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| 2009-02-25 16:56:02 | |
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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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| | ALL COMMENTS RELATE TO SHEET MEP-1, UNLESS OTHERWISE |
| | NOTED. ALL CODE ARTICLES REFERENCED ARE 2005 NEC UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE NOTED. |
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| | 1} PLEASE LOCATE ALL SERVICE EQUIPMENT ON THE PLAN |
| | INCLUDING THE DISCONNECTS SO THAT COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | ARTICLES 225 AND 230 CAN BE REVIEWED. |
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| | 2} THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM IS INSTALLED AT THE |
| | METER AND SHOULD GO TO FOOTER STEEL AT THAT POINT. THE |
| | GROUND RODS AT THE PANELS WOULD VIOLATE 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-. |
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| | 3} AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR MUST BE INSTALLED |
| | FROM THE FIRST MEANS OF DISCONNECT TO THE PANELS PER |
| | 250.118, SIZED PER 250.122. |
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| | 4} PER 240.24(E) NOT LOCATED IN BATHROOMS IN DWELLING |
| | UNITS AND GUEST ROOMS OR GUEST SUITES OF HOTELS AND |
| | MOTELS, OVERCURRENT DEVICES, OTHER THAN SUPPLEMENTARY |
| | OVERCURRENT PROTECTION, SHALL NOT BE LOCATED IN |
| | BATHROOMS.***PANEL "B" MUST BE MOVED TO COMPLY WITH |
| | THIS ARTICLE. |
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| | 5} THERE IS A RECEPTACLE SHOWN IN THE DOORWAY TO THE |
| | BEDROOM, SHOW CORRECT LOCATION PER 210.52. |
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| | 6} 210.63 HEATING, AIR-CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION |
| | EQUIPMENT OUTLET |
| | A 125-VOLT, SINGLE-PHASE, 15- OR 20-AMPERE-RATED |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED AT AN ACCESSIBLE |
| | LOCATION FOR THE SERVICING OF HEATING, |
| | AIR-CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT. THE |
| | RECEPTACLE SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE SAME LEVEL AND |
| | WITHIN 7.5 M (25 FT) OF THE HEATING, AIR-CONDITIONING, |
| | AND REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT. THE RECEPTACLE OUTLET |
| | SHALL NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE LOAD SIDE OF THE |
| | EQUIPMENT DISCONNECTING MEANS.*** LOCATE ON THE PLANS. |
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| | 7} SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIRED DISCONNECT PER |
| | 440.14 FOR THE CONDENSING UNIT. |
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| | 8} PER 220.52(B) LAUNDRY CIRCUIT LOAD A LOAD OF NOT |
| | LESS THAN 1500 VOLT-AMPERES SHALL BE INCLUDED FOR EACH |
| | 2-WIRE LAUNDRY BRANCH CIRCUIT INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BY |
| | 210.11(C)(2). THIS LOAD SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| | INCLUDED WITH THE GENERAL LIGHTING LOAD AND SUBJECTED |
| | TO THE DEMAND FACTORS PROVIDED IN TABLE 220.42.*** THE |
| | LOAD CALCULATION INDICATES 800 VA. |
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| | 9} 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. INDICATE |
| | INTERCONNECTION AND LOCATE THE ALARMS ON THE PLAN. 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. |
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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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