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| ** DENIED ** |
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| ** SOME OF THE COMMENTS BELOW WOULD TYPICALLY BE |
| REDLINED HOWEVER NOT ALL. AS STATED IN ALL REVIEWS IF |
| THERE ARE QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE BELOW COMMENTS PLEASE |
| DO NOT HESITATE IN CONTACTING THIS REVIEWER. |
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| 1) NOTE: PLEASE BE SURE THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE |
| REFLECTED ON ELECTRICAL PLANS. |
| 2005 NFPA-70 (NEC) |
| 2002 NFPA-72 |
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| 2) NOTE: PLEASE INCLUDE AIC RATING OF MAIN/SERVICE |
| EQUIPMENT. 110.9 |
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| 3) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 250.6, 250.24 AS AN EQUIPMENT |
| GROUNDING CONDUCTOR IS SHOWN BEFORE THE FIRST MEANS OF |
| DISCONNECT WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED. AS THE |
| GROUNDED/NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR IS BONDED AT THE FIRST MEANS |
| OF DISCONNECT THIS WOULD PARALLEL THE NEUTRAL CREATING |
| OBJECTIONABLE CURRENTS. |
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| 4) NOTE: PLEASE SEE MASTER BATH. GFI RECEPTACLE SPACE |
| MUST MEET 210.52D. THE LOCATION OF THE GFI IS REQUIRED |
| TO BE WITHIN 3FT OF SINK EDGE WITHOUT CROSSING OVER |
| ANOTHER SINK. PLEASE RELOCATE GFI OR ADD AND ADDITIONAL |
| RECEPTACLE. |
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| 5) NOTE: PANEL SCHEDULE DOES NOT LIST THE REQUIRED |
| DEDICATED CIRCUITING FOR BATH(S) PER 210.11C3. IT IS |
| PERMISSIBLE TO WIRE TWO DIFFERENT WAY HOWEVER IN ANY |
| CASE THE MINIMUM CIRCUIT REQUIRED IS REQUIRED TO BE |
| 20AMP AND #12 AWG. |
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| 6) NOTE: THE MECHANICAL PLANS INDICATE THE HEAT STRIP |
| KW AT 10KW WHICH ON A HOUSE OF THIS SIZE IS ABOUT |
| RIGHT. HOWEVER THE ELECTRICAL PANEL SCHEDULE STATES |
| 5KW. |
| PLEASE COORDINATE AND ADJUST OVER CURRENT PROTECTION |
| AND BRANCH CIRCUIT SIZING PER 240.4,310.16 AND MINIMUM |
| 125% PER 424.3B |
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| 7) NOTE: ALONG WITH COMMENT #6 ABOVE, IF THE HEAT LOAD |
| IS LARGE THAN THE COOLING LOAD THEN THE HEAT LOAD WOULD |
| THEN BE FIGURED INTO THE LOAD CALCULATIONS. 220.60 |
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| 8) NOTE: PLANS INDICATES THE SERVICE AS EXISTING |
| HOWEVER HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE WHEN THIS IS A NEW SFR? |
| PLEASE INCLUDE THE SERVICE ENTRANCE CONDUCTORS PER |
| 310.15B6 OR 310.16. |
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| 9) NOTE: PLEASE KITCHEN COUNTER SPACE TO THE RIGHT OF |
| THE SINK LOCATION WHICH WILL REQUIRE AND ADDITIONAL GFI |
| PER 210.52C1-5. 210.8A6 FOR GFI PROTECTION. |
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| 10) NOTE: A CHANGE IN THE 2005 NEC WAS 210.8A7 WHICH |
| REQUIRED ALL RECEPTACLES LOCATED WITHIN 6FT OF LAUNDRY |
| SINKS TO BE GFI/GFI PROTECTED. THIS INCLUDES ANY |
| DEDICATED CIRCUITS/RECEPTACLES SUCH AS WASHING |
| MACHINES. |
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| 11) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 408.4 AS ANOTHER CHANGE IN THE |
| 2005 NEC WAS THAT ALL PANEL SCHEDULES SHALL BE MORE |
| SPECIFIC TO ROOMS AND AREAS IN WHICH THEY FEED. THE USE |
| OF *GENERAL LIGHTING AND GENERAL RECEPTACLES* WAS NO |
| LONGER ACCEPTABLE. THE RECORD SET OF PLANS WILL BE |
| REQUIRED TO HAVE PANEL SCHEDULE UPDATED BEFORE FINAL. |
| THIS ITEM COULD BE DONE AS A PROVISO. |
| AT THAT TIME ALL ARC FAULT PROTECTED CIRCUITS ARE |
| REQUIRED TO BE LISTED. PLANS ONLY CONTAIN A NOTE THAT |
| MENTIONS ALL OUTLETS IN BEDROOMS TO BE PROTECTED. THIS |
| PROJECT IS UNDER THE 2005 NEC AND NOT THE 2008. 210.12 |
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| 12) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 210.52B1, 210.11C1 AND 220.52 AS |
| ONE OR MORE OF THE TWO MINIMUM SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUITS |
| TO BE SHOWN AND FIGURED AT 1500VA. PLEASE SEE 210.52B1 |
| AS DINING ROOMS, BREAKFAST AREAS AND AREAS OF THE LIKE |
| ARE ALL CONSIDERED UNDER THE SMALL APPLIANCE RULES OF |
| THE CODE. IF THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL DINING ROOM |
| RECEPTACLE CIRCUIT OR FLORIDA/BREAKFAST ROOM RECEPTACLE |
| CIRCUIT THEN EACH ONE ABOVE THE TWO MINIMUM SMALL |
| APPLIANCES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE AN ADDITIONAL |
| 1500VA. |
| PLEASE ADJUST AS NEEDED. AS THE PANEL SCHEDULE IS NOT |
| SPECIFIC IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GIVE A ACCURATE REVIEW |
| OF THE LOADS AND CIRCUITING FOR MINIMUMS. |
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| 13) NOTE: THE LIVING ROOM NORTHEAST WALL IS OVER 12FT |
| WHICH WOULD REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL RECEPTACLE |
| PER 210.52. |
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| 14) NOTE: PLANS INDICATE SMOKE DETECTORS. PLEASE SEE |
| NFPA-72 AS SMOKE DETECTORS ARE ONLY DEVICES WHICH |
| DETECT AND DO NOT SOUND AN ALARM. WILL THERE BE A FIRE |
| ALARM PANEL AND SOUNDING DEVICES? |
| SMOKE ALARMS ARE DEVICES THAT DETECT AND SOUND AN |
| ALARM. SHOULD THESE BE SA AND SMOKE ALARMS? |
| PLEASE SEE 11.5.1,11.8.3 OF NFPA AND CHAPTER 9 OF FBC |
| FOR DEFINTIONS. |
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| **IMPORTANT** |
| 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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