| Date |
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| 2018-10-15 11:01:50 | 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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| | PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED |
| | SATISFACTORILY ARE MARKED AS CORRECTED. PREVIOUS |
| | COMMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED SATISFACTORILY |
| | HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN PARENTHESES. ANY NEW |
| | COMMENTS WILL BE LISTED AFTER PREVIOUS COMMENTS. |
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| | 1. CORRECTED. |
| | 2. CORRECTED. |
| | 3. CORRECTED. |
| | 4. FEEDERS THAT SUPPLY A SEPARATE STRUCTURE REQUIRE A |
| | DISCONNECTING MEANS AT THE BUILDING OR SEPARATE |
| | STRUCTURE SUPPLIED. PROVIDE EITHER A MAIN DISCONNECT OR |
| | MAIN BREAKER AT THE PANEL FOR PANEL C. NEC 225.31, |
| | 225.32 (RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS THE REQUIRED DISCONNECT, |
| | BUT THE ELECTRICAL PLAN DOES NOT. PROVIDE LOCATION OF |
| | DISCONNECT TO CONFIRM CLEARANCES. NEC 110.26; WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1) |
| | 5. BE ADVISED THAT THE GENERATOR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE |
| | SCOPE OF THIS PLAN REVIEW. PROVIDE A BLOCK NOTE |
| | INDICATING THE REQUIRED SEPARATE PERMITS AND PLAN |
| | SUBMITTALS FOR THIS. WPB FBC 105.1, 107.2.1 (NOTE NOT |
| | PROVIDED.) |
| | 6. AFCI PROTECTION SHOWN IN NOT CODE COMPLIANT. 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. THIS INCLUDES LIGHTING AND |
| | POWER OUTLETS AND RECEPTACLES. SOME AREAS REQUIRE BOTH |
| | AFCI AND GFCI PROTECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 210.8, 210.12; FBC RE E3902 (STILL NOT COMPLIANT. THE |
| | NOTE PROVIDED STATES THAT RECEPTACLES SHALL BE AFCI |
| | PROTECTED. IT IS NOT JUST THE RECEPTACLES THAT REQUIRE |
| | AFCI PROTECTION. SEE NOTE ABOVE.) |
| | 7. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION INCLUDING ALL |
| | LOADS SPECIFIED IN THE FBC RESIDENTIAL EDITION. SEE |
| | CODE FOR PROPER FORMAT AND ALLOWABLE DEMAND FACTORS. |
| | NEC 220; FBC RE E3602.2 (LOAD PROVIDED NOT CORRECT. |
| | ONLY THE PORTION OVER 10,000 VA IS PERMITTED TO USE THE |
| | DEMAND FACTOR OF 40%. ADDITIONALLY, A LOAD CALCULATION |
| | FOR THE MAIN SERVICE IS REQUIRED TO CONFIRM THE SIZE |
| | SPECIFIED IS SUFFICIENT, SEE NOTE 9.) |
| | 8. PROVIDE RISER DIAGRAM FROM MAIN HOUSE WHERE POWER |
| | WILL BE FED FROM, 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 (RISER PROVIDED IS NOT CODE COMPLIANT. RISER |
| | SHOWS A 1 1/4 NIPPLE WITH THREE 4/0 WIRES FEEDING THE |
| | 100 AMP MAIN BREAKER. THIS CONDUIT IS NOT SIZED |
| | APPROPRIATELY FOR THE WIRE SPECIFIED. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. NEC ANNEX C.) |
| | 9. PROVIDE LOAD CALCULATION FOR EXISTING SERVICE, |
| | INCLUDE EXISTING AND NEW LOADS TO CONFIRM CAPACITY OF |
| | SERVICE IS ADEQUATE. NEC 215.2, 220, 408.30; FBC RE |
| | E3602.2 (NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | 10. CORRECTED. |
| | 11. CORRECTED. |
| | 12. CORRECTED. |
| | |
| | NEW COMMENTS: |
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| | 13. PLAN SHOWS A NEW SERVICE. 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; |
| | FBC RE E3606.3 |
| | 14. PROVIDE AIC RATING OF SERVICE DISCONNECT AND PANEL. |
| | NEC 110.3, 110.9; FBC RE E3603.3 |
| | 15. GENERATOR TRANSFER SWITCH IS SHOWN BEHIND THE |
| | GENERATOR. PROVIDE CORRECTION FOR CLEARANCE. NEC |
| | 110.26; FBC RE E3405.1 |
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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 THE PREVIOUSLY |
| | REVIEWED SHEETS. ONE COPY OF THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED |
| | SHEETS SHOULD REMAIN IN PACKAGE AND BE MARKED ?OLD |
| | SHEETS?. |
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| | SINCERELY, |
| | |
| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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