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| 2009-01-05 11:53:29 | |
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| | THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE CYCLES: |
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| | THE 2004 FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE, 2007 |
| | REVISIONS, 2005 NEC, 2004 FBC AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 1.AND |
| | FOUND NONCOMPLIANT WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | SHEET E-5: |
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| | 1} PER 110.9 AND 110.10: OBTAIN THE AVAILABLE FAULT |
| | CURRENT AT THE UTILITY AND CALCULATE THE SAME AT THE |
| | EQUIPMENT. INDICATE THE AIC RATING FOR THE EQUIPMENT IS |
| | EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE AVAILABLE FAULT. SHEET |
| | E-5. |
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| | 2} 702.5 CAPACITY AND RATING |
| | AN OPTIONAL STANDBY SYSTEM SHALL HAVE ADEQUATE CAPACITY |
| | AND RATING FOR THE SUPPLY OF ALL EQUIPMENT INTENDED TO |
| | BE OPERATED AT ONE TIME. OPTIONAL STANDBY SYSTEM |
| | EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SUITABLE FOR THE MAXIMUM AVAILABLE |
| | FAULT CURRENT AT ITS TERMINALS.*** THE OUTPUT OF THE |
| | GENERATOR IS 125 AMPS, THE CALCULATED LOAD IS 135 AMPS. |
| | THE GENERATOR IS NOT RATED FOR THIS LOAD. SET A |
| | SUBPANEL TO SEPARATE THE LOADS OR INCREASE THE |
| | GENERATOR AMPACITY. |
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| | 3} THE #6 GROUND RAN TO THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE IS IN |
| | VIOLATION OF 250.122. THERE MUST BE AN EQUIPMENT GROUND |
| | FROM THE PANEL, WHERE THE SHORT WILL BE DETECTED, TO |
| | THE GENERATOR TO ENABLE THE MAIN TO TRIP UNDER A SHORT |
| | CIRCUIT CONDITION.THE NEUTRAL, TO WHICH THE GENERATOR |
| | "GROUND" IS CONNECTED THROUGH THE GEC, AND THE GROUND |
| | WILL BE ISOLATED AFTER THE FIRST MEANS OF DISCONNECT |
| | PER 210.24(A)(5), WHICH WILL BE THE ATS AS CONFIGURED |
| | ON THE RISER DIAGRAM. |
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| | 4} PROVIDE THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE |
| | GENERATOR AND THE TRANSFER SWITCH. NOTE: THE TRANSFER |
| | SWITCH MUST HAVE AN "OFF" POSITION AS THE FIRST MEANS |
| | OF DISCONNECT, AND MUST BE 200 AMP RATED WITH AN AIC |
| | RATING CONCURRENT WITH THE SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND |
| | GREATER THAN THE FAULT CURRENT CALCULATION. SEE COMMENT |
| | #1. |
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| | 5} CIRCUITS #9 & 11 @ 3000 VA ARE IN VIOLATION OF |
| | 310.16 & 210.23(A)(1)- "CORD-AND-PLUG-CONNECTED |
| | EQUIPMENT NOT FASTENED IN PLACE THE RATING OF ANY ONE |
| | CORD-AND-PLUG-CONNECTED UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT NOT |
| | FASTENED IN PLACE SHALL NOT EXCEED 80 PERCENT OF THE |
| | BRANCH-CIRCUIT AMPERE RATING". 3000/120=25 AMPS. |
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| | 6} CIRCUITS 3O, 32 ,34, 36 FOR THE CONDENSING UNITS |
| | HAVE INCORRECT OVERCURRENT PROTECTION PER MANUFACTURERS |
| | SPECIFICATIONS GIVEN ON SHEET M-5. 110.3(B). |
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| | 7} CIRCUIT #10 INDICATES THE DISHWASHER/DISPOSER ON THE |
| | SAME CIRCUIT IN VIOLATION OF 210.23(A)(1). |
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| | NOTE: THE SMOKE DETECTOR CIRCUIT # 24 MUST BE ON AN ARC |
| | FAULT BREAKER PER 210.12(B). |
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| | SHEET E-3: |
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| | 8} 9B-3.0472 CARBON MONOXIDE PROTECTION. (2) 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***ALTHOUGH THE DETECTOR IN |
| | THE GARAGE IS RECOMMENDED AND PERMISSIBLE, THE |
| | REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE HALLWAYS OUTSIDE SLEEPING ROOMS. |
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| | 9} 680.43(A)(3) PROTECTION, SPA OR HOT TUB SUPPLY |
| | RECEPTACLES THAT PROVIDE POWER FOR A SPA OR HOT TUB |
| | SHALL BE GROUND-FAULT CIRCUIT-INTERRUPTER PROTECTED.*** |
| | INDICATE ON PLANS. |
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| | SHEET E-4: |
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| | 10} 210.52(D) BATHROOMS IN DWELLING UNITS, AT LEAST ONE |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED IN BATHROOMS |
| | WITHIN 900 MM (3 FT) OF THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF EACH BASIN. |
| | THE RECEPTACLE OUTLET SHALL BE LOCATED ON A WALL OR |
| | PARTITION THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE BASIN OR BASIN |
| | COUNTERTOP.***BATH #2 DOES NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIRED |
| | SPACING. |
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| | 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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