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| 2018-04-17 10:14:38 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH ED. |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2017 |
| | 6TH EDITION |
| | FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | NEC = NFPA 70 2014 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| | 1. NOTE ON PLAN STATES THAT ALL RECEPTACLES EXCEPT GFI |
| | WILL BE ARC FAULT PROTECTED. THIS STATEMENT IS NOT CODE |
| | COMPLIANT. PER CODE: ?ALL BRANCH CIRCUITS THAT SUPPLY |
| | 120-VOLT, SINGLE-PHASE, 15- AND 20-AMPERE OUTLETS |
| | INSTALLED IN KITCHENS, FAMILY ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, |
| | LIVING ROOMS, PARLORS, LIBRARIES, DENS, BEDROOMS, |
| | SUN-ROOMS, RECREATIONS ROOMS, CLOSETS, HALLWAYS, |
| | LAUNDRY AREAS AND SIMILAR ROOMS OR AREAS SHALL BE AFCI |
| | PROTECTED.? PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.12; FBC RE |
| | E3902.16 |
| | 2. A MINIMUM OF ONE 20 AMPERE BRANCH CIRCUIT SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED TO SUPPLY BATHROOM RECEPTACLE OUTLET(S). SUCH |
| | CIRCUITS SHALL HAVE NO OTHER OUTLETS. BOTH BATHROOMS |
| | ARE SHOWN WITH #14 WIRE ON A 15 AMP BREAKER. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(3) , FBC RE E3703.4 |
| | 3. ONE OF THE BATHROOMS DOES NOT SHOW THE REQUIRED |
| | RECEPTACLE. A GFCI PROTECTED OUTLET ON A 20 AMP CIRCUIT |
| | IS REQUIRED WITHIN 3 FEET OF EACH BASIN. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(3), 210.52(D); FBC RE |
| | E3703.4, E3901.6 |
| | 4. LAYOUT ON RISER DIAGRAM DOES NOT MATCH WHAT IS SHOWN |
| | ON PLAN. SHOW SERVICE LOCATION AND PANEL LOCATION TO |
| | CONFIRM CODE COMPLIANCE. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 5. LIGHTING IN CLOSET IS NOT SPECIFIED. PER CODE: |
| | "LIGHTING WITH OPEN OR PARTIALLY ENCLOSED LAMPS AND |
| | PENDANT LUMINAIRES OR LAMPHOLDERS SHALL NOT BE |
| | PERMITTED IN CLOTHES CLOSETS". PROVIDE CORRECTION OR |
| | NOTE THAT INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY. NEC 410.16; FBC RE |
| | E4003.12 |
| | 6. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR DISHWASHER. NEC |
| | 210.8(D); FBC RE E3902.10 |
| | 7. PROVIDE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATION FOR |
| | 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 |
| | 8. PROVIDE AIC RATING OF SERVICE DISCONNECT AND PANEL. |
| | NEC 110.3, 110.9 |
| | 9. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS AN EXISTING 100 AMP FEED. |
| | PROVIDE ACCURATE RISER DIAGRAM, SHOWING ALL DETAILS OF |
| | SERVICE EQUIPMENT, UNDERGROUND OR OVERHEAD SERVICE, |
| | WIRE AND BREAKER SIZES FOR SERVICE AND FEED TO ANY |
| | SUB-PANEL(S). SHOW GEC SIZE AND SYSTEM, SHOW |
| | INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION POINT. NEC 215.5, 230, |
| | 250.50, 250.94, 408.30; FBC RE E3706.1, E3608.1, |
| | E3609.3; WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 10. OCP LISTED ON PANEL SCHEDULE FOR MECHANICAL |
| | EQUIPMENT DOES NOT MATCH WHAT IS SPECIFIED ON |
| | MECHANICAL DRAWING. THE AMPACITY OF THE CONDUCTORS |
| | SUPPLYING MULTIMOTOR AND COMBINATION LOAD EQUIPMENT |
| | SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN THE MINIMUM CIRCUIT AMPACITY |
| | MARKED ON THE EQUIPMENT. THE BRANCH CIRCUIT OVERCURRENT |
| | PROTECTION DEVICE RATING SHALL BE THE SIZE AND TYPE |
| | MARKED ON THE EQUIPMENT. NEC 440.4(B), 440.35, |
| | 440.62(A); FBC RE E3702.11 |
| | 11. PANEL SCHEDULE STATES THE MAIN BUS SIZE AS 225 AMP, |
| | BUT DOES NOT STATE THE MAIN BREAKER SIZE. PROVIDE |
| | CLARIFICATION. FBC 107.2.1; NEC 215.5 |
| | 12. NOTE ABOVE PANEL SCHEDULE STATES THAT THE |
| | ELECTRICAL GEAR SHALL BE LABELED WITH ARC FAULT |
| | LABELING AND METER SHOULD BE MOUNTED AT 12? ABOVE |
| | GRADE. ARC FAULT LABELING IS NOT REQUIRED FOR |
| | RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATIONS. FPL SERVICE STANDARDS |
| | REQUIRE THE METER CENTER TO BE MOUNTED BETWEEN 5? TO |
| | 6?. NEC 110.24; FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 13. ONLY ONE SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUIT IS SHOWN ON PANEL |
| | SCHEDULE AND PLAN FOR COUNTER TOP RECEPTACLES IN THE |
| | KITCHEN. A MINIMUM OF 2 CIRCUITS IS REQUIRED IN LOAD |
| | CALCULATION AND TO BE USED IN WIRING OF COUNTER TOP |
| | RECEPTACLES. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(1), |
| | 210.52(B); FBC RE E3703.2 |
| | 14. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION. THE SUM OF LOADS |
| | PROVIDED IN PANEL SCHEDULE DOES NOT MATCH WHAT IS SHOWN |
| | AS THE SUM ON THE PLAN. LOAD CALCULATION SHOULD BE IN |
| | THE FORMAT EXPLAINED IN THE FBC RESIDENTIAL CODE |
| | LISTED. NEC 220; FBC RE E3602.2 |
| | 15. THE WALL SPACING REQUIREMENTS FOR KITCHEN COUNTER |
| | SPACE STATE THAT RECEPTACLE OUTLETS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | SO THAT NO POINT ALONG THE WALL LINE IS MORE THAN 24 |
| | INCHES MEASURED HORIZONTALLY FROM A RECEPTACLE OUTLET |
| | IN THAT SPACE AND THAT A RECEPTACLE SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | AT EACH WALL COUNTERTOP SPACE THAT IS 12 INCHES OR |
| | WIDER. THE PLAN PROVIDED DOES NOT MEET THIS CODE IN |
| | SOME AREAS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.52(C)(1); FBC |
| | RE E3901.4 |
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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, |
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| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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