May 2006
A/E CHECKLIST
TITLE________________________________PROJECT NO. ______________
LOCATION___________________________________DATE ______________
REVIEWED BY ___________________________________________________
ORGANIZATION _________________________________________________
SCHEMATICS
ELECTRICAL REVIEW
COMMENTS/
NO.
ITEM
YES/NO/NA
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Minimum Ceiling Heights:
a. Switchboard Rooms ..... ....................... 11'-0"
b. Switchgear, High Voltage Rooms ........ 11'-0"
c. Transformer Rooms ...... ....................... 11'-0"
d. Emergency Generator Rooms:
(1) Less than 500 kW.......................... 12'-0"
(2) 500 kW and Larger ....................... 14'-0"
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General Provisions For New Buildings - In addition to items given
below check all requirements for buildings, switchgear rooms,
transformer rooms, elevator machine rooms, electrical, signal,
telephone closets etc. per Design and Construction Procedures 7 & 8.
a. Dual means of egress from transformer vaults, switchgear rooms,
switchboard (over 1200 amps) rooms and generator rooms or
buildings. One egress shall be onto the exterior ground and the
other into a corridor.
b. Stack Electrical, Signal and Telephone closets vertically.
c. Show quantity of electrical closets on a floor: Maximum distance
of the farthest branch circuit to the nearest closet shall not exceed
75ft.
d. All closets are free of columns inside.
e. All electrical rooms, transformer vaults and closets are not
located directly below showers, laboratories, kitchens,
dishwashing areas or other areas where water service is provided.
Pipes containing liquids or gases shall not pass through these
rooms.
f. Provide paddle operated door hardware on all doors leading from
the switchgear rooms, transformer vaults, generator rooms and
elevator machine rooms. The doors shall swing in the direction of
exit travel.
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