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| 2008-12-02 14:03:22 | |
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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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| | 1} THE EQUIPMENT GROUND BETWEEN THE METER AND |
| | DISCONNECT ON THE RISER DIAGRAM CREATES A PARALLEL PATH |
| | TO GROUND WITH THE NEUTRAL AND MUST BE REMOVED. AN |
| | ISOLATED NEUTRAL AND EQUIPMENT GROUND ARE TO BE RAN |
| | FROM THE FIRST MEANS OF DISCONNECT. 250.6. |
| | |
| | 2} PER R313.1.1 "SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE INTERCONNECTED |
| | AND HARD WIRED." THE ALARMS (MISMARKED AS DETECTORS) |
| | ARE ALL SHOWN ON SEPARATE CIRCUITS AND THEREFORE CANNOT |
| | BE INTERCONNECTED. |
| | |
| | 3} PER R313.1.1 "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.***THE SINGLE ALARM IN THE |
| | HALL SERVING BEDROOMS #2 & 3 DOES NOT MEET THIS |
| | INTENT.ONE SHOULD BE ADDED AND THE ONE SHOWN MOVED |
| | CLOSER TO THE BEDROOM. |
| | NOTE: 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. |
| | |
| | 4} RECEPTACLE SPACING MUST COMPLY WITH 210.52(A)(1) AND |
| | 210.52(A)(2). 2005 NEC. SEE REVIEWED PLAN FOR |
| | DEFICIENCIES IN THE BEDROOMS. |
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| | NOTE: THE 2005 NEC WAS ADOPTED BY THE FLORIDA |
| | LEGISLATURE EFFECTIVE 8 DECEMBER 2006, NOTE SAME ON |
| | PLANS. |
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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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