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| 2014-07-19 12:29:11 | DATE: 7/19/2014 |
| | PROJECT: 205 MONROE DR. ADDITION AND REMODEL |
| | PERMIT#: 14050133 |
| | CODE: 2008 EDITION OF THE NEC |
| | 2010 EDITION OF THE FBC |
| | 2010 WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION, 2012 FBC SUPPLEMENTS. |
| | |
| | 2ND ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW |
| | ACTION: PROVISO SEE ADDITIONAL NOTES ON SHEET E-2 |
| | RELATING TO WIRE SIZES ON FEEDERS AND BRANCH CIRCUITS. |
| | |
| | 1) PERMANENT LADDERS OR STAIRWAYS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO |
| | GIVE SAFE ACCESS TO THE WORKING SPACE AROUND ELECTRICAL |
| | EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON PLATFORMS, BALCONIES, OR |
| | MEZZANINE FLOORS OR IN ATTIC OR ROOF ROOMS OR SPACES. |
| | NEC 110.33(B) |
| | |
| | 2) FOR ATTICS, UNDERFLOOR SPACES, UTILITY ROOMS, AND |
| | BASEMENTS, AT LEAST ONE LIGHTING OUTLET CONTAINING A |
| | SWITCH OR CONTROLLED BY A WALL SWITCH SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED WHERE THESE SPACES ARE USED FOR STORAGE OR |
| | CONTAIN EQUIPMENT REQUIRING SERVICING. AT LEAST ONE |
| | POINT OF CONTROL SHALL BE AT THE USUAL POINT OF ENTRY |
| | TO THESE SPACES. THE LIGHTING OUTLET SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | AT OR NEAR THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRING SERVICING. NEC |
| | 210.70(3) |
| | |
| | 3) THE PROVISIONS OF PART II ARE INTENDED TO REQUIRE |
| | DISCONNECTING MEANS CAPABLE OF DISCONNECTING |
| | AIR-CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING |
| | MOTOR-COMPRESSORS AND CONTROLLERS FROM THE CIRCUIT |
| | CONDUCTORS. NEC 440.11 |
| | |
| | 4) DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN SIGHT |
| | FROM AND READILY ACCESSIBLE FROM THE AIR-CONDITIONING |
| | OR REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT. THE DISCONNECTING MEANS |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED ON OR WITHIN THE |
| | AIR-CONDITIONING OR REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT. NEC 440.14 |
| | |
| | 5) AIR HANDLING UNITS SHALL BE ALLOWED IN ATTICS IF THE |
| | FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| | 1. THE SERVICE PANEL OF THE EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED WITHIN |
| | SIX (6) FEET (1829 MM) OF AN ATTIC ACCESS. |
| | 2. A DEVICE IS INSTALLED TO ALERT THE OWNER OR SHUT THE |
| | UNIT DOWN WHEN THE CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING |
| | PROPERLY. |
| | 3. THE ATTIC ACCESS OPENING IS OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO |
| | REPLACE THE AIR HANDLER. |
| | 4. A NOTICE IS POSTED ON THE ELECTRIC SERVICE PANEL |
| | INDICATING TO THE HOMEOWNER THAT THE AIR HANDLER IS |
| | LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. SAID NOTICE SHALL BE IN ALL |
| | CAPITALS, IN 16 POINT TYPE, WITH THE TITLE AND FIRST |
| | PARAGRAPH IN BOLD: |
| | |
| | NOTICE TO HOMEOWNER |
| | A PART OF YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, THE AIR |
| | HANDLER, IS LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. FOR PROPER, |
| | EFFICIENT, AND ECONOMIC OPERATION OF THE AIR |
| | CONDITIONING SYSTEM, YOU MUST ENSURE THAT REGULAR |
| | MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED. |
| | YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS EQUIPPED WITH ONE OR |
| | BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| | 1) A DEVICE THAT WILL ALERT YOU WHEN THE CONDENSATION |
| | DRAIN IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR; |
| | 2) A DEVICE THAT WILL SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN WHEN THE |
| | CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING. TO LIMIT POTENTIAL |
| | DAMAGE TO YOUR HOME, AND TO AVOID DISRUPTION OF |
| | SERVICE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU ENSURE PROPER |
| | WORKING ORDER OF THESE DEVICES BEFORE EACH SEASON OF |
| | PEAK OPERATION. FBC-M 306.3.2 |
| | |
| | 6) NEW LAOD CALCULATION REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE |
| | PROVISIONS THE NEC ARTICLE 220. SEE ANNEX D FOR |
| | EXAMPLES. |
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| | DAVID HAYES, ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER, PX3421, |
| | 561-805-6717 OR [email protected] |
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