| Date |
Text |
| 2008-11-05 13:39:13 | |
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| | THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE CYCLES: |
| | |
| | THE 2004 FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE, 2007 |
| | REVISIONS, 2005 NEC, 2004 FBC AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 1.AND |
| | FOUND NONCOMPLIANT WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
| | |
| | 1} THE SERVICE ON SHEET 3.1 IS SHOWN AS AN EXISTING BUT |
| | MUST BE CORRECTED AS IT IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. THERE |
| | IS A GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR AT THE METER AND A |
| | GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM SHOWN AT THE PANEL WITH A |
| | DISCONNECT IN BETWEEN THE TWO IN VIOLATION OF |
| | 250.24(A)(5)" LOAD-SIDE GROUNDING CONNECTIONS A |
| | GROUNDING CONNECTION SHALL NOT BE MADE TO ANY GROUNDED |
| | CONDUCTOR ON THE LOAD SIDE OF THE SERVICE DISCONNECTING |
| | MEANS EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED IN THIS ARTICLE." |
| | |
| | 2} PLEASE LOCATE ALL SERVICE EQUIPMENT ON THE PLAN, |
| | METER ENCLOSURE, DISCONNECTS AND PANELS, SO THAT |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLES 225, 240 AND 230 CAN BE |
| | REVIEWED. |
| | |
| | 3} INDICATE HOW THE EQUIPMENT GROUND IS RAN AND WHERE |
| | IT ORIGINATES, ON THE SERVICE RISER DIAGRAM SEE COMMENT |
| | #1 |
| | |
| | 4} THE 2005 NEC WAS ADOPTED BY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE |
| | EFFECTIVE 8 DECEMBER 2006. THE APPLICATION FOR THIS |
| | PROJECT WAS AFTER THAT DATE AND THE PLANS ARE SUBJECT |
| | TO THAT CODE. PLEASE CHANGE NOTE #2 TO REFLECT THIS |
| | CHANGE. |
| | |
| | 5} ELECTRICAL NOTE #3 IS INCORRECT REGARDING GFCI |
| | PROTECTION AT THE SINK***210.8(A) DWELLING UNITS ALL |
| | 125-VOLT, SINGLE-PHASE, 15- AND 20-AMPERE RECEPTACLES |
| | INSTALLED IN THE LOCATIONS SPECIFIED IN (1) THROUGH (8) |
| | SHALL HAVE GROUND-FAULT CIRCUIT-INTERRUPTER PROTECTION |
| | FOR PERSONNEL. (6) KITCHENS ? WHERE THE RECEPTACLES ARE |
| | INSTALLED TO SERVE THE COUNTERTOP SURFACES. PLEASE |
| | CORRECT. |
| | |
| | 6} ELECTRICAL NOTE #4 REGARDING THE CIRCUITING FOR |
| | SMOKE ALARMS IS NOT A VIOLATION BUT IT SHOULD BE NOTED |
| | THAT THE CIRCUIT MUST COMPLY WITH 210.12 AND BE AFCI |
| | PROTECTED. 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. |
| | |
| | 7} R313.1.1 ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS AND ADDITIONS. |
| | WHEN INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS OR ADDITIONS |
| | REQUIRING A PERMIT OCCUR, OR WHEN ONE OR MORE SLEEPING |
| | ROOMS ARE ADDED OR CREATED IN EXISTING DWELLINGS, THE |
| | INDIVIDUAL DWELLING UNIT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH SMOKE |
| | ALARMS LOCATED AS REQUIRED FOR NEW DWELLINGS; THE SMOKE |
| | ALARMS SHALL BE INTERCONNECTED AND HARD WIRED. LOCATE |
| | THE ALARMS ON THE PLAN TO INDICATE COMPLIANCE. |
| | |
| | 8} NOTE #7 REFERENCES ARTICLE 310.17(A) WHICH IS NOT IN |
| | THE 2005 NEC, SEE COMMENT #4. THE REFERENCES TO |
| | 210.52(A) AND 210.52(E) ARE FOR OUTLETS, NOT "J" BOXES. |
| | CORRECT NOTES TO REFERENCE CURRENT CODES. |
| | |
| | 9} THE ENGINEERING FIRM LISTED ON THE TITLE BLOCK SHALL |
| | INDICATE THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION NUMBER ALONG |
| | WITH OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY 61G15-23.002 FLORIDA |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. |
| | |
| | 10} THE VALUE ON THE APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE THE TOTAL |
| | COST OF LABOR AND MATERIAL. VALUATION REFERENCES MAY |
| | INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED DATA OF NATIONAL |
| | CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES PER 108.3 FBC AS |
| | AMENDED. |
| | IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL. |
| | |
| | BILL TROBAUGH |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561/805-6718 |
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