 AND #10 SHALL BE TYPE THW OR RHW OR THHW OR <br />THHN FOR INSTALLATION IN ORDINARY DRY LOCATIONS AND TYPE THWN FOR INSTALLATION IN <br />WET LOCATIONS. WET LOCATIONS WILL INCLUDE SERVICE CONDUITS, CONDUIT UNDERGROUND, <br />RACEWAYS INSTALLED IN CONCRETE FLOOR SLABS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE EARTH AND <br />RACEWAYS REGULARLY SUBJECT TO MOISTURE OR CONDENSATION. CONDUCTORS SIZES LARGER <br />THAN #10 SHALL HAVE TYPE XHHW-2 INSULATED. CONDUCTORS NO. 8 AWG AND LARGER <br />DIAMETER SHALL BE STRANDED. CONDUCTORS NO. 10 AWG AND SMALLER DIAMETER SHALL BE <br />SOLID, EXCEPT THAT CONDUCTORS FOR REMOTE-CONTROL AND SIGNAL CIRCUITS, CLASSES 1, 2, <br />AND 3, MAY BE STRANDED. <br />B.BRANCH CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS IN FLUORESCENT FIXTURE RACEWAYS AND DROPS TO SINGLE <br />FLUORESCENT FIXTURES SHALL BE TYPE THHN OR XHHW. <br />C.METAL CLAD (MC) CABLE SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR BRANCH CIRCUITING 20A, 120V OR LESS. <br />D.PROVIDE A SEPARATE GROUND CONDUCTOR IN ALL RACEWAYS SIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE <br />NEC. <br />E.JOINTS AND TERMINATIONS - FOR CONDUCTORS #12 AND #10 ALL FIXTURE AND BRANCH <br />CIRCUITS JOINTS IN JUNCTION AND OUTLET BOXES SHALL BE MADE WITH UL LISTED PRESSURE <br />TYPE CONNECTORS RATED AT 600 VOLTS AND 105 DEGREES C. CONNECTORS SHALL BE IDEAL <br />INDUSTRIES "WING-NUT" OR BUCHANNAN "B-CAP", 3M "SCOTCH-LOK" CONNECTORS OR EQUAL. <br />WIRE #8 AND LARGER SHALL BE JOINED OR TERMINATED WITH SOLDERLESS PRESSURE <br />CONNECTORS PROPERLY TAPED IN LAYERS TO FORM A MOISTURE-TIGHT JOINT. <br />WIRING DEVICES <br />A.WIRING DEVICES SHALL BE "SPECIFICATION GRADE" AS MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL ELECTRIC, <br />SLATER (MEDALIST), ARROW-HART, BRYANT, HUBBELL OR PASS & SEYMOUR. <br />B.DUPLEX CONVENIENCE RECEPTACLES SHALL BE STAINLESS STEEL, 20 AMPERE, 125 VOLTS, 2 POLE, <br />3 WIRE NEMA AND ASA STANDARD, GROUNDING TYPE. <br />C.GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING RECEPTACLES SHALL CONFORM TO NEC, SHALL BE UL <br />LISTED, IVORY PLASTIC, SHALL HAVE A "PUSH-TO-TEST" BUTTON AND VISIBLE INDICATION OF A <br />TRIPPED CONDITION. <br />D.ON FINISHED WALLS, PLATES SHALL BE SATIN FINISHED TYPE 302, ALLOY 18-8 STAINLESS STEEL <br />WITH BEVELED EDGES. <br />SAFETY SWITCHES <br />A.SAFETY SWITCHES - SAFETY SWITCHES SHALL BE RATED AT 240 OR 600V AS SHOWN WITH <br />NUMBER OF POLES AND CURRENT RATING AS INDICATED. SWITCHES SHALL BE FUSED OR <br />NON-FUSED TYPE AS INDICATED, NEMA TYPE GD OR HD AS REQUIRED, WITH FULL COVER <br />INTERLOCKS AND QUICK-MAKE, QUICK-BREAK MECHANISM. <br />PANELBOARDS <br />A.PANELBOARDS - REFER ELECTRICAL PLANS AND SCHEDULES <br />B. PROVIDE TYPEWRITTEN DIRECTORY CARD, CARD HOLDER, TRANSPARENT PROTECTION AND <br />COMPLETE IDENTIFYING DATA ON INSIDE OF DOOR. <br />SCALE: NTS2DRY TYPE TRANSFORMER GROUNDING DETAIL <br />SCALE: NTS1PANELBOARD MOUNTING AND MIN. REQUIRED CLEARANCE DETAIL <br />GROUNDING <br />CONDUCTOR <br />GROUND BUS <br />NEUTRAL BUS <br />CONDUIT BONDING <br />PHASE CONDUCTORS <br />BOND TO BUILDING STEEL <br />DRY TYPE TRANSFORMER <br />480Y / 277V 3PH, 4W PHASE <br />CONDUCTORS <br />CONDUIT BONDING <br />NEUTRAL BUS <br />GROUND BUS <br />3 <br />3 <br />4 <br />3 3 <br />1 2 <br />3 <br />VOLTAGE TO GROUND, <br />NOMINAL <br />0-150 <br />151-600 <br />CONDITION: <br />TABLE "A" - WORKING CLEARANCES <br />MIN. CLEAR DISTANCE (FT) <br />3 1/2 <br />EXCLUSIVELY <br />DEDICATED SPACE <br />6 1/2 ' MINIMUMTHIS <br />DI <br />S <br />T <br />A <br />N <br />C <br />E <br />SEE <br />T <br />A <br />B <br />L <br />E ' <br />A' <br />ALL ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT <br />PANELBOARD <br />NOTE: THIS FIGURE ILLUSTRATES THE WORKING <br />SPACE IN FRONT OF ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT <br />REQUIRED BY SECTION 110-26 (a) OF THE <br />NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE. <br />WHERE THE CONDITIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: <br />1. EXPOSED LIVE PARTS ON ONE SIDE AND NO LIVE OR GROUNDED PARTS ON <br />THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORKING SPACE, OR EXPOSED LIVE PARTS ON BOTH <br />SIDES EFFECTIVELY GUARDED BY INSULATING MATERIALS. INSULATED WIRE <br />OR INSULATED BUSBARS OPERATING AT NOT OVER 300 VOLTS SHALL NOT BE <br />CONSIDERED LIVE PARTS. <br />2. EXPOSED LIVE PARTS ON ONE SIDE AND GROUNDED PARTS ON THE OTHER <br />SIDE. <br />3. EXPOSED LIVE PARTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WORK SPACE (NOT GUARDED <br />AS PROVIDED IN CONDITION 1) WITH THE OPERATOR BETWEEN. <br />NOTE: THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO PANELBOARDS, SAFETY <br />SWITCHES, MOTOR STARTERS, JUNCTION BOXES AND OTHER ELECTRIC <br />EQUIPMENT. <br />30" OR WIDTH OF EQUIPMENT IF EQUIPMENT IS WIDER THAN 30". DOES NOT <br />HAVE TO BE CENTERED ON THE EQUIPMENT BUT AT LEAST EVEN WITH ONE <br />EDGE. EQUIPMENT DOOR SHALL BE ABLE TO OPEN AT LEAST 90 DEG.U:\Projects GTC\Year 2021 Projects\2021-002 High Rock Road Recycling\Drawings\Electrical Plan.dwg March 26, 2021 4:08:22 PMDESIGNED BY: <br />DRAWN BY: <br />CHECKED BY: <br />SCALE: <br />DATE: <br />PROJECT NUMBER: <br />REVISIONS <br />R00592-213N <br />03/26/2021HIGH ROCK ROAD WASTE AND RECYCLYING CENTERORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINAEngineering Surveying Environmental ServicesNCSU Centennial Campus930 Main Campus Drive, Suite 151Raleigh, NC 27606919-827-0864 Fax: 919-839-8138www.daa.comNC Firm License # C-0861Virginia Beach, VAHampton Roads, VAFayetteville, NCCharlottesville, VABlacksburg, VARichmond, VANorthern Virginia03-26-21 <br />GreenTech Consulting, Inc. <br />Voice . 919 . 608 . 2412 <br />Cary , N.C. 27511 <br />1155 Kildaire Farm Road, Suite 206 <br />Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical Engineers <br />Sustainable & LEED Design Services <br />hsura@greentc.com <br /> <br /> <br />IGNE <br />N REE <br />SRT <br />NOPRO F E <br />H C <br />L <br />IL <br />S IO <br />N <br />A NAA RO <br />HE <br />MA N T C .SURAGREENTECH LICENSE # C-2720 <br />HCS <br />HCS <br />HCS <br />AS SHOWN <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: BBF56E0A-3618-497E-AA70-92F097E8F598