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| 2017-09-18 16:14:31 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION |
| | FBC CE = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2014 |
| | 5TH EDITION |
| | FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2014 5TH EDITION, |
| | PART VIII ELECTRICAL |
| | NEC = NFPA 70 2011 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| | 1. LOAD CALCULATION INCLUDES 1 WATT PER SQUARE FOOT FOR |
| | UNCONDITIONED SPACE. PROVIDE CODE SECTION THAT PERMITS |
| | THIS. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 2. LOAD CALCULATION SHOWS 4850 WATTS FOR WATER HEATER |
| | WITH CIRCULATING PUMP. PLAN SHOWS 2 TANKLESS WATER |
| | HEATERS, 1 EXISTING AND 1 ADDED. WHAT IS THE CORRECT |
| | AMOUNT OF LOAD FOR WATER HEATERS? ARE THERE TANKLESS |
| | AND STANDARD WATER HEATERS? PROVIDE CLARIFICATION |
| | AND/OR CORRECTION. FBC 107.2.1, NEC 220 |
| | 3. LOAD CALCULATION SHOWS 2 SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUITS. |
| | THE PANEL SCHEDULE SHOWS THAT THERE ARE 3. PER NEC |
| | 220.83, EACH SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUIT IS REQUIRED TO BE |
| | INCLUDED IN CALCULATION. NEC 220.83; FBC RE 3602.3 |
| | 4. LOAD CALCULATION DOES NOT INCLUDE WINE COOLER. ALL |
| | NAMEPLATE RATINGS OF EQUIPMENT MUST BE INCLUDED IN |
| | CALCULATION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 220.83; FBC RE |
| | 3602.3 |
| | 5. LOAD CALCULATION SHOWS "ALLOWANCE" FOR SEVERAL |
| | ITEMS. AN ALLOWANCE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF |
| | LOAD CALCULATION. ALL NAMEPLATE RATINGS OF EQUIPMENT |
| | MUST BE INCLUDED IN CALCULATION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | NEC 220.83; FBC RE 3602.3 |
| | 6. LOAD CALCULATION SHOWS 15.75 KW FOR A/C LOAD. PER |
| | THE SPECS ON MECHANICAL PLAN, THE 3 CONDENSING UNITS |
| | WOULD EQUAL 16.8 KW. PROVIDE DETAIL OF A/C VS HEAT LOAD |
| | IN CALCULATION, USING THE LARGEST OF THE LOADS. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. FYI, IT APPEARS THAT WHEN ALL OF THE |
| | COMMENTS RELATING TO LOAD CALCULATION ARE CORRECTED, |
| | THE EXISTING SERVICE OF 200 AMPS WILL BE TOO SMALL. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION IF NECESSARY. NEC 220.83, 230.42; |
| | FBC RE 3602.3 |
| | 7. PROVIDE MORE DETAIL IN PANEL SCHEDULES. PROVIDE |
| | CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION ("EXISTING CIRCUIT" NOT |
| | ACCEPTABLE), PROVIDE WIRE SIZE OF CIRCUIT, AND PROVIDE |
| | THE LOAD FOR EACH CIRCUIT. IF LOAD IS INCLUDED IN |
| | GENERAL LIGHTING PORTION, SO NOTE. INDICATE AFCI OR |
| | GFCI PROTECTION WHERE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH CODE. |
| | ALSO SHOW WHAT THE ACTUAL LOAD ON EACH PANEL IS, THE |
| | GARAGE PANEL AND MAIN PANEL DO NOT LIST THE AMOUNT OF |
| | LOAD ON PANEL. THE GARAGE PANEL IS FED FROM A 50 AMP |
| | CIRCUIT, IS THIS ADEQUATE FOR THE LOAD ON PANE? NEC |
| | 210.8, 210.12, 215.2, 215.5, 408.4, 408.30; FBC |
| | RE3706.2, RE3902; FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 8. MASTER CLOSET SHOWS STANDARD 4 INCH RECESS LIGHTS. |
| | PER CODE: "LIGHTING WITH OPEN OR PARTIALLY ENCLOSED |
| | LAMPS AND PENDANT LUMINAIRES OR LAMPHOLDERS SHALL NOT |
| | BE PERMITTED IN CLOTHES CLOSETS". PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | NEC 410.16; FBC RE4003.12 |
| | 9. MASTER BATH SHOWS A RECEPTACLE ADJACENT TO THE |
| | TOILET THAT DOES NOT HAVE GFCI PROTECTION. ALL |
| | RECEPTACLES IN THE BATHROOM REQUIRE GFCI PROTECTION. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.8; FBC RE 3902.1 |
| | 10. PROVIDE RECEPTACLE AND LIGHT CONTROLLED BY A SWITCH |
| | AT EACH AHU IN ATTIC SPACE. FBC RE M1305.1.3.1 |
| | 11. PROVIDE A BLOCK NOTE INDICATING THE REQUIRED |
| | SEPARATE PERMITS AND DATA SPECIFICATION SHEET |
| | SUBMITTALS WHERE APPLICABLE FOR LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS, |
| | FIRE ALARM, CCTV, PHONE AND DATA, WIRELESS SYSTEMS, |
| | WALK-IN COOLERS, HOODS, ETC. FBC 105.1, 107.2.1 |
| | 12. PROVIDE SMOKE/CO ALARMS IN EACH LOCATION REQUIRED |
| | PER CODE. SHOW ON PLAN ALL EXISTING ALARMS. IF NONE ARE |
| | EXISTING OR NOT TO CODE, SHOW AS NEW INSTALLATIONS. FBC |
| | R314.3, FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 13. LIGHTING ADJACENT TO POOL NOT CODE COMPLIANT. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 680.22(B); FBC RE 4203.4 |
| | 14. RECEPTACLES FOR GDO REQUIRE GFCI PROTECTION. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.8; FBC RE3902.2 |
| | 15. GUEST ROOM CLOSET LIGHT IS SHOWN AS A 4 INCH RECESS |
| | LIGHT. PER CODE: "LIGHTING WITH OPEN OR PARTIALLY |
| | ENCLOSED LAMPS AND PENDANT LUMINAIRES OR LAMPHOLDERS |
| | SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED IN CLOTHES CLOSETS". PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. NEC 410.16; FBC RE4003.12 |
| | 16. 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. PROVIDE CORRECTION. A NOTE WILL SUFFICE. |
| | NEC 210.12; FBC RE3902.12 |
| | 17. PROVIDE COMPLIANCE: "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". A NOTE WILL SUFFICE. |
| | FBC CE R404.1 |
| | 18. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES PER CODE. A |
| | NOTE WILL SUFFICE. NEC 406.12; FBC RE4002.14 |
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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, |
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| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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