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| 2018-06-19 18:14:47 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| | 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1. |
| | 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. THE NEC SPECIFIED FOR DESIGN ON SHEET A1 DOES NOT |
| | EXIST. PROVIDE CORRECTION. FBC PREFACE (ALSO SEE |
| | CURRENT CODES ABOVE) |
| | 2. THE LOAD CALCULATION FOR THE WHOLE HOUSE SHOWS A |
| | LOAD OF 4200 WATTS FOR FOUR SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUITS. A |
| | MINIMUM OF 1500 WATTS OR EACH SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUIT |
| | MUST BE INCLUDED. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 220.52; FBC |
| | RE E3602.2 |
| | 3. WHOLE HOUSE LOAD CALCULATION SHOWS A LOAD FOR |
| | ELECTRIC RANGE AS 1500 WATTS. AN ELECTRIC RANGE MUST BE |
| | CALCULATED AT A MINIMUM OF 8000 WATTS AND HAVE A BRANCH |
| | CIRCUIT WITH A MINIMUM RATING OF 40 AMPERES. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. NEC 210.21(B)(4); FBC RE E3702.9 |
| | 4. LOAD CALCULATION SHOWS 40,434 WATTS HVAC LOAD, BUT |
| | THE PANEL SCHEDULES ONLY SHOW THREE SYSTEMS. PROVIDE |
| | CLARIFICATION AND/OR CORRECTION. NEC 215.5, 220; FBC RE |
| | E3602.2; WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 5. RISER SHOWS A METER CAN FEEDING A MLO PANEL (PANEL |
| | A) AND THE GENERATOR TRANSFER SWITCH (MUST BE SERVICE |
| | RATED. FIRST FLOOR PLAN SHOWS A METER WITH A MAIN |
| | DISCONNECT ON CORNER OF GARAGE WITH THE PANELS AND |
| | TRANSFER SWITCH INSIDE. PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND/OR |
| | CORRECTION. NEC 215.5; WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 6. IF METER FEEDS DIRECTLY TO PANEL A, THIS PANEL IS |
| | REQUIRED TO HAVE A MAIN BREAKER. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | PROVIDE INDICATION THAT TRANSFER SWITCH IS SERVICE |
| | RATED. NEC 110.3, 230.70; FBC RE E3601.6 |
| | 7. SERVICE CONDUCTORS FROM METER CAN TO PANELS IS SHOWN |
| | AS # 2/0 WIRE TO A 200 AMP PANEL. WIRE SIZES FROM NEC |
| | 310.15(B)(7), OR FBC RE E3603.1, CAN ONLY BE USED WHEN |
| | THE SERVICE CONDUCTOR SUPPLIES 100% OF THE LOAD. SINCE |
| | THIS IS NOT THE CASE, PROVIDE CORRECTED WIRE SIZE FROM |
| | METER CAN TO PANELS, RATED FOR THE 200 AMPS SPECIFIED. |
| | NEC 310.15(B)(7) AND (B)(16); FBC RE E3603.1, E3705.1 |
| | 8. PLAN SHOWS AHU?S BEING FED WITH #6 WIRE ON A 60 AMP |
| | BREAKER. #6 ROMEX WIRE, WHICH IS TYPICAL IN RESIDENTIAL |
| | WIRING, IS NOT RATED FOR 60 AMPS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | NEC 334.80; FBC RE E3705.4.4 |
| | 9. BREAKER FOR POOL PUMP AND JACUZZI TUB REQUIRED TO BE |
| | GFCI PROTECTED. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 680.21(C), |
| | 680.43(A)(3), 680.71; FBC RE E4203.1.3, E4209.1 |
| | 10. BE ADVISED THAT THE GENERATOR AND SWIMMING POOL ARE |
| | NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF THIS PLAN REVIEW. PROVIDE |
| | A BLOCK NOTE INDICATING THE REQUIRED SEPARATE PERMITS |
| | AND PLAN SUBMITTALS FOR THESE SYSTEMS. WPB FBC 105.1, |
| | 107.2.1 |
| | 11. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR DISHWASHERS. NEC |
| | 210.8(D); FBC RE E3902.10 |
| | 12. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CABANA BATH, PLAN DOES |
| | NOT SHOW THE 20 AMP CIRCUIT REQUIRED FOR BATHROOM |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLETS. A MINIMUM OF ONE 20 AMPERE BRANCH |
| | CIRCUIT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO SUPPLY BATHROOM RECEPTACLE |
| | OUTLET(S). SUCH CIRCUITS SHALL HAVE NO OTHER OUTLETS. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(3) , FBC RE E3703.4 |
| | 13. CLOSET LIGHTS ARE SHOWS AS STANDARD RECESS LIGHTS |
| | OR A CHANDELIER J-BOX. 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 RE E4003.12 |
| | 14. SOME LIGHTING OVER BATHTUBS OR SHOWERS ARE SHOWS AS |
| | STANDARD LIGHTS OR A CHANDELIER J-BOX. NO PARTS OF |
| | CORD-CONNECTED LUMINAIRES, CHAIN-, CABLE-, OR |
| | CORD-SUSPENDED LUMINAIRES, LIGHTING TRACK, PENDANTS, OR |
| | CEILING-SUSPENDED (PADDLE) FANS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN |
| | A ZONE MEASURED 3 FEET HORIZONTALLY AND 8 FEET |
| | VERTICALLY FROM THE TOP OF THE BATHTUB RIM OR SHOWER |
| | STALL THRESHOLD. LIGHTING IN BATHTUB OR SHOWER AREAS |
| | SHALL BE SUITABLE FOR DAMP LOCATIONS. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. NEC 410.10(D); FBC RE E4003.11 |
| | 15. IDENTIFY ROOMS ON ELECTRICAL PLAN. WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 16. PROVIDE SMOKE/CO ALARMS IN EACH LOCATION REQUIRED |
| | PER CODE. PROVIDE CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS WITHIN 10 FEET |
| | OF EACH ROOM USED FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES. PROVIDE SMOKE |
| | ALARM ON EACH STORY OF THE DWELLING. SMOKE ALARMS MUST |
| | BE INSTALLED AT LEAST 3 FEET FROM BATHROOM DOOR, 3 FEET |
| | FROM CEILING FANS, AND 3 FEET FROM ANY MECHANICAL DUCT. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTIONS. FBC RE R314.3, R315.1; WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1; NFPA 72:29.8.3.4 |
| | 17. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTED RECEPTACLE ON BALCONIES. NEC |
| | 210.52(E); FBC RE E3901.7 |
| | 18. GFCI PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL RECEPTACLE |
| | OUTLETS IN GARAGE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.8; FBC |
| | RE E3902.2 |
| | 19. FOR A ONE FAMILY DWELLING AND EACH UNIT OF A |
| | TWO-FAMILY DWELLING THAT IS AT GRADE LEVEL, AT LEAST |
| | ONE RECEPTACLE OUTLET READILY ACCESSIBLE FROM GRADE AND |
| | NOT MORE THAN 2.0 M (6.5 FT) ABOVE GRADE LEVEL SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED AT THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE DWELLING. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.52(E)(1) FBC RE E3901.7 |
| | 20. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES PER CODE. A |
| | NOTE WILL SUFFICE. NEC 406.12; FBC RE E4002.14 |
| | 21. 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 |
| | 22. 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 |
| | 23. PROVIDE AIC RATING OF SERVICE DISCONNECT, TRANSFER |
| | SWITCH, AND PANELS. NEC 110.3, 110.9 |
| | 24. 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 EC C405.1, R404.1 |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
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| | 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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