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2010-03-17 15:33:00 | ELECTRICAL REVIEW COMMENTS: |
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| 1. NOTE: REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THE 2008 NEC. IF UNDER |
| THE 2005 NEC PLEASE DISREGARD AREA COMMENTS NOTED WITH |
| 2008 NEC. |
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| 2. NOTE: THERE IS CONFUSION OVER THE SERVICE AS SHOWN. |
| THE ELECTRICAL RISER STATES *EXISTING ELECTRICAL RISER |
| DIAGRAM*. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS WHICH ARE |
| ALSO SHOWN AS NEW. REVIEW IS BASED ON THESE ITEMS AS |
| NEW AND NOT EXISTING. THERE IS INFORMATION NOT YET |
| SHOWN TO CONFIRM A COMPLETE REVIEW. |
| A) PLEASE SEE 250.94 FOR REQUIRED INTERSYSTEM BOND. |
| 2008 NEC. |
| B) PLEASE INDICATE THE SIZE OF THE EXISTING SERVICE TO |
| INCLUDE SERVICE ENTRANCE CONDUCTORS. 240.4, 31.16, |
| 310.15 ETC. |
| C) PLEASE COORDINATE PANELS AND RISER. PANELS ARE SHOWN |
| RATED AT 150AMPS, YET THE RISER INDICATES PANELS AS |
| 100AMPS. |
| D) PLEASE SEE RISER AS BOTH DISCONNECTS SHOWN FOR BOTH |
| UPSTAIRS AND DOWNSTAIRS PANELS ARE RATED AT 200AMPS. IT |
| IS NOT PERMITTED TO HAVE 200AMP RATED OVER CURRENT |
| PROTECTION FEEDING 100AMP OR 150AMP RATED PANELS. |
| E) THE SAME 200AMP RATED DISCONNECTS ARE SHOWN ON |
| FEEDERS RATED FOR 100AMPS. THIS IS NOT PERMITTED. |
| PLEASE VERIFY MAINS AND OVERCURRENT PROTECTION. 310.16, |
| 240.4, 310.15B6 |
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| 3. NOTE: PLEASE SEE 210.12 OF THE 2008 NEC AND LIST ALL |
| REQUIRED ARC FAULT PROTECTED CIRCUITS. PLEASE SEE SAME |
| CODE SECTION UNDER THE 2005 NEC AND LIST ACCORDINGLY. |
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| 4. NOTE: PLEASE SEE 406.8 FOR REQUIRED RECEPTACLES |
| OUTSIDE IN DAMP OR WET LOCATIONS. 2008 NEC |
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| 5. NOTE: PLEASE SEE 250.32, 250.66, 250.50 FOR |
| GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM REQUIRED AT DETACHED |
| BUILDING. |
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| 6. NOTE: PLEASE SEE 250.66 FOR SIZING OF THE GROUNDING |
| ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR AT SERVICE. AS THE SERVICE ENTRANCE |
| CONDUCTORS AND THE SIZE OF SERVICE ARE NOT SHOWN, THE |
| #4 AS SHOWN CANNOT BE CONFIRMED TO BE CODE COMPLIANT. |
| BASED ON THE LOAD AND SIZE OF ALL OVER CURRENT |
| PROTECTIVE DEVICES SHOWN, THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE IS |
| TOO SMALL. |
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| 7. NOTE: CLOSET LIGHT FIXTURES SHOWN DO NOT APPEAR TO |
| MEET 410.8 |
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| 8. NOTE: PLANS DO NOT CONTAIN ANY DESIGN PROFESSIONAL |
| MEETING 481, 471, 489 OR 481.229, 471.003 EXCEPTIONS |
| PLEASE BE SURE PLANS CONTAIN RESPONSIBLE DESIGNER UNDER |
| SECTIONS NOTED. |
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| 9. NOTE: ALL RECEPTACLES SERVING KITCHEN COUNTER SPACE |
| ARE REQUIRED TO BE GFI/GFI PROTECTED. 210.8A6 |
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| 10. NOTE: OVER CURRENT PROTECTION FOR 5KW AHU IS TOO |
| HIGH. 422.11 |
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| 11. NOTE: LIGHTING FIXTURE REQUIRED IN KITCHEN AND ALSO |
| SHOWS LIGHT SWITCH NOT CONTROLLING ANYTHING? 210.70 |
| NEW OR EXISTING LIGHT FIXTURES IN STAIRS? |
| NEW OR EXISTING LIGHT IN SECOND FLOOR BATH? |
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| 12. NOTE: MISSING SMOKE ALARM PER 11.5.1, 11.8.3 OF |
| NFPA-72 ON LOWER LEVEL OF STAIRS LEADING TO FLOOR |
| ABOVE. |
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| 13. NOTE: PANEL SCHEDULES NEED TO BE SPECIFIC. FIRST |
| FLOOR ONLY INDICATES ONE CIRCUIT FOR GENERAL LIGHTING. |
| WHERE ARE THE OTHER GENERAL LIGHTING AND RECEPTACLE |
| CIRCUITS? THESE ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIC TO |
| ROOMS AND AREAS IN WHICH THEY FEED. THE USE OF GENERAL |
| LIGHTING AND RECEPTACLES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTACLE UNDER |
| THE 2005 AND 2008 NEC. 408.4 |
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| 14. NOTE: NO ELECTRICAL SHOWN ON PLANS FOR SECOND FLOOR |
| WASHER/DRYER? FBC 106.3.5.1.2, 210.52F, 210.11C2 |
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| 15. NOTE: DISCONNECTS FOR PANELS AT DETACHED STRUCTURE |
| ARE SHOWN ON PLANS, HOWEVER NOT ON RISER. 225.31-225.39 |
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| DEWEY PALMER |
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