| Date |
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| 2009-06-19 10:54:50 | |
| | ** DENIED PLANS * |
| | |
| | 1) NOTE: PLANS SUBMITTED STATE THE 2004 FBC W/ 2006 |
| | REVISIONS. PLEASE KNOW THAT ALL PLANS SUBMITTED ON OR |
| | AFTER MARCH 1ST 2009 SHALL BE UNDER THE DESIGN OF THE |
| | 2007 FBC W/ 2009 AMENDMENTS. |
| | THE PLANS NEED TO STATE THE FOLLOWING CODES AT A |
| | MINIMUM FOR THIS REVIEWER AS APPLICABLE TO ELECTRICAL |
| | PLANS. |
| | 2007 FBC W/2009 REVISION |
| | 2005 NFPA-70 ( NEC) |
| | 2002 NFPA-72 |
| | |
| | |
| | 2) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FBC R313.1, NFPA-72 2002. PROVIDE A |
| | COMPLETE LAYOUT OF NEW OR EXISTING SMOKE ALARMS MEETING |
| | THE CURRENT NFPA-72 11.5.1.1, 11.8.3. |
| | THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW ANY NEW OR EXISTING FOR ADDITION |
| | OR REMODEL. |
| | PLEASE BE SURE TO ALSO SEE NEC 210.12 FOR ARC FAULT |
| | PROTECTION REQUIRED. 210.12 SEE OTHER NOTES. |
| | |
| | 3) NOTE: PLEASE CORRELATE ALL CIRCUITING ON PLANS WITH |
| | THE SUBMITTED PANEL SCHEDULE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS |
| | INCONSISTENCIES ON PLANS WITH THE SUBMITTED PANEL |
| | SCHEDULE. BELOW WILL BE SOME EXAMPLES. |
| | |
| | FOR EXAMPLE: ALL CIRCUITS ARE NOTES AS *C* WHEN THE |
| | PANEL IS PANEL *A*. |
| | FOR EXAMPLE: THE OUTSIDE CONDENSING UNIT IS SHOWN AS AN |
| | AIR HANDLER AND THE CIRCUIT WHICH IS SHOWN AS C 12-14. |
| | FOR EXAMPLE: PLEASE SEE THE UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT IN |
| | THE UTILITY CLOSET WHICH IS LABELED CIRCUIT C-5,7 |
| | HOWEVER IF YOU LOOK AT THE PANEL SCHEDULE FOR THIS SAME |
| | ITEM IT IS THE SMALL APPLIANCE AND DISHWASHER/DISPOSAL |
| | CIRCUIT. THIS IS NOT PERMITTED OR POSSIBLE. SMALL |
| | APPLIANCE CIRCUITS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO FEED ANY OTHER |
| | AREAS. 210.52B1 |
| | THIS SAME CIRCUIT C 5.7 IS ALSO SHOWN IN MORE THAN ONE |
| | LOCATION. |
| | FOR EXAMPLE: CIRCUIT C-32 IS SHOWN AS FEEDING LANDSCAPE |
| | LIGHTING HOWEVER PER THE PLANS THIS IS LIGHTING LOCATED |
| | INSIDE THE HOUSE. |
| | |
| | ** THIS IS ONLY A FEW EXAMPLES; PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE |
| | THE REST OF THE COMMENTS AND COORDINATE ALL. |
| | 408..4,250.52,240.4,310.16 ETC |
| | |
| | 4) NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT LOAD CALCULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH THE MINIMUM CODE FROM THE NEC. THERE ARE ITEMS |
| | WHICH ARE MISSING COMPLETELY. |
| | FOR EXAMPLE: THE DRYER IS SHOWN ON THE PANEL SCHEDULE |
| | IS NOT IN THE LOAD CALCULATIONS. PLEASE SEE 220.54 FOR |
| | MINIMUM LOAD REQUIRED TO BE FIGURED. |
| | FOR EXAMPLE: AS THERE APPEARS TO BE A WATER HEATER ON |
| | PLANS IT IS NOT CLEAR IF IT IS GAS OR ELECTRICAL. |
| | PLEASE SEE 4220.13 OF THE 2005 NEC AS THE WATER HEATER |
| | IS NOW CONSIDERED A CONTINUOUS IF ELECTRICAL. PLEASE |
| | ADJUST LOAD CALCULATIONS ACCORDINGLY. 422.13 |
| | FOR EXAMPLE; THE AHU HEAT NEEDS TO BE COORDINATED. SEE |
| | NOTE #11 BELOW. |
| | * PLEASE SEE NEC 220. THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS SUCH AS THE |
| | ONE OR MORE *SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUITS*, DEDICATED |
| | CIRCUITS ETC. |
