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2009-10-06 15:11:02 | ** PROVISO ** |
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| 1) NOTE: PLEASE INDICATE THE AIC RATINGS FOR NEW |
| MAINS/SERVICE EQUIPMENT PER 110.9. |
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| 2) NOTE: PLEASE SEE NEC 210.52C2, 210.8A6 AS THERE IS A |
| MINIMUM OF ONE GFI RECEPTACLE REQUIRED AT ISLAND IN |
| KITCHEN INSIDE UNIT #1. |
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| 3) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PANEL SCHEDULES FOR BOTH UNITS. |
| BOTH INDICATE ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS HOWEVER THE |
| ELECTRICAL PLANS DO NOT INDICATE ANY LOCATION OF THESE |
| UNITS. THE PLUMBING PLANS ALSO DID NOT SHOW LOCATIONS. |
| PLANS MISSING LOCATION OF THESE UNITS AND DISCONNECTS |
| REQUIRED PER 422.30,31. |
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| 4) NOTE: PLEASE SEE NOTE #3 ABOVE AS THE WATER HEATERS |
| ARE LISTED ON PANEL SCHEDULES HOWEVER THERE ARE NO |
| WATER HEATER LOADS FIGURED IN THE LOAD CALCULATIONS. |
| THESE ARE NOT FIGURED INTO EITHER OF THE TWO UNITS. |
| AS THE ACTUAL KW RATING OF EITHER WATER HEATER IS NOT |
| SHOWN, THE OVER CURRENT PROTECTION AND CONDUCTOR SIZES |
| CAN NOT BE VERIFIED AS CODE COMPLIANT. |
| PLEASE SEE 422.13 AS STORAGE TYPE WATER HEATERS ARE |
| CONSIDERED A CONTINUOUS LOAD AND LOAD IS REQUIRED TO BE |
| FIGURED AND SHOWN AT 125%. |
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| 5) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 210.52B1, 210.11C1 AND 220.52. |
| THE SECTIONS NOTED REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF TWO SMALL |
| APPLIANCE CIRCUITS AND REQUIRES EACH OF THESE TO BE |
| FIGURED AT 1500VA. THAT MEANS EACH OF THE SMALL |
| APPLIANCE CIRCUITS SHALL BE 1500VA. THE CODE REQUIRES |
| TWO MINIMUM. UNIT #1 INDICATES THREE SMALL APPLIANCE |
| CIRCUITS YET THE LOAD CALCULATIONS ONLY INDICATES TWO |
| FIGURED. |
| IN UNIT #2, THE PANEL SCHEDULE ALSO INDICATES THREE |
| SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUITS YET THE LOAD CALCULATIONS ONLY |
| FIGURES ONE INTO THE LOADS. |
| PLEASE SEE SECTIONS AS NOTE AS EACH OF THESE WOULD |
| REQUIRE THE 1500VA. THIS WOULD BE 4500VA IN EACH LOAD |
| CALCULATION. |
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| 6) NOTE: PLEASE SEE WALL SPACES WHICH ARE OVER 2FT IN |
| UNIT #1 IN EACH OF THE BEDROOMS OFF OF DINING ROOM. |
| THESE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE RECEPTACLES PER 210.52. |
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| 7) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 440.11,440.12 AND 440.14. |
| DISCONNECTS ARE REQUIRED FOR EACH OF THE CONDENSING |
| UNITS. BASED ON SYMBOL LEGEND THESE ARE ONLY INDICATED |
| AS OUTLETS. THESE LOCATIONS ARE ALSO SHOWN BEHIND UNITS |
| NOT MEETING 110.26 FOR MINIMUM CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS. |
| THIS WOULD TYPICALLY BE REDLINED HOWEVER PLANS NEED |
| CORRECTIONS FOR OTHER ITEMS. |
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| 8) NOTE: PLEASE SEE CLOSET LIGHT IN MASTER BEDROOM OF |
| UNIT #1. THE LIGHT IS TOO CLOSE TO SHELF AS SHOWN. |
| PLEASE SEE 410.8 OF THE NEC AND RELOCATE FIXTURE. |
| THIS WOULD ALSO TYPICALLY BE REDLINED HOWEVER NEEDS TO |
| BE ADJUSTED AT THIS TIME. |
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| 9) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 408.4, EACH OF THE GENERAL LIGHTING |
| AND GENERAL RECEPTACLE CIRCUITS ON PANEL SCHEDULE AT |
| SOME POINT ARE REQUIRED TO BE UPDATED TO SPECIFIC ROOMS |
