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2007-05-01 12:08:16 | *** UNSAT 4TH REVIEW*** |
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| ** PLEASE SEE SOME NOTES FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW WHICH |
| STILL NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED OR ADDRESSED. |
| AS MANY ITEMS ON PLANS HAVE BEEN REVISED FROM THE LAST |
| SET OF REVIEWED PLANS THERE ARE SEVERAL NEW COMMENTS |
| WHICH ARE BASED ON THE REVISIONS MADE TO PLANS WHICH |
| ARE NOT THE SAME AS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED PLANS. PLEASE |
| SEE SOME OF THE COMMENTS ARE THE SAME FROM PREVIOUS |
| REVIEW. RECORD AS SHOWN. |
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| 1) NOTE: PLEASE SEE SOME CIRCUITS ARE MISSING FROM |
| PLANS AND SOME OF THE CIRCUITING ON PLANS DOES NOT |
| COORDINATE WITH THE PANEL SCHEDULE SUBMITTED. PLEASE |
| SEE SOME OF THE CIRCUITS ON PANEL SCHEDULE ARE |
| REPEATED. |
| PLEASE SEE THAT THE USE OF GEN LTS ETC MAY NOT BE USED. |
| ROOMS AND AREAS ARE TO BE SPECIFIC. PLEASE SEE THE |
| FOLLOWING TEXT WHICH IS EXTRACTED FROM THE CODE. |
| ** CODE TO REQUIRE THAT THE IDENTIFICATION FOR EVERY |
| CIRCUIT SUPPLIED BY A PANEL-BOARD OR SWITCHBOARD BE |
| LEGIBLE AND CLEARLY STATE THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE FOR |
| WHICH THE CIRCUIT IS USED. CIRCUITS USED FOR THE SAME |
| PURPOSE MUST BE IDENTIFIED AS TO THEIR LOCATION. FOR |
| EXAMPLE, SMALL APPLIANCE BRANCH CIRCUITS CAN SUPPLY |
| OUTLETS IN THE KITCHEN, DINING ROOM, AND KITCHEN |
| COUNTERTOPS. IDENTIFYING THE CIRCUITS AS SMALL |
| APPLIANCE BRANCH CIRCUITS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE; INSTEAD, |
| THEY SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS ``KITCHEN WALL |
| RECEPTACLES,'' ``DINING ROOM FLOOR RECEPTACLE,'' OR |
| ``KITCHEN COUNTERTOP RECEPTACLES LEFT OF SINK.'' |
| CIRCUIT DIRECTORIES CONTAINING MULTIPLE ENTRIES WITH |
| ONLY ``LIGHTS'' OR ``OUTLETS'' DO NOT PROVIDE THE |
| SUFFICIENT DETAIL REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.** |
| PLEASE SEE THAT THIS CIRCUITING SHALL CORRELATE WITH |
| THE SUBMITTED PANEL SCHEDULE. 408.4, 310.16 |
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| 2) NOTE:PLEASE SEE MISSING REQUIRED DEDICATED |
| CIRCUITS FOR SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUITS AND DINING ROOM |
| CIRCUITS PER 210.52B1, 210.11C1, 220.16 |
| THIS IS THE SAME COMMENT AS TWO SMALL APPLIANCE |
| CIRCUITS ARE SHOWN HOWEVER ONLY ONE IN THE KITCHEN AND |
| ONE IN THE DINING ROOM. THE KITCHEN REQUIRES TWO |
| CIRCUITS AT A MINIMUM. PLEASE SEE THE DINING AREA IS |
| PERMITTED TO BE ON ONE OR *MORE* OF THE SMALL APPLIANCE |
| CIRCUITS.( IF MORE THAN TWO, THEN 1500VA WOULD BE |
| SHOULD FOR EACH ONE OVER THE TWO MINIMUM) |
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| 3) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE MISSING EQUIPMENT GROUNDING |
| CONDUCTOR FROM THE NEW J-BOX TO THE NEW PANEL. PLEASE |
| ALSO NOT ON PLANS, THAT IF THE EXISTING CONDUIT FROM |
| THE EXISTING METER AND MAIN DOES NOT CONTAIN AN |
| EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR, ONE WILL BE REQUIRED TO |
| BE INSTALLED OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT. PLEASE KNOW IF |
| THE EXISTING CONDUIT GROUNDING IN THE STRUCTURE IS |
| RIGID AND NOT EMT, THEN AN EXISTING PATH TO THIS J-BOX |
| MAY BE ADEQUATE. |
| 250.24, 250.110, 250.122. |
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| 4) NOTE: PLEASE CORRELATE THE ITEMS/CIRCUITS SHOWN ON |
| LOAD CALCULATIONS WITH THE CIRCUITS AS SHOWN ON PANEL |
| SCHEDULE. |
| PLEASE SEE PANEL SCHEDULE IS MISSING THE LAUNDRY |
