| Date |
Text |
| 2007-08-08 08:07:23 | |
| | |
| | THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE CYCLES: |
| | THE 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 2006 REVISIONS, 2004 |
| | RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE, 2005 NEC, NFPA-72 2002, 2004 |
| | FBC AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 1.AND FOUND NONCOMPLIANT WITH |
| | THE FOLLOWING: |
| | |
| | 1} A SMOKE ALARM MUST BE INSTALLED OUTSIDE BEDROOM #4 |
| | TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENT "OUTSIDE EACH SEPARATE |
| | SLEEPING AREA IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE |
| | BEDROOMS." R313.1.1 FBC, 2004 REVISED 2006. |
| | |
| | ALSO SEE THE DEFINITION OF "SMOKE DETECTORS" 11.8.2.1 |
| | NFPA-72, CLARIFY IF USING DETECTORS OR ALARMS, TO AVOID |
| | CONFUSION IN THE FIELD. IF USING DETECTORS INDICATE THE |
| | LOCATIONS OF THE SOUNDING DEVICES. |
| | |
| | 2} THE DISCONNECTS FOR CONDENSERS #1 & #2 DO NOT MEET |
| | THE CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS OF 110.26, 2005 NEC. |
| | |
| | 3} PANEL "A", CIRCUIT #10, #12 CONDUCTOR ON A60 AMP |
| | CIRCUIT BREAKER IS IN VIOLATION OF 310.16 NEC. |
| | |
| | 4} PANEL "A", CIRCUIT #16, #14 CONDUCTOR ON 20 AMP |
| | CIRCUIT BREAKER, VIOLATION OF 310.16 NEC. |
| | |
| | THE FOLLOWING , ALTHOUGH NOT VIOLATIONS WILL NEED TO BE |
| | REVISED IF NOT ACTUALLY INTENDED TO BE INSTALLED: PANEL |
| | "A"CIRCUITS 9 & 11, #10 CONDUCTORS, 20 AMP BREAKERS. |
| | PANEL "B", CIRCUIT #6, #6 CONDUCTOR, WHICH WON'T |
| | PHYSICALLY FIT, ON A 20 AMP BREAKER. CIRCUIT #10, #10 |
| | WIRE ON A 20 AMP BREAKER, CIRCUIT #'S 18, 23, 25, 26 & |
| | 29 ALL HAVE #12 CONDUCTORS ON15 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS. |
| | CIRCUIT #5 IS LISTED AS A #6 CONDUCTOR ON A 20 AMP |
| | BREAKER, CIRCUIT #9, #10 WIRE, 20 AMP BREAKER, CIRCUIT |
| | #13, #8 WIRE, 20 AMP BREAKER, CIRCUIT #17, #10 WIRE, |
| | 20AMP BREAKER. THESE ITEMS NEED TO BE CLARIFIED BY THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD TO VERIFY HIS DESIGN INTENTIONS |
| | PRIOR TO BEING INCORRECTLY INSTALLED IN THE FIELD. |
| | |
| | NOTE: |
| | THE GFI RECEPTACLES PLACED IN THE ISLAND BETWEEN THE |
| | FAMILY ROOM AND THE KITCHEN MAY NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH 210.52(C)(5) IF UNDER THE OVERHANGING COUNTERTOP |
| | THAT EXTENDS 6" OR MORE, SEE THE EXCEPTION, THAT |
| | ARTICLE. |
| | |
| | PLEASE MAKE THE CORRECTIONS NEEDED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE |
| | AND TO SHOW DESIGN INTENTION, AND RESUBMIT FOR REVIEW. |
| | |
| | IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL. |
| | |
| | BILL TROBAUGH |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561/805-6718 |
| | [email protected] |