| AND LOCATIONS IN WHICH THEY FEED. THE USE OF GENERAL |
| LIGHTS ETC IS NOT PERMITTED. SEE CODE COMMENTARY WHICH |
| IS COPIED BELOW. |
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| SECTION 408.4 WAS REVISED FOR THE 2005 CODE TO REQUIRE |
| THAT THE IDENTIFICATION FOR EVERY CIRCUIT SUPPLIED BY A |
| PANELBOARD 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. |
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| 10) NOTE: PANEL SCHEDULES FOR BOTH UNITS INDICATES THE |
| CIRCUITS FOR BATHROOM AS * BATH CIRCUITS*. THIS IMPLIES |
| MORE THAN ONE BATHROOM ON THE SAME CIRCUIT FOR LIGHTING |
| AND RECEPTACLES. |
| PLEASE SEE 210.52D, 210.11C3 AS THERE IS TWO WAYS |
| BATHROOMS ARE PERMITTED TO BE WIRED. ONE WAY IS THE GFI |
| RECEPTACLES ARE ALL ON THE SAME 20AMP #12 CIRCUITS |
| HOWEVER ONLY THE GFI RECEPTACLES ARE PERMITTED ON THE |
| CIRCUIT. THE OTHER IS THE GFI AND LIGHTS, FANS ETC MAY |
| BE ON THE CIRCUIT HOWEVER IT IS NOT PERMITTED TO FEED |
| OTHER BATHROOMS. EACH WOULD HAVE THE DEDICATED 20AMP, |
| #12 CIRCUITS. |
| PLEASE ADJUST PLANS/PANEL SCHEDULE AS REQUIRED. |
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| 11) NOTE: THE PANEL SCHEDULES FOR EACH OF THE TWO UNITS |
| INDICATES A BRANCH CIRCUIT FOR A SPRINKLER SYSTEM YET |
| THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW ANY LOCATIONS FOR THE PUMPS AND |
| DISCONNECTING MEANS PER 430.102 |
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| 12) NOTE: ** INFORMATION ONLY **BOTH UNITS INDICATE |
| DISPOSALS HOWEVER ONLY UNIT #1 INDICATES A SWITCH FOR |
| CONTROL OF DISPOSAL. IT IS PERMITTED TO HAVE SELF |
| ACTUATED DISPOSAL UNITS HOWEVER THIS IS BEING NOTED FOR |
| INFORMATION ONLY. IF INDEED UNIT #2 HAS A SWITCH TO |
| CONTROL DISPOSAL THEN PLEASE UPDATE PLANS. |
| ** INFORMATION COMMENT ONLY. |
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| 13) NOTE: ** INFORMATION ONLY **SERVICE ENTRANCE |
| CONDUCTORS ARE SIZED FOR A 700AMP SERVICE PER 310.15B6. |
| VERIFY AS THE SERVICE SHOWN IS 300AMPS. THIS IS NOT A |
| CODE VIOLATION HOWEVER IF SHOWN ON PLANS THESE WOULD BE |
| REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED. |
| ** THIS MAY ALSO CHANGE GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR? |
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| 14) NOTE: RISER INDICATES NO GROUND RODS FOR SERVICE |
| GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM. RISER STATES TO CONCRETE |
| ENCASED ELECTRODE. |
| PLEASE SEE 250.50, CONCRETE ENCASED ELECTRODE MUST MEET |
| MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF 20FT LONG ETC. THIS IS AN |
| EXISTING STRUCTURE WHICH WOULD NOT REQUIRED THE |
| EXISTING FOUNDATION TO BE EXCAVATED OR *CHIP* OUT |
| EXISTING TO POSSIBLY LOCATE FOOTER STEEL. THIS WOULD |
| ACTUALLY AFFECT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF EXISTING |
| FOOTINGS. |
| PLEASE SEE 250.53,250.56, 250.52A5 AS IT WOULD REQUIRE |
| A MINIMUM OF TWO GROUND RODS AND COLD WATER PIPE AS |
| LISTED. |
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| ** PLEASE REVISE PLANS BEFORE ROUGH ALONG WITH ANY |
| OTHER REVISIONS |
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| **IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS; OR IF COMMENTS ARE NOT |
| TYPED IN A CLEAR MANNER PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO |
| CONTACT THIS REVIEWER. |
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| DEWEY PALMER |
| ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| 561-805-6717 |
| [email protected] |
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