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| 2017-12-18 15:07:33 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2014 |
| | 5TH EDITION |
| | FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2014 5TH EDITION |
| | 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. BE ADVISED THAT FIRE ALARM, LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS, |
| | LIGHTNING PROTECTION, GENERATORS, COMMERCIAL HOOD |
| | SYSTEMS, SIGNS, SITE LIGHTING, AND SWIMMING POOLS |
| | (WHERE APPLICABLE) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF |
| | THIS PLAN REVIEW. PROVIDE A BLOCK NOTE INDICATING THE |
| | REQUIRED SEPARATE PERMITS AND DATA SPECIFICATION SHEET |
| | SUBMITTALS FOR ANY OF THESE SYSTEMS PRESENT. FBC 105.1, |
| | 107.2.1 |
| | 2. PANEL H SHOWS A GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR TYING |
| | INTO THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM. THE GROUNDING |
| | ELECTRODE CONDUCTORS ARE INSTALLED TO THE MAIN SERVICE |
| | ONLY. THIS IS NOT LABELED AS A MAIN, AND IS SHOWN BEING |
| | FED FROM THE 1200 AMP MAIN. CLARIFY AND PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION AS NEEDED. LABEL MAINS AS PER CODE IF |
| | NEEDED. NEC 230.2(E), 250.64 |
| | 3. PROVIDE INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION POINT AT |
| | SERVICE. NEC 250.94 |
| | 4. PANEL SCHEDULE FOR PANEL H SHOWS A 1/0 CONDUCTOR ON |
| | A 175 AMP BREAKER FEEDING THE ELEVATOR. PER CODE, A 1/0 |
| | COPPER CONDUCTOR IS NOT RATED FOR 175 AMPS. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. ALSO, IT APPEARS THAT PANEL H MAIN BREAKER |
| | IS OVERLOADED, SURPASSING THE 300 AMP RATING. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. NEC 310.15(B)(16), 408.30 |
| | 5. PROVIDE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATION FOR EACH |
| | PANEL INCLUDING INFORMATION FROM THE POWER COMPANY |
| | STATING WHAT THE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT IS FOR |
| | THE SERVICE TO CONFIRM THE STATED AIC RATING OF THE |
| | SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND DOWNSTREAM PANELS IS ADEQUATE. |
| | NEC 110.9, 110.10 |
| | 6. SPECIFY FEEDER SIZES TO THE INDIVIDUAL PANELS ON |
| | RISER DIAGRAM TO CORRESPOND TO THE VOLTAGE DROP |
| | REQUIREMENTS STATED ON SHEET E-4.0. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 7. IT APPEARS THAT ALL UNITS IN THIS BUILDING WILL BE |
| | "B" TYPE, BUT THE PLAN SHOWS PANEL SCHEDULES FOR "A" |
| | TYPE AND "C" TYPE ALSO. REMOVE ANY INFORMATION NOT |
| | RELEVANT TO THIS PLAN. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 8. SHEET E-4C.1, NOTE 9 IN ELECTRICAL NOTES AND NOTE 6 |
| | IN GENERAL NOTES STATE THAT RECEPTACLES SHALL BE TAMPER |
| | RESISTANT PER NEC 406.11, WHICH IS NOT THE CORRECT CODE |
| | SECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. ALSO, NOTE 2 STATES |
| | RECEPTACLES WEATHER PROOF PER NEC 406.8, ALSO WRONG |
| | CODE SECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 406.9, 406.12; |
| | FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 9. SHEET E-4C.1, NOTE 7 IN GENERAL NOTES STATES THAT |
| | BREAKERS FEEDING AREAS LISTED IN 250.22 SHALL BE AFCI |
| | TYPE BREAKERS. CLARIFY WHY 250.22 IS RELATED TO THIS |
| | CODE REQUIREMENT. 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." |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.12 |
| | 10. PANEL SCHEDULE FOR PANEL B SHOWS THE WATER HEATER |
| | BREAKER AS A 30 AMP BREAKER. BASED ON THE LOAD OF A |
| | STANDARD 4500 WATT ELEMENT AT 208 VOLT, THE BREAKER |
| | SHOULD BE SIZED AT 25 AMP. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 422.13 |
| | 11. PROVIDE GRAPH/CALCULATION OF INTERIOR LIGHTING |
| | POWER ALLOWANCES PER THE FBC ENERGY CODE IN RELATION TO |
| | THE CONNECTED INTERIOR LIGHTING PROPOSED TO COMPLY WITH |
| | CODE FOR THE OFFICE/FITNESS CENTER AREAS. FBC EC |
| | 405.5.2 |
| | 12. PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING CONTROLS STIPULATED |
| | IN THE FBC ENERGY CODE. MANY AREAS DO NOT SHOW THE |
| | AUTOMATIC CONTROL REQUIRED, SUCH AS OFFICE, FITNESS |
| | AREA, ELECTRIC ROOM, ELEVATOR CONTROL ROOM, FIRE ROOM, |
| | ETC. FBC EC 405.2.2, 405.2.2.2 |
| | 13. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTED OUTLET FOR SERVICING OF A/C |
| | EQUIPMENT PER CODE. THIS INCLUDES OFFICE/FITNESS CU'S |
| | AND ELECTRIC ROOM AND ELEVATOR ROOM CU'S. NEC 210.63 |
| | 14. SHEET E-2C.1 SHOWS THE MAIN IN THE ELECTRICAL ROOM |
| | AS 1000 AMP, BUT THE RISER SHOWS THE MAIN AS 1200 AMP. |
| | CORRECT DISCREPANCY. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 15. FEEDERS FROM FPL TO 1200 AMP MAIN ARE TOO SMALL. |
| | PLANS SHOWS 4 SETS OF 300 KCMIL AL CONDUCTORS, WHICH |
| | ARE RATED FOR 920 AMPS. WIRE MUST BE SIZED EQUAL TO OR |
| | GREATER THAN THE MAIN BREAKER. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 240.4(C) |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
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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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