2015-07-28 11:34:23 | PLAN |
| REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 1ST REVIEW: FBC 2010 / 2008 NEC |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| (561) 805-6714 |
| [email protected] |
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| DENIED BY ELECTRICAL |
| PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| 1) THERE IS NO WALL SWITCH SHOWN FOR THE SIX HIGH HATS |
| IN THE KITCHEN. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 2) THE 2/0 CU FEEDERS SHOWN IN THE RISER DIAGRAM ON E-1 |
| ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A #4 GROUNDING ELECTRODE |
| CONDUCTOR. NEC 250.68 |
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| 3) ON SHEET E-1, FOUR (4) #12 CU CONDUCTORS ARE |
| SPECIFIED ON THE RISER DIAGRAM FOR THE GARDEN SHED. THE |
| PANEL SCHEDULE SHOWS ONE 20 AMP CIRCUIT FOR THE GARDEN |
| SHED, WHICH REQUIRES TWO (2) #12 CU CONDUCTORS. PLEASE |
| CLARIFY. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 4) ON THE MAIN HOUSE FLOOR PLAN THERE IS A SWITCHED |
| DUPLEX OUTLET SHOWN ON THE LIVING ROOM CEILING. IS THIS |
| A TYPO? PLEASE CLARIFY. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 5) THE LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR THE HOUSE PANEL APPEARS TO |
| HAVE AN ERROR. THE TOTAL CALCULATED LOAD IS 36.5. THE |
| FIRST 10 KW AT 100 PERCENT MAKES THE BALANCE 26.5 KW. |
| FORTY PERCENT OF 26.5 KW IS 10.6 KW NOT 7.4 KW. PLEASE |
| CORRECT. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 6) NEC 250.94 - INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION SHALL |
| BE PROVIDED. |
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| 7) NEC 250.104(B) THE GAS PIPING IS REQUIRED TO BE |
| BONDED. |
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| 8) NEC 410.16 (A) - (C) - LUMINAIRES IN CLOTHES CLOSETS |
| SHALL BE OF THE TYPE PERMITTED AND LOCATED AS REQUIRED. |
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| 9) CLARIFY WHAT IS LOCATED BESIDE THE REFRIGERATOR ON |
| THE FAMILY ROOM SIDE. IF IT IS COUNTER SPACE A GFCI |
| RECEPTACLE OUTLET IS REQUIRED. NEC 210.52 (3) (C) |
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| 10) BOXES USED AT LUMINAIRE OR LAMP HOLDER OUTLETS IN A |
| CEILING SHALL BE DESIGNED FOR THE PURPOSE AND SHALL BE |
| REQUIRED TO SUPPORT A LUMINAIRE WEIGHING A MINIMUM OF |
| 23 KG (50 LB). BOXES USED AT LUMINAIRE OR LAMP HOLDER |
| OUTLETS IN A WALL SHALL BE DESIGNED FOR THE PURPOSE AND |
| SHALL BE MARKED TO INDICATE THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF THE |
| LUMINAIRE THAT IS PERMITTED TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE BOX |
| IN THE WALL, IF OTHER THAN 23 KG (50 LB). AT EVERY |
| OUTLET USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR LIGHTING, THE BOX SHALL BE |
| DESIGNED OR INSTALLED SO THAT A LUMINAIRE MAY BE |
| ATTACHED. NEC 314.27(A) |
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| 11) SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE LOCATED PER MANUFACTURER'S |
| INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND NFPA 72 SECTION 29.8.3.4. |
| (4)*SMOKE ALARMS AND SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL NOT BE |
| INSTALLED WITHIN AN AREA OF EXCLUSION DETERMINED BY A |
| 10 FT (3.0 M) RADIAL DISTANCE ALONG A HORIZONTAL FLOW |
| PATH FROM A STATIONARY OR FIXED COOKING APPLIANCE, |
| UNLESS LISTED FOR INSTALLATION IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO |
| COOKING APPLIANCES. SMOKE ALARMS AND SMOKE DETECTORS |
| INSTALLED BETWEEN 10 FT (3.0 M) AND 20 FT (6.1 M) ALONG |
| A HORIZONTAL FLOW PATH FROM A STATIONARY OR FIXED |
| COOKING APPLIANCE SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN |
| ALARM-SILENCING MEANS OR USE PHOTOELECTRIC DETECTION. |
| EXCEPTION: SMOKE ALARMS OR SMOKE DETECTORS THAT USE |
| PHOTOELECTRIC DETECTION SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR |
| INSTALLATION AT A RADIAL DISTANCE GREATER THAN 6 FT |
| (1.8 M) FROM ANY STATIONARY OR FIXED COOKING APPLIANCE |
| WHEN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| (A) THE KITCHEN OR COOKING AREA AND ADJACENT SPACES |
| HAVE NO CLEAR INTERIOR PARTITIONS OR HEADERS AND |
| (B) THE 10 FT (3.0 M) AREA OF EXCLUSION WOULD PROHIBIT |
| THE PLACEMENT OF A SMOKE ALARM OR SMOKE DETECTOR |
| REQUIRED BY OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS CODE. |
| (5)*SMOKE ALARMS AND SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL NOT BE |
| INSTALLED WITHIN A 36 IN. (910 MM) HORIZONTAL PATH FROM |
| A DOOR TO A BATHROOM CONTAINING A SHOWER OR TUB. |
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