| Date |
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| 2017-06-08 08:29:48 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2014 5TH |
| | EDITION |
| | NFPA 70 2011 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
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| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. PROVIDE DETAILED RISER DIAGRAM, INCLUDING WIRE, |
| | CONDUIT, AND GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR SIZE. FBC |
| | 107.3.5, NEC 215.5 |
| | 2. IS THERE AN EXISTING SERVICE TO THIS LOCATION, OR IS |
| | IT FED FROM THE MAIN HOUSE? IF THERE IS AN EXISTING |
| | METER, PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE RISER DIAGRAM, SHOWING |
| | SIZES TO BE REPLACED. FBC 107.3.5, NEC 215.5 |
| | 3. NOTE ON PLAN STATES THAT ALL RECEPTACLES SHALL BE |
| | AFCI PROTECTED. PROVIDE CORRECTION. CODE REQUIRES ALL |
| | OUTLETS, INCLUDING RECEPTACLES AND LIGHTING TO BE AFCI |
| | PROTECTED. "ALL BRANCH CIRCUITS THAT SUPPLY 120-VOLT, |
| | SINGLE-PHASE, 15- AND 20-AMPERE OUTLETS INSTALLED IN |
| | FAMILY ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, PARLORS, |
| | LIBRARIES, DENS, BEDROOMS, SUNROOMS, RECREATIONS ROOMS, |
| | CLOSETS, HALLWAYS AND SIMILAR ROOMS OR AREAS SHALL BE |
| | PROTECTED BY A COMBINATION TYPE ARC-FAULT CIRCUIT |
| | INTERRUPTER INSTALLED TO PROVIDE PROTECTION OF THE |
| | BRANCH CIRCUIT." NEC 210.12 FBC RE3902.12 |
| | 4. NOTE ON PLAN STATES THAT RECEPTACLES SHALL BE TAMPER |
| | RESISTANT PER NEC 406.11. THE PROPER CODE SECTION FOR |
| | THIS IS 406.12. PROVIDE CORRECTION. FBC 107.2.1, NEC |
| | 406.12, FBC RE4002.14 |
| | 5. THERE IS A DISCREPANCY WITH THE HOT WATER HEATER |
| | (HWH). THE ELECTRICAL PLAN STATES THAT THERE ARE 2 HWH, |
| | EACH RATED AT 4.5 KW. THE PLUMBING PLAN STATES THAT THE |
| | RATING IS 12 KW, AND IT APPEARS ON THE PLUMBING PLAN |
| | THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE OF THESE. PLEASE CLARIFY AND/OR |
| | CORRECT. UPDATE LOAD CALCULATION IF REQUIRED. FBC |
| | 107.2.1 NEC 220 |
| | 6. PROVIDE SWITCH CONTROLLED LIGHT AT EACH ENTRY/EXIT |
| | DOOR WITH ACCESS TO GRADE. "AT LEAST ONE |
| | WALL-SWITCH-CONTROLLED LIGHTING OUTLET SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN HALLWAYS, STAIRWAYS, ATTACHED GARAGES, AND |
| | DETACHED GARAGES WITH ELECTRIC POWER. AT LEAST ONE |
| | WALL-SWITCH-CONTROLLED LIGHTING OUTLET SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE |
| | OF EACH OUTDOOR EGRESS DOOR HAVING GRADE LEVEL ACCESS, |
| | INCLUDING OUTDOOR EGRESS DOORS FOR ATTACHED GARAGES AND |
| | DETACHED GARAGES WITH ELECTRIC POWER. A VEHICLE DOOR IN |
| | A GARAGE SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN OUTDOOR EGRESS |
| | DOOR. WHERE ONE OR MORE LIGHTING OUTLETS ARE INSTALLED |
| | FOR INTERIOR STAIRWAYS, THERE SHALL BE A WALL SWITCH AT |
| | EACH FLOOR LEVEL AND LANDING LEVEL THAT INCLUDES AN |
| | ENTRYWAY TO CONTROL THE LIGHTING OUTLETS WHERE THE |
| | STAIRWAY BETWEEN FLOOR LEVELS HAS SIX OR MORE RISERS". |
| | NEC 210.70(A)(2)(B) FBC RE3903.3 |
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| | PLEASE NOTE: SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. WHEN |
| | RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RESUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, INSERT CORRECTED PAGES |
| | INTO THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID THE |
| | PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. |
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| | SINCERELY, |
| | |
| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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