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| THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE CYCLES: |
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| THE 2007 FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE, 2009 |
| REVISIONS, 2008 NEC, 2004 FBC AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 1.AND |
| FOUND NONCOMPLIANT WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
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| ALL COMMENTS RELATE TO SHEET 1 OF 4, UNLESS OTHERWISE |
| NOTED. ALL CODE ARTICLES REFERENCED ARE 2008 NEC UNLESS |
| OTHERWISE NOTED. |
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| 1} THE LOAD CALCULATION INDICATES A 400 AMP SERVICE |
| WITH 1/0 CONDUCTORS, THE RISER DIAGRAM INDICATES 350 |
| MCM (AND A 3/0???) BOTH OF WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH |
| 310.15 (B)(6) FOR CONDUCTOR SIZE. 400 MCM WOULD BE |
| CORRECT FOR A 400 AMP SERVICE, AND NO GROUND WIRE IN |
| THE RISER.ALSO SEE 250.94 FOR INTERSYSTEM BONDING. |
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| THE ELECTRICAL NOTE REGTARDING ARC FAULT BREAKERS IN |
| THE BEDROOMS IS INCORRECCT, SEE 210.12 2008 NEC. |
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| 3} THE PANEL LOCATION IN UNIT #3 IS IN VIOLATION OF |
| 240.24 (D), CLOTHES CLOSET. |
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| 4} UNIT #1NEEDS A RECEPTACLE ADDED TO THE KITCHEN |
| COUNTERTOP TO COMPLY WITH210.52 (C)(1) SPACING. SEE |
| REVIEWED PLAN. |
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| 5} THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR MUST COMPLY WITH |
| 250.66. SEE NOTE #1 REGARDING THE SUM OF THE SERVICE |
| ENTRANCE CONDUCTORS. |
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| 6} THE EQUIPMENT GROUND BETWEEN THE METER AND |
| DISCONNECT ON THE RISER DIAGRAM CREATES A PARALLEL PATH |
| TO GROUND WITH THE NEUTRAL AND MUST BE REMOVED. AN |
| ISOLATED NEUTRAL AND EQUIPMENT GROUND ARE TO BE RAN |
| FROM THE FIRST MEANS OF DISCONNECT. 250.6. |
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| IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL. |
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| BILL TROBAUGH |
| ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW. |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| 561/805-6718 |
| [email protected] |
| FAX/:561/805-6676 |
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