| | 220.53, 220.52 ETC |
| | |
| | 5) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FS 553.885 FOR REQUIRED CARBON |
| | MONOXIDE DETECTOR WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR ANY HOUSE WITH |
| | ATTACHED GARAGE OR GAS APPLIANCES. IT IS NOT KNOWN AT |
| | THIS TIME IF THERE ARE ANY GAS APPLIANCES AT THIS |
| | LOCATION. |
| | BASED ON THE FACT THE PANEL SCHEDULE DOES NOT SHOW ANY |
| | STOVE, RANGE, OR WATER HEATER IT COULD BE ASSUMED THERE |
| | IS GAS APPLIANCES FOR THESE???? |
| | |
| | 6) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 210.52F, 210.11C2 AND 220.52 FOR |
| | MISSING REQUIRED WASHER/LAUNDRY CIRCUIT AND LOADS. |
| | |
| | 7) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 210.52B1, 210.11C1, 220.53 FOR |
| | MISSING DINING ROOM CIRCUIT, LOAD ETC. |
| | |
| | 8) NOTE: PLEASE LIST ALL OF THE REQUIRED ARC FAULT |
| | CIRCUITS PER 210.12, 408.4 |
| | |
| | 9) NOTE: PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ON THE |
| | LOCATION OF THE ELECTRICAL PANEL. THIS SEEMS TO BE SOME |
| | KIND OF STORAGE AREA. PLEASE SEE 240.24D, 110.26 FOR |
| | LOCATION IN STORAGE AREAS NOT PERMITTED AND WORKING |
| | CLEARANCES REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 10) NOTE: PLEASE IDENTIFY ALL EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES |
| | ON PLANS. AS NOTED ABOVE THE CIRCUIT #5,7 GOES TO |
| | SOMETHING HOWEVER IT CAN NOT BE DETERMINED WHAT IT IS. |
| | ALSO THE AHU NEEDS TO BE SHOWN. THERE ARE TWO SQUARE |
| | BOXES ON PLANS BOTH SHOWING CIRCUITS C-5,7?? |
| | BASED ON THE PLANS THERE IS A SQUARE INSIDE THE CLOSET |
| | WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE AHU? PLEASE SEE |
| | 440.11,440.12, 440.14 FOR REQUIRED DISCONNECT TO BE |
| | SHOWN. |
| | |
| | 11) NOTE: PLEASE COORDINATE THE AHU WITH THE LOAD, |
| | CONDUCTORS AND OVER CURRENT PROTECTION. PLEASE SEE |
| | 424.3B, 240.4,310.16, 408.4 ETC |
| | THE LOAD CALCULATIONS INDICATES THE UNIT AS 7.5 KW |
| | HOWEVER THE PANEL SCHEDULE SHOWS #10 AWG AND A 25AMP |
| | BREAKER WHICH DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM FOR CODE |
| | COMPLIANCE. THE OTHER AHU IS SHOWN WITH A 2-POLE 20AMP |
| | BREAKER AND #12 AWG WHICH IS ALSO NOT PERMITTED FOR |
| | WHAT APPEARS TO BE A 5KW UNIT. |
| | THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS WHICH NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED AND |
| | CORRECTED FOR MINIMUM CODE COMPLIANCE. |
| | |
| | 12) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 110.9 FOR THE AIC RATING WHICH |
| | NEEDS TO BE SHOWN FOR ALL SERVICE EQUIPMENT. |
| | |
| | 13) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 250.66 FOR THE MINIMUM SIZE OF THE |
| | GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR. THE RISER SHOWS #6 WHICH |
| | DOES NOT MEET MINIMUM CODE. |
| | |
| | 14) NOTE: PLEASE INCLUDE THE NEW FOOTER STEEL AS |
| | REQUIRED PER 250.50 |
| | |
| | 15) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 250.104 FOR OTHER METAL PIPING |
| | WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE BONDED. ( GAS PIPING??) |
| | |
| | 16) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PANEL SCHEDULE AS BOTH THE GARBAGE |
| | DISPOSAL AND THE DISHWASHER IS SHOWN ON THE SAME 1-POLE |
