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| 2008-09-04 14:00:06 | |
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| | THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE CYCLES: |
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| | THE 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 2007 REVISIONS, 2004 |
| | RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE, 2005 NEC, 2004 FBC CHAPTER 1 |
| | AS AMENDED AND FOUND NONCOMPLIANT WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | ALL COMMENTS RELATE TO SHEET #7, UNLESS OTHERWISE |
| | NOTED. ALL CODE ARTICLES REFERENCED ARE 2005 NEC UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE NOTED. |
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| | 1} NOTE #1 REFERENCES THE WRONG CODE CYCLE FOR NFPA-72, |
| | CURRENTLY THE 2002 CYCLE IS REFERENCED BY THE FBC.106.5 |
| | FBC, |
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| | 2} INDICATE THE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS FEEDING |
| | THE MAIN DISCONNECT FROM THE METER. 215.5. |
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| | 3} 210.11 (C) (1)DWELLING UNITS |
| | (1) SMALL-APPLIANCE BRANCH CIRCUITS IN ADDITION TO THE |
| | NUMBER OF BRANCH CIRCUITS REQUIRED BY OTHER PARTS OF |
| | THIS SECTION, TWO OR MORE 20-AMPERE SMALL-APPLIANCE |
| | BRANCH CIRCUITS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL RECEPTACLE |
| | OUTLETS SPECIFIED BY 210.52(B).*** ONLY ONE IS LISTED |
| | IN THE PANEL SCHEDULE.ALSO SEE 210.52(B)(1) FOR DINING |
| | ROOM AND BREAKFAST ROOM REQUIREMENTS. |
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| | 4} THERE IS ONE WATER HEATER ON THE PANEL SCHEDULE AND |
| | TWO TANKLESS SHOWN ON THE PLAN, CORRELATE SAME. ALSO |
| | CHECK THE MANUFACTURERS SPEC'S FOR KW RATINGS AND OCP. |
| | MOST TANKLESS MODELS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER RATING THAN 30 |
| | AMPS. ADJUST THE LOAD CALCULATIONS ACCORDINGLY. |
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| | 5} BATH CIRCUIT REQUIRED TO HAVE A 20 AMP RECEPTACLE |
| | PER 210.11(C) (3), LOCATED PER 210.52(D), AND BE GFI |
| | PROTECTED PER 210.8(A) (1). THE MASTER BATH NEEDS |
| | ANOTHER RECEPTACLE TO MEET COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 6} THE "GREAT ROOM" NEEDS ANOTHER RECEPTACLE TO MEET |
| | SPACING REQUIREMENTS OF 210.52(A)(1) |
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| | 7} KITCHEN RECEPTACLE SPACING MUST COMPLY WITH |
| | 210.52(A), 210.52(C), AND 210.8(A)(6) GFI.*** THE |
| | ISLAND RECEPTACLES MUST BE GFI AND THE COUNTERTOP |
| | SPACING IS NOT COMPLIANT. |
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| | 8} 9B-3.0472 CARBON MONOXIDE PROTECTION. |
| | (1) EVERY BUILDING FOR WHICH A PERMIT FOR NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION IS ISSUED ON OR AFTER 7/1/08 AND HAVING A |
| | FOSSIL-FUEL-BURNING HEATER OR APPLIANCE, A FIREPLACE, |
| | OR AN ATTACHED GARAGE SHALL HAVE AN OPERATIONAL CARBON |
| | MONOXIDE ALARM INSTALLED WITHIN 10 FEET OF EACH ROOM |
| | USED FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES. |
| | (2) IN NEW CONSTRUCTION, ALARMS SHALL RECEIVE THEIR |
| | PRIMARY POWER FROM THE BUILDING WIRING WHEN SUCH WIRING |
| | IS SERVED FROM THE LOCAL POWER UTILITY. SUCH ALARMS |
| | SHALL HAVE BATTERY BACK UP. |
| | (3) COMBINATION SMOKE/CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS SHALL BE |
| | LISTED OR LABELED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TESTING |
| | LABORATORY. |
| | SPECIFIC AUTHORITY 553.885(2) FS. LAW IMPLEMENTED |
| | 553.72, 553.73(2), (3), (7), (9), 553.885(2) FS. |
| | HISTORY-NEW 11-18-07 LOCATE DETECTORS ON THE PLAN. |
| | NOTE: MAY BE COMBINATION SMOKE/CARBON MONOXIDE. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE AN ELECTRICAL PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE |
| | SCOPE OF WORK PURPOSED. 105.1 FBC AS AMENDED. |
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| | PLEASE REMOVE OLD SHEETS, INSERT NEW ONES, SUBMIT OLD |
| | SHEETS TO EXPEDITE REVIEW AND SUBMIT WRITTEN RESPONSE |
| | TO THE COMMENTS MADE IN THIS REVIEW. |
| | IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL. |
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| | BILL TROBAUGH |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561/805-6718 |
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