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| 2017-08-02 14:03:18 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2014 5TH |
| | EDITION |
| | NFPA 70 2011 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
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| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| | 1. IN THE RESPONSE LETTER PROVIDED, MR. PORTER ASKED TO |
| | BE SUPPLIED WITH THE FBC RESIDENTIAL CODE SECTION THAT |
| | REFERENCES BACK TO USING THE NEC CODE SECTIONS CITED. |
| | SECTION E3401.1 STATES: "THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTERS 34 |
| | THROUGH 43 SHALL ESTABLISH THE GENERAL SCOPE OF THE |
| | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS OF THIS |
| | CODE. CHAPTERS 34 THROUGH 43 COVER THOSE WIRING METHODS |
| | AND MATERIALS MOST COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED IN THE |
| | CONSTRUCTION OF ONE- AND TWOFAMILY DWELLINGS AND |
| | STRUCTURES REGULATED BY THIS CODE. OTHER WIRING |
| | METHODS, MATERIALS AND SUBJECT MATTER COVERED IN NFPA |
| | 70 ARE ALSO ALLOWED BY THIS CODE". SECTION E3402.1 |
| | STATES: "CHAPTERS 34 THROUGH 43 SHALL COVER THE |
| | INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT AND |
| | COMPONENTS INDOORS AND OUTDOORS THAT ARE WITHIN THE |
| | SCOPE OF THIS CODE, INCLUDING SERVICES, POWER |
| | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, FIXTURES, APPLIANCES, DEVICES AND |
| | APPURTENANCES. SERVICES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS CODE |
| | SHALL BE LIMITED TO 120/240-VOLT, 0- TO 400-AMPERE, |
| | SINGLE-PHASE SYSTEMS. THESE CHAPTERS SPECIFICALLY COVER |
| | THE EQUIPMENT, FIXTURES, APPLIANCES, WIRING METHODS AND |
| | MATERIALS THAT ARE MOST COMMONLY USED IN THE |
| | CONSTRUCTION OR ALTERATION OF ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY |
| | DWELLINGS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES REGULATED BY THIS |
| | CODE. THE OMISSION FROM THESE CHAPTERS OF ANY MATERIAL |
| | OR METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION PROVIDED FOR IN THE |
| | REFERENCED STANDARD NFPA 70 SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS |
| | PROHIBITING THE USE OF SUCH MATERIAL OR METHOD OF |
| | CONSTRUCTION. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT OR |
| | COMPONENTS NOT SPECIFICALLY COVERED IN THESE CHAPTERS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF NFPA |
| | 70". SO, BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE RESIDENTIAL CODE |
| | COVERS THE METHODS AND MATERIALS "MOST COMMONLY |
| | ENCOUNTERED", AND THAT ANY "EQUIPMENT OR COMPONENTS NOT |
| | SPECIFICALLY COVERED IN THESE CHAPTERS SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF NFPA 70", I ALWAYS |
| | SUPPLY THE NEC SECTION NUMBERS IN ADDITION TO THE FBC |
| | RESIDENTIAL CODE SECTIONS. I HOPE THIS ANSWERS YOUR |
| | QUESTION. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME IF YOU NEED |
| | FURTHER EXPLANATION. |
| | 2. PREVIOUS COMMENT #2 NOT ADDRESSED SATISFACTORILY. |
| | THE SUBMITTED RISER SHOWS 3-#2 WIRES WITH A "BOND" TO |
| | THE INTERIOR PANEL, WHICH IS STATED TO BE A 120 AMP |
| | SERVICE. THE METER MAIN COMBO SPECIFIED ON THE PLAN |
| | WILL NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING LARGER THAN A 100 AMP BREAKER |
| | ON A 2-POLE SPACE, PER THE MANUFACTURERS SPEC SHEET. |
| | ADDITIONALLY, 120 AMP IS NOT A RECOGNIZED FUSE/BREAKER |
| | SIZE PER THE NEC OR THE FBC RESIDENTIAL. THEREFORE, THE |
| | INTERIOR PANEL FEED WILL NEED TO BE SIZED FOR THE 150 |
| | AMP MAIN BREAKER IN THE METER MAIN (USING THE FEED |
| | THROUGH LUGS), OR A SMALLER SIZE BREAