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2007-02-25 14:16:31 | *** UNSAT *** |
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| 1) NOTE: PLEASE CLARIFY WHERE THE AIC RATING FOR |
| MAIN/SERVICE EQUIPMENT IS STATED ON PLANS. THIS USED TO |
| BE ONE PLANS FROM PREVIOUS PROJECTS? |
| 110.9 |
| PLANS MAY NOT ONLY QUOTE THIS REQUIREMENT. |
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| 2) NOTE: PLEASE SEE NOTE #1 ON RISER USED TO STATE THE |
| CONDUIT FROM METER TO PANEL TO BE IN SLAB, HOWEVER THIS |
| PART OF THE NOTE HAS BEEN REMOVED. THIS HAS BEEN |
| REDLINED ON OTHER SETS OF PLANS WHEN PLANS WERE OK WITH |
| OTHER COMMENTS. |
| 230.70, 230.71 |
| MUST BE IN SLAB OR MUST CONTAIN MAIN WITH OCP OUTSIDE. |
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| 3) NOTE: PLEASE KNOW THAT A MEETING WAS HELD PREVIOUSLY |
| WITH DESIGN TEAM REPRESENTATIVES AND INFORMATION WAS |
| GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO THE DIFFERENCES OF SD(SMOKE |
| DETECTORS) AND SA(SMOKE ALARMS) AND REQUIRED CHANGES |
| WHICH WILL NEEDED ON FUTURE PLANS, HOWEVER THIS |
| DESIGNATION HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED ON PLANS. |
| * |
| PLEASE KNOW THAT A MEETING WAS HELD AT THE SOUTHERN |
| SECTION MEETING IN OCT 06 WHERE WE WERE DIRECTLY |
| INFORMED BY NFPA THAT THE USE OF SD FOR SMOKE DETECTORS |
| ON PLANS FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMES IS NOT ACCEPTABLE WHEN |
| THESE DEVICES ANY ACTUALLY FALL UNDER THE DEFINITIONS |
| OF SMOKE ALARMS WHICH WOULD BE SHOWN AS SA/SMOKE |
| ALARMS. |
| THIS INFORMATION WAS NEW TO THIS AHJ AS THE GENERAL USE |
| OF THE SD FOR SMOKE DETECTORS WAS ALWAYS ACCEPTED. |
| BY THE DEFINITIONS AS STATED IN NFPA-72 A SD/ SMOKE |
| DETECTOR IS ONLY A DEVICE WHICH WILL DETECT AND WILL |
| NOT SOUND AN AUDIBLE ALARM. THIS WOULD BE DONE BY |
| HORN/SIREN TYPE DEVICES. PLEASE SEE THE DEFINITIONS OF |
| SA/SMOKE ALARMS; THESE ARE DEVICES WHICH ARE 120V (AS |
| SHOWN) AND WOULD DETECT AND SOUND AN ALARM. THIS IS |
| SOMETHING THAT IS NOW BEING COMMENTED ON OTHER REVIEWS |
| FOR OTHER NEW HOMES. |
| ** PLEASE SEE THAT SMOKE ALARMS ARE STATED IN THE FBC |
| RESIDENTIAL CODE/ FBC AND IN NFPA-72. |
| IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS COMMENT PLEASE DO |
| NOT HESITATE IN CONTACTING THIS OFFICE*. |
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| 4) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THAT THE FEES OWED PER PREVIOUS |
| BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS HAS NOT BEEN PAID.THIS WAS |
| GIVEN AND IS ATTACHED ONCE AGAIN. |
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| ** ** IMPORTANT** |
| ONCE ALL REVIEWS ARE DONE AND PLANS ARE |
| PICKED UP FOR CORRECTIONS, PLEASE BE |
| SURE TO COMPLETELY REMOVE ALL OLD/VOIDED |
| SHEETS AND ONLY INSERT NEW REVISED |
| SHEETS INTO TWO COMPLETE SETS FOR REVIEW |
| AND STAMPING. DO NOT LEAVE ANY |
| OLD/VOIDED SHEETS IN SETS. |
| PLEASE KNOW ONLY ONE SET OF THE |
| OLD/VOIDED SHEETS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED |
| FOR REFERENCE. |
| THIS WILL HELP IN THE REVIEW PROCESS AND |
| AVOID ANY DELAYS. |
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| ** PLEASE BE SURE TO CALL IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR |
| COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE TYPED COMMENTS ABOVE. IF |
| THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS WHICH ARE NOT CLEAR IN ANY WAY, |
| NOT UNDERSTOOD OR NOT TYPED IN A CLEAR MANOR, PLEASE DO |
| NOT HESITATE IN CONTACTING THIS OFFICE AND THIS |
| REVIEWER. |
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| DEWEY PALMER |
| ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPT. |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| 561-805-6717 |
| [email protected] |