| Date |
Text |
| 2008-02-06 16:51:28 | |
| | |
| | APPLICATION #08020067 |
| | ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW |
| | 270 BARCELONA ROAD |
| | 2/6/08 |
| | WEST PALM BEACH, FL. |
| | |
| | THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE CYCLES: |
| | |
| | THE 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 2007 REVISIONS, 2004 |
| | RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE, 2005 NEC, NFPA-72 2002, |
| | NFPA-101 2003, 2004 FBC AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 1, AND |
| | FOUND NONCOMPLIANT WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
| | |
| | ON SHEET E2: |
| | |
| | 1} PROVIDE A RISER DIAGRAM WITH CONDUCTOR AND CONDUIT |
| | SIZE AND TYPE, GROUNDING DETAILS, SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND |
| | PANEL LOCATIONS PER 215.5 NEC AND 106.3.5.4 FBC. |
| | INDICATE WHICH IS NEW AND WHICH IS EXISTING. THIS |
| | INCLUDES THE GUEST HOUSE. |
| | |
| | 2} THE LOAD CALCULATION TABLE ON SHEET E2 INDICATES THE |
| | ?GENERAL LIGHTING? LOADS TO BE ON 20 AMP CIRCUITS WITH |
| | #14 AWG CONDUCTORS IN VIOLATION OF 310.16, MUST BE #12 |
| | CONDUCTORS OR 15 AMP BREAKERS WHERE ALLOWED. ALSO NOTE |
| | THAT THE TABLE INDICATES 21 OF THOSE BRANCH CIRCUITS. |
| | |
| | 3} THE THREE SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUITS LISTED IN THE |
| | CALCULATION TABLE, ARE CALCULATED AT 1200VA, THOSE |
| | CIRCUITS ARE REQUIRED TO BE CALCULATED AT 1500VA PER |
| | 220.52. ALSO NOTE THERE ARE ONLY TWO SMALL APPLIANCE |
| | CIRCUITS LISTED ON THE PANEL SCHEDULES, CORRELATE SAME. |
| | NOTE: SEE 210.11(C)(1), TWO PER KITCHEN REQUIRED, CHECK |
| | PANEL SCHEDULES. |
| | |
| | 4} THE GFI?S LISTED AT 3000 VA EACH IN THE CALCULATION |
| | TABLE, ARE IN VIOLATION OF 210.20(B)(1), 210.21(B)(2), |
| | AND 310.16, AS THOSE CIRCUITS WOULD NEED TO BE RATED |
| | FOR 25 AMPS. |
| | |
| | 5} THE RANGE IS LISTED AS 2.6 KVA ON A 30 AMP CIRCUIT |
| | IN PANEL ?A?, CORRELATE WITH THE LOAD CALCULATION, ALSO |
| | SEE 422.11(A). |
| | |
| | 6} THE WATER HEATERS LISTED IN PANELS ?A? AND ?C? ARE |
| | LISTED AS 2.6 KVA ON A 30 AMP CIRCUIT, SEE COMMENT #5. |
| | |
| | 7} THERE ARE TWO ?APPLIANCE? CIRCUITS IN BOTH PANELS |
| | ?A? AND ?C? @2.6 KVA ON A 20 AMP CIRCUIT IN VIOLATION |
| | OF 310.16, 210.20(B)(1), AND 210.21(B)(2). INDICATE |
| | WHAT THESE ?APPLIANCES? ARE ON THE SCHEDULES, SEE |
| | 408.4.- NEW VERBAGE FOR 2005 NEC: "THE IDENTIFICATION |
| | SHALL INCLUDE SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO ALLOW EACH CIRCUIT |
| | TO BE DISTINGUISHED FROM ALL OTHERS." |
| | |
| | 8} THERE IS ONE DISHWASHER IN THE LOAD CALCULATIONS |
| | LISTED AS 1200 VA, THERE ARE TWO ON THE PANEL SCHEDULES |
| | (A & C) LISTED AT 1500 VA, CORRELATE SAME. |
| | |
| | 9} THE DISPOSAL IN THE CALCULATION IS LISTED AT 900 VA, |
| | AND LISTED AS 1500 VA ON A 20 AMP CIRCUIT, IN PANEL |
| | SCHEDULE ?A?. |
| | |
| | 10} THE DRYER IN PANEL SCHEDULE ?A? IS LISTED AT 2600 |
| | VA, OR 10.8 AMPS, ON A 30 AMP CIRCUIT, AND 5000 VA IN |
| | THE CALCULATIONS, CORRELATE SAME. |
| | |
| | 11} THE ATTIC IN THE GUEST HOUSE MUST COMPLY WITH |
| | 210.63 AND 210.70(A)(3) SINCE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT WILL |
| | BE INSTALLED. |
| | |
| | 12} THERE ARE TWO A/C AND AHU?S LISTED AS #1. |
| | |
| | SHEET E1: GIVEN THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO |
| | DETERMINE NEW FROM EXISTING, THIS REVIEW IS DONE AS IF |
| | ALL WORK IS NEW |
| | |
| | 1} THE DISCONNECTS FOR THE CONDENSING UNITS DO NOT |
| | COMPLY WITH 110.26 CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS. NOTE, ONLY |
| | TWO SHOWN, THREE IN THE SCHEDULES. |
| | |
| | 2} R313.1.1 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE, SMOKE ALARMS |
| | SHALL BE LOCATED AS REQUIRED IN NEW DWELLINGS WHEN |
| | REPAIRS OR ADDITIONS REQUIRING A PERMIT OCCUR. SEE |
| | ARTICLE FOR COMPLETE TEXT. TWO ARE MISSING FROM THE |
| | UPPER BEDROOMS, AND ONE DOWNSTAIRS, SEE REVIEWED PLAN. |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL. |
| | |
| | |
| | BILL TROBAUGH |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561/805-6718 |
| | [email protected] |
