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| 2018-10-24 14:23:10 | 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 EX = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE EXISTING BUILDING 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. PROVIDE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATION FOR EACH |
| | PANEL STATING WHAT THE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT |
| | IS TO CONFIRM THE STATED AIC RATING OF THE SERVICE |
| | EQUIPMENT AND DOWNSTREAM PANELS IS ADEQUATE. NEC 110.9, |
| | 110.10; FBC RE E3606.3 |
| | 2. AFCI PROTECTION SHOWN IN NOTE 10A ON SHEET E3 IS 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 |
| | 3. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR DISHWASHER. NEC |
| | 210.8(D); FBC RE E3902.10 |
| | 4. BE ADVISED THAT FIRE ALARM, LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS, |
| | DAS, LIGHTNING PROTECTION, GENERATORS, COMMERCIAL HOOD |
| | SYSTEMS, WALK IN COOLERS, 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 PLAN |
| | SUBMITTALS FOR ANY OF THESE SYSTEMS PRESENT. WPB FBC |
| | 105.1, 107.2.1 |
| | 5. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS 2/0 COPPER FEEDING THE 400 AMP |
| | METER FROM THE POWER COMPANY. SERVICE CONDUCTORS ARE |
| | REQUIRED TO HAVE AN AMPACITY OF NOT LESS THAN 83% OF |
| | THE SERVICE RATING. THE WIRE SIZE SPECIFIED IS ONLY |
| | RATED FOR 175 AMPS INSTEAD OF THE 332 AMPS REQUIRED. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 310.15(B)(7) AND (B)(16); FBC |
| | RE E3603.1.1 |
| | 6. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS 4/0 COPPER FEEDING THE TRANSFER |
| | SWITCH FROM THE METER CAN. SERVICE CONDUCTORS ARE |
| | REQUIRED TO HAVE AN AMPACITY OF NOT LESS THAN 83% OF |
| | THE SERVICE RATING. THE WIRE SIZE SPECIFIED IS ONLY |
| | RATED FOR 230 AMPS INSTEAD OF THE 332 AMPS REQUIRED. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 310.15(B)(7) AND (B)(16); FBC |
| | RE E3603.1.1 |
| | 7. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS 2/0 COPPER FEEDING PANEL 1 FROM |
| | THE TRANSFER SWITCH. FEEDER CONDUCTORS ARE REQUIRED TO |
| | HAVE AN AMPACITY EQUAL OR GREATER THAN THE PANEL BEING |
| | FED. THE WIRE SIZE SPECIFIED IS ONLY RATED FOR 175 AMPS |
| | INSTEAD OF THE 200 AMPS REQUIRED. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | NEC 310.15(B)(7) AND (B)(16); FBC RE E3603.1.2 |
| | 8. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS 2/0 COPPER FEEDING TRANSFER |
| | SWITCH FROM THE GENERATOR. FEEDER CONDUCTORS ARE |
| | REQUIRED TO HAVE AN AMPACITY EQUAL OR GREATER THAN THE |
| | PANEL BEING FED. THE WIRE SIZE SPECIFIED IS ONLY RATED |
| | FOR 175 AMPS INSTEAD OF THE 200 AMPS REQUIRED. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. NEC 310.15(B)(7) AND (B)(16); FBC RE |
| | E3603.1.2 |
| | 9. PANELS 1 AND 2 ARE SHOWN AS MAIN LUG ONLY PANELS. IF |
| | THE INTENT IS TO TAP OFF THE 400 AMP MAIN IN THE |
| | TRANSFER SWITCH, THE TAP MUST TERMINATE IN A MAIN |
| | BREAKER. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 215.3, 240.21 |
| | 10. PROVIDE SPEC SHEET FOR 400 AMP TRANSFER SWITCH. IS |
| | THIS SERVICE ENTRANCE RATED? IS THERE ONE 400 AMP |
| | BREAKER AS THE MAIN IN THIS TRANSFER SWITCH? WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1; NEC 110.3; FBC RE E3403.3 |
| | 11. POOL PUMP, SPA PUMP, AND SPA BLOWER REQUIRE GFCI |
| | PROTECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 680.21(C), 680.44; |
| | FBC RE E4203.1.3, E4208.1 |
| | 12. 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 FOR FRONT OF DWELLING. NEC |
| | 210.52(E)(1) FBC RE E3901.7 |
| | 13. NOTE 3 ON SHEET E1 SPECIFIES THE 2011 NEC AS BASIS |
| | FOR DESIGN. PROVIDE CORRECTION. FBC PREFACE (ALSO SEE |
| | CURRENT CODES ABOVE) |
| | 14. ALL OUTDOOR RECEPTACLE OUTLETS REQUIRE GFCI |
| | PROTECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION FOR BBQ GRILL AREA. NEC |
| | 210.8; FBC RE E3902.3 |
| | 15. SHEET E1, NOTE 15 IS FUNNY, THANKS FOR THE LAUGH. |
| | 16. BATH 2 DOES NOT SHOW GFCI PROTECTION FOR RECEPTACLE |
| | OUTLET IN BATHROOM. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.8; FBC |
| | RE E3902.1 |
| | 17. 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(4), NFPA 72:29.8.3.4 |
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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 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, |
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| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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