| CIRCUIT AS SHOWN ON THE LOAD CALCULATIONS. |
| PLEASE SEE THE LOAD FOR THE WATER HEATER IS SHOWN AS |
| 3KW ON LOAD CALCULATIONS AND THE LOAD ON THE PANEL |
| SCHEDULE IS SHOWN AS 4.5 KW. PLEASE SEE THE NEXT |
| COMMENT FOR WATER HEATER. |
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| 5) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE LOAD ON THE PANEL SCHEDULE AND |
| LOAD CALCULATIONS BOTH WHICH ARE SHOWN AS 3KW AND 4.5KW |
| EXCEED THAT OF THE CONDUCTORS, RATING OF THE BREAKER |
| AND IS ONLY SHOWN AS 120V? |
| PLEASE SEE 422.13 AS THE MINIMUM SIZING FOR THIS |
| CIRCUIT MUST BE DONE AT 125% INCLUDING LOAD, OCP AND |
| CONDUCTOR SIZES. |
| PLEASE COORDINATE THE ACTUAL WATER HEATER SIZE AND GO |
| FROM THERE. |
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| 6) NOTE: PLEASE SEE MISSING RECEPT(S) TO BE LOCATED PER |
| 210.52 (SEE BEDROOM WALL) |
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| 7) NOTE:THIS IS THE SAME NOTE: IF THESE ARE 110V, |
| BATTERY BACK UP DEVICES WHICH ACTUALLY DETECT AND SOUND |
| AN ALARM, THEN THESE ARE * SMOKE ALARMS* |
| ** PREVIOUS NOTE ** |
| PLEASE SEE THE SMOKE DEVICE IS BEING NOTED AS 110V W/ |
| BATTERY BACK UP AND PLANS INDICATE UNIT AS A SD WHICH |
| MEANS SMOKE DETECTOR. PLEASE SEE NFPA-72 DEFINITIONS AS |
| A SMOKE DETECTOR IS IN FACT A DEVICE WHICH ONLY DETECTS |
| AND IS PART OF A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. IF THIS DEVICE IS |
| INDEED A DEVICE WHICH DETECTS AND SOUNDS, THEN THIS |
| DEVICE SHOULD BE SHOWN AND NOTED AS "SA" AS A SMOKE |
| ALARM DEVICE. |
| R313 2004 FBC, NFPA-72 2002 11.5, 11.8 |
| PLEASE KNOW THIS WAS PROVIDED TO THIS OFFICE FROM NFPA |
| THAT NOTATION OF SD AND SA IS CLEARLY DIFFERENT AND |
| SHALL BE INDICATED AS SUCH. |
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| 8) NOTE: SAME NOTE, PLEASE SEE ONLY ONE CIRCUIT IS |
| BEING NOTED AS BEING AFCI PROTECTED WHEN THE SMOKE |
| DEVICES ALSO REQUIRE PROTECTION. |
| ** PREVIOUS REVIEW NOTE ** |
| PLEASE SEE ARC FAULT PROTECTION IS BEING SHOWN FOR |
| RECEPTS ONLY WHERE THE 2002 NEC REQUIRES AFCI |
| PROTECTION FOR ALL BRANCH CIRCUITING IN SLEEPING ROOMS. |
| PLEASE LIST CIRCUITS ON PANEL SCHEDULE. |
| PANEL SCHEDULE SHOWS AFCI FOR BATH ROOM? |
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| 9) NOTE:PLEASE SEE 210.4 AS THE DISHWASHER AND |
| DISPOSAL ARE NOW BEING SHOWN ON THE SAME DEVICE, YET ON |
| TWO DIFFERENT CIRCUITS? PLEASE SEE THE SECTION ABOVE AS |
| IF BOTH ARE ON THE SAME DEVICE/YOKE, THEN THIS WOULD BE |
| REQUIRED TO BE A 2-POLE BREAKER. PLEASE REVISE PANEL. |
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| 10) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE NEW BATH CIRCUIT WHICH IS |
| NOTED ON PANEL SCHEDULE INDICATES A LOAD OF 5KW. PLEASE |
| CLARIFY HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE? |
| PLEASE ALSO SEE THIS SAME BATH CIRCUIT IS BEING NOTED |
| AND SHOWN FEEDING THE LIVING ROOM RECEPTACLES WHICH IS |
| NOT PERMITTED. |
| PLEASE SEE 210.52D, 210.11C3 AS BATH GFI MAY NOT FEED |
| OTHER AREAS, ONLY THE BATH. |
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| 11) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE OCCUPANCY IS NOTED AS |
| *ANCILLARY/MAIL ROOM*? |
| THE R-2 APPEARS TO BE CORRECT HOWEVER NOT SURE WHERE A |
| MAIL ROOM COMES INTO AFFECT.? |
| FBC 106.1.2 |
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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 II |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPT. |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| 561-805-6717 |
| [email protected] |
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