| Date |
Text |
| 2008-05-20 16:53:53 | |
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| | 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, 2004 |
| | FBC CHAPTER 1AS AMENDED AND FOUND NONCOMPLIANT WITH THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | |
| | ALL COMMENTS RELATE TO SHEET MEP-1, UNLESS OTHERWISE |
| | NOTED. ALL CODE ARTICLES REFERENCED ARE 2005 NEC UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE NOTED. |
| | |
| | 1}THE EQUIPMENT GROUND BETWEEN THE METER AND PANEL |
| | "A" ON THE RISER DIAGRAM CREATES A PARALLEL PATH TO |
| | GROUND WITH THE NEUTRAL AND MUST BE REMOVED. 250.6.2005 |
| | NEC. |
| | |
| | 2} PANEL "A" MUST BE SERVICE RATED AND HAVE A MAIN |
| | BREAKER, OR A DISCONNECT IS REQUIRED OUTSIDE BETWEEN |
| | THE METER AND PANEL. 230.70 |
| | |
| | 3} THE RISER INDICATES 3# 6CU FEEDERS FOR PANEL "B", |
| | THE PANEL SCHEDULE INDICATES # 8. |
| | |
| | 4} THE 30 AMP OCP FOR PANEL "B" IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH FOR |
| | THE 48 AMP LOAD CALCULATED FOR THAT PANEL. 310.16. |
| | |
| | 5} #4 FEEDERS FROM THE METER TO THE 133 AMP LOAD ON |
| | PANEL "A" (RATED AT 200 AMPS) IS IN VIOLATION OF |
| | 310.15(B)(6). MINIMUM OF 2/0 CU CONDUCTORS. |
| | |
| | 6} THE AHU OCP, CIRCUIT 28,30 PANEL "A" IS NOT LARGE |
| | ENOUGH FOR THE 8500 WATT LOAD @ 125%. SEE 424.3(B), |
| | 310.16, 240.6.(44 AMPS). |
| | |
| | 7} CIRCUITS 36,38 FOR AHU #2, THE OCP IS TOO LARGE, SEE |
| | REFERENCES, COMMENT #6. (28 AMPS@ 125%). |
| | |
| | 8} THE WASHER CIRCUIT #23 PANEL "A" (LAUNDRY) MUST BE |
| | CALCULATED AT 1500 WATTS PER 210.11(C)(2). |
| | |
| | NOTE: THE 3/0 GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR ON THE |
| | RISER IS NOT A VIOLATION OF 250.66, BUT A #2 IS ALL |
| | THAT'S REQUIRED. WHAT IS SHOWN ON THE PERMIT SET OF |
| | PLANS MUST BE INSTALLED OR A REVISION SUBMITTED TO |
| | CHANGE THAT SIZE AT A LATTER DATE. |
| | |
| | COMMENTS FROM SHEET E-1. |
| | |
| | 9} R313.1 SMOKE ALARMS. |
| | SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN THE FOLLOWING |
| | LOCATIONS: |
| | 1. IN EACH SLEEPING ROOM. |
| | 2. OUTSIDE EACH SEPARATE SLEEPING AREA IN THE IMMEDIATE |
| | VICINITY OF THE BEDROOMS. |
| | TWO ALARMS NEED TO BE ADDED IN THE HALL OUTSIDE OF |
| | BEDROOM #4 AND THE GUEST BEDROOM TO MEET THE INTENT OF |
| | R 313.1.2 . 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. |
| | |
| | 10} AT LEAST ONE GFI RECEPTACLE MUST BE INSTALLED IN |
| | THE GARAGE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH 210.52(G). |
| | |
| | 11} KITCHEN RECEPTACLE SPACING MUST COMPLY WITH |
| | 210.52(A), 210.52(C), AND 210.8(A)(6) GFI. SEVERAL ARE |
| | MISSING ALONG THE COUNTER. |
| | |
| | 12} A RECEPTACLE MUST BE ADDED TO THE BATH ADJACENT TO |
| | THE FOYER TO COMPLY WITH 210.52(D), MUST BE GFI PER |
| | 210.8(A)(1). |
| | |
| | 13} THE WHIRLPOOL PUMP RECEPTACLE MUST BE GFI PROTECTED |
| | PER 680.43(A)(3). |
| | |
| | 14} SHOW THE LOCATION OF THE A/C EQUIPMENT ON THE PLAN. |
| | ALSO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIRED DISCONNECT PER |
| | 440.14,RECEPTACLE PER 210.63. |
| | |
| | IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL. |
| | |
| | BILL TROBAUGH |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561/805-6718 |