| | 20AMP CIRCUIT WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED. PLEASE SEE |
| | 220.50,430.148, 220.82,220.53 ETC AS THE LOADS ON A |
| | DISHWASHER IS TYPICALLY AT LEAST 1200VA AND LOADS ON |
| | DISPOSAL IS GREATER THAN 1/4 HP. BASED ON MINIMUM CODE |
| | SECTIONS, THESE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE ON DEDICATED |
| | CIRCUITS. PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THESE ARE NOT ACTUALLY ON |
| | THE SAME CIRCUIT AS THIS IS A SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARD. |
| | PLEASE ALSO SEE 210.4B FOR DISCONNECTION OF ALL DEVICES |
| | WITH MULTI-WIRE BRANCH CIRCUITS ON THE SAME YOKE. |
| | |
| | 17) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 240.4, 310.16 AS THE PANEL |
| | INDICATES A 30AMP BREAKER ON #12 AWG FOR DRYER. |
| | |
| | 18) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FBC 13-606 AB .1.2.4 AS ALL NEW |
| | RECESSED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL MEET MINIMUM ENERGY |
| | CODE REQUIREMENTS PLEASE PLACE NOTE ON PLANS. |
| | |
| | 19) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 210.52 AS TWO OF THE WALLS IN |
| | MASTER BEDROOM WILL REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL RECEPTACLE |
| | BASED ON THE 3/16 SCALE PROVIDED. IF OVER 12FT THEN |
| | MORE THAN THE TWO SHOWN WILL BE REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 20) NOTE: PLEASE COMPLETE RISER. THERE ARE NO |
| | CONDUCTORS SHOWN FROM METER TO THE REST OF THE SERVICE. |
| | 215.5, 310.16,310.15B6, 250.110,250.6,250.122 ETC |
| | FBC 106.1.1,106.1.2 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND |
| | CLARITY. |
| | |
| | 21) NOTE: PLEASE GO OVER THE CIRCUITING FOR THE MASTER |
| | BEDROOM. AS ALL RECEPTACLES, FANS, RECESSED LIGHTS ETC |
| | ARE SHOWN ON THE SAME CIRCUIT? |
| | PLEASE SEE 220.12 FOR LIGHTING LOADS. THERE IS OVER 11 |
| | AMPS OF LOAD JUST WITH THE FAN/FAN LTS AND RECESSED |
| | LIGHTS ALONE. |
| | |
| | 22) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 210.8A2 AS ALL RECEPTACLES IN |
| | UTILITY ROOMS ARE REQUIRED TO BE GFI OR GFI PROTECTED. |
| | |
| | |
| | ** IMPORTANT ** |
| | ONCE AUDIT/REVIEWS ARE COMPLETE AND PLANS ARE PICKED UP |
| | FOR CORRECTIONS, PLEASE BE SURE TO COMPLETELY REMOVE |
| | ALL OLD/VOIDED SHEETS AND ONLY INSERT NEW REVISED |
| | SHEETS INTO TWO COMPLETE SETS FOR REVIEW AND STAMPING. |
| | DO NOT LEAVE ANY OLD/VOIDED SHEETS IN SETS. |
| | PLEASE DO NOT ATTACH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO PLANS. ANY |
| | ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION SUCH AS PRODUCT APPROVALS, |
| | SPEC/CUT SHEETS, CALCULATIONS ETC. SHOULD BE PLACED |
| | INTO TWO SETS/FOLDERS/BINDERS ETC. |
| | PLEASE KNOW ONLY ONE SET OF THE OLD/VOIDED SHEETS |
| | SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR REFERENCE. |
| | THIS WILL HELP IN THE AUDIT/REVIEW PROCESS AND AVOID |
| | ANY DELAYS. |
| | |
| | |
| | IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS; OR IF COMMENTS ARE NOT |
| | TYPED IN A CLEAR MANNER PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO |
| | CONTACT THIS REVIEWER. |
| | |
| | DEWEY PALMER |
| | ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561-805-6717 |
| | [email protected] |
| | |
