| Date |
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| 2016-01-13 17:03:24 | 1ST REVIEW: FBC 2014 5TH ED. NEC 2011/RESIDENTIAL |
| | MARIO VALDES |
| | ELECTRICAL PLAN EXAMINER |
| | 516-805-6700 |
| | [email protected] |
| | ALTERNATE CONTACT |
| | MIKE ALBARRAN |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
| | JOB PERMIT NUMBER: 15110524 |
| | JOB ADDRESS: CHARLESTOWN COMMONS VILLAS |
| | 5025 ERNEST ST WEST PALM BEACH |
| | DATE: JAN 13 2016 |
| | ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | THE PLANS FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED PERMIT APPLICATION |
| | HAVE BEEN REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE EDITION OF |
| | THE NEC, (NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE) AND THE FBC, |
| | (FLORIDA BUILDING CODE) AS WELL AS THE CITY OF WEST |
| | PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF |
| | SUBMITTAL. BELOW IS A LIST OF THE DEFICIENCIES NOTED. |
| | 1. IN REGARDS WITH UNIT A , B ,C THE OCPD RATING FOR |
| | THE WATER HEATER IS UNDERSIZED THE E3 FBC-R E4101.4.1 |
| | SINGLE NON-MOTORED OPERATED APPLIANCE STATES THE |
| | FOLLOWING (3) NOT EXCEED 150 PERCENT OF THE APPLIANCE |
| | RATED CURRENT IF THE OVERCURRENT PROTECTION RATING IS |
| | NOT MARKED (?) AND THE APPLIANCE IS RATED OVER 13.3 |
| | AMPERES. WHERE 150 PERCENT OF THE APPLIANCE RATING DOES |
| | NOT CORRESPOND TO A STANDARD OVERCURRENT DEVICE AMPERE |
| | RATING, THE NEXT HIGHER STANDARD RATING SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED. |
| | 2. TW-ROMEX IS A TECHNICALLY A BRAND NAME NOT A WIRING |
| | METHOD YOU MIGHT WANT TO REFERENCE TYPE NM , NMC, AND |
| | NMS IN YOUR PANEL SCHEDULE UNDER CONDUCTORS. |
| | 3. PANELS SEEMED TO BE LOCATED IN A DARK AREA WERE |
| | SERVICING MIGHT REQUIRE ILLUMINATION FBC-R E3405.6 |
| | 4. PLEASE ADD TO NOTES R402.4.4 RECESSED LIGHTING. |
| | RECESSED LUMINAIRES INSTALLED IN THE BUILDING THERMAL |
| | ENVELOPE SHALL BE SEALED TO LIMIT AIR LEAKAGE BETWEEN |
| | CONDITIONED AND UNCONDITIONED SPACES. ALL RECESSED |
| | LUMINAIRES SHALL BE IC-RATED AND LABELED AS HAVING AN |
| | AIR LEAKAGE RATE NOT MORE THAN 2.0 CFM (0.944 L/S) WHEN |
| | TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 283 AT A 1.57 PSF (75 |
| | PA) PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL. ALL RECESSED LUMINAIRES |
| | SHALL BE SEALED WITH A GASKET OR CAULK BETWEEN THE |
| | HOUSING AND THE INTERIOR WALL OR CEILING COVERING. |
| | 5. |
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| | PLEASE REVISE YOUR DRAWINGS TO REFLECT THE ABOVE |
| | MENTIONED DEFICIENCIES. |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, FOR A QUICKER RETURN ON YOUR |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER (NARRATIVE) ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE |
| | STANDARD CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. THE NARRATIVE SHOULD |
| | INCLUDE THE PLAN REVIEWER?S COMMENTS AND YOUR RESPONSE |
| | OR ACTION TO SAME. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO THE SUBMITTAL AND LEAVE THE |
| | PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS FOR COMPARISON. |
| | CLOUDING THE CHANGES WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. |
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