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2014-05-19 14:22:37 | ELECTRICAL REVIEW DENIED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS |
| FOUND TO BE DEFICIENT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS BASED ON |
| 2008 EDITION OF THE NEC AND THE 2010 FBC, FBC RES., FBC |
| ENERGY, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| 1) ELECTRICAL SERVICE RISER INDICATES A 300AMP |
| DISCONNECT SWITCH WITH A 2/0 FEEDER. THE MINIMUM SIZE |
| SERVICE ENTRANCE CONDUCTOR FOR A RESIDENTIAL SERVICE |
| ENTRANCE OR FEEDER IS A 250MCM CU. OR 350MCM AL. |
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| 2) THE DESIGN OF THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE RISER IS NOT IN |
| COMPLIANCE WITH NEC 310.15(B)(6), 240.21. PLEASE SHOW |
| OVER CURRENT PROTECTION AND APPROPRIATE FEEDER SIZE FOR |
| SUB-PANEL "B" |
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| 3) GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR APPEARS TO BE |
| IMPROPERLY SIZED FOR BONDING OF ALL SYSTEMS AND PROVIDE |
| BONDING OF ALL SYSTEMS AND BUILDING STEEL, AS |
| APPLICABLE 250.66, 250.104THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE |
| CONDUCTOR FOR A 300AMP SERVICE IS REQUIRED TO BE A #2CU |
| MINIMUM. |
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| 4) AN INTERSYSTEM BOND STRIP IS REQUIRED PER 250.94 |
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| 5) ALL 125V SINGLE PHASE, 15 AND 20AMP RECEPTACLES |
| INSTALLED IN THE LOCATIONS SPECIFIED IN (1) THROUGH (8) |
| SHALL HAVE GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER PROTECTION |
| FOR PERSONNEL. NEC 210.8. ALL OUTLETS IN THE GARAGE |
| SHALL BE GFCI PROTECTED. |
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| 6) LUMINAIRES IN CLOTHES CLOSETS. ARTICLE 410.16 (C)(3) |
| LOCATION. STATES IN PART , THE MINIMUM CLEARANCE |
| BETWEEN LUMINAIRES INSTALLED IN CLOTHES CLOSETS AND THE |
| NEAREST POINT OF A STORAGE SPACE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: |
| "150MM (6") FOR RECESSED INCANDESCENT OR LED LUMINAIRES |
| WITH A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED LIGHT SOURCE INSTALLED IN |
| THE WALL OR CEILING" OR (4) "150MM (6") FOR RECESSED |
| FLUORESCENT LUMINAIRES INSTALLED IN THE WALL OR |
| CEILING." PLEASE INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION |
| OF THE NEC WHERE INSTALLING RECESSED LIGHTING IN |
| CLOTHES CLOSETS |
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| 7) RECEPTACLES SHALL BE SPACED SO THAT AT NO POINT |
| ALONG THE FLOOR IN ANY WALL IS MORE THAN 6 FEET FROM A |
| RECEPTACLE OUTLET. NEC 210.52 (A)(2). |
| THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE HOME TO BE |
| ADDRESSED. |
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| 8) RECESSED LIGHTING TO BE AIR TIGHT AND IC RATED. AT |
| LEAST 50% OF THE LAMPS IN PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIGHT |
| FIXTURES SHALL BE HIGH EFFICIENCY. FBC-R 402.4.5, & |
| 404.1, |
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| 9) ALL NEW RECEPTACLES MUST BE TAMPER RESISTANT. NEC |
| 406.11 THOSE OUTLETS IN WET LOCATIONS SHALL BE WEATHER |
| RESISTANT NEC 406.8(B)(1) |
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| 10) OCCUPIABLE BALCONIES AND PORCHES OVER 20 SQ FT MUST |
| HAVE A RECEPTACLE OUTLET GFCI PROTECTED. NEC |
| 210.52(E)(3). |
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| 11) IN KITCHENS, PANTRIES, BREAKFAST ROOMS, DINING |
| ROOMS, AND SIMILAR AREAS OF DWELLING UNITS, RECEPTACLE |
| OUTLETS FOR COUNTERTOP SPACES SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 210.52(C)(1) THROUGH (C)(5). |
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| DAVID HAYES, ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER, PX3421, |
| 561-805-6717 OR AT [email protected] |