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| 2017-07-12 09:25:57 | 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: |
| | |
| | 1. ELECTRICAL RISER NOTE #5 STATES THAT AFCI PROTECTION |
| | SHALL BE "PER NEC 2010-12". THIS IS NOT A VALID CODE |
| | SECTION, PLEASE CORRECT. NEC 210.12; FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 2. ELECTRICAL RISER NOTE #6 STATES TAMPER RESISTANT |
| | RECEPTACLES "PER NEC 406.11". THIS CODE SECTION DOES |
| | NOT APPLY TO TAMPER RESISTANT. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 406.12; FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 3. AFCI PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR MORE THAN JUST |
| | RECEPTACLES. INDICATE AFCI PROTECTION PER CODE: "ALL |
| | 120-VOLT, SINGLE PHASE, 15 AND 20 AMPERE BRANCH |
| | CIRCUITS SUPPLYING OUTLETS IN DWELLING UNIT FAMILY |
| | ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, PARLORS, LIBRARIES, |
| | DENS, BEDROOMS, SUNROOMS, RECREATION ROOMS, CLOSETS, |
| | HALLWAYS, OR SIMILAR AREAS OR ROOMS, SHALL HAVE AFCI |
| | PROTECTION". NEC 210.12 |
| | 4. SCOPE OF WORK ON A-1 STATES THAT THE ELECTRICAL |
| | PANEL WILL BE RELOCATED. PLAN ONLY SHOWS THE EXISTING |
| | LOCATION. SHOW NEW LOCATION ON PLAN. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 5. SMOKE ALARMS SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN EACH BEDROOM AND |
| | ON THE CEILING OR WALL OUTSIDE OF EACH SEPARATE |
| | SLEEPING AREA IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF BEDROOMS. |
| | THESE SHOULD BE FED FROM SAME POWER SOURCE, |
| | INTERCONNECTED, AND NOT TIED TO THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM. THERE IS A NOTE IN THE SYMBOLS LEGEND THAT |
| | STATES TO CONNECT TO BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. REMOVE |
| | AND/OR REVISE THIS NOTE AND PROVIDE CORRECTIONS FOR |
| | ITEMS PREVIOUSLY STATED. FBC 907.2.11.2; NFPA 101, |
| | 9.6.2.10.4 |
| | 6. THE SPECS FOR THE TANKLESS WATER HEATER SPECIFIED ON |
| | PLUMBING PLAN DOES NOT MATCH THE DATA IN THE PANEL |
| | SCHEDULE. PROVIDE CORRECTION FOR WIRE AND BREAKER SIZE, |
| | ADJUST LOAD CALCULATION ACCORDINGLY. NEC 110.3, 240.4, |
| | 310.15(B)(16) |
| | 7. LIGHTING WITH OPEN OR PARTIALLY ENCLOSED LAMPS AND |
| | PENDANT LUMINAIRES OR LAMPHOLDERS SHALL NOT BE |
| | PERMITTED IN CLOTHES CLOSETS. MASTER CLOSET SHOWS |
| | STANDARD RECESS LIGHTS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 410.16(B) |
| | 8. LIGHTING IN BATHTUB OR SHOWER AREAS SHALL BE |
| | SUITABLE FOR DAMP LOCATIONS. THESE AREAS SHOW STANDARD |
| | RECESS LIGHTS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 410.10(D) |
| | 9. NOTE FOR ENERGY COMPLIANCE IN THE SYMBOLS LEGEND IS |
| | NOT CORRECT. "A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF THE LAMPS IN |
| | PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL BE |
| | HIGH-EFFICACY LAMPS OR A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF THE |
| | PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL CONTAIN |
| | ONLY HIGH EFFICACY LAMPS". PROVIDE CORRECTION. FBC EC |
| | R404.1 |
| | 10. PLAN SHOWS A GFCI OUTLET BY THE TUB IN MASTER BATH. |
| | RECEPTACLES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THIS LOCATION. |
| | HOWEVER, THIS COULD BE FOR A JACUZZI TUB, BUT THE PLAN |
| | IS UNCLEAR AND THERE IS NO CIRCUIT LISTED FOR A JACUZZI |
| | TYPE TUB IN THE PANEL SCHEDULE. CORRECT AND/OR CLARIFY. |
| | FBC 107.2.1; NEC 406.9(C) |
| | 11. LIVING ROOM TV SHOWS A CABLE OUTLET AT 60", BUT |
| | DOES NOT SHOW A RECEPTACLE AT THE SAME HEIGHT. WILL |
| | THERE BE ONE LOCATED HERE? CORRECT AND/OR CLARIFY. FBC |
| | 107.2.1 |
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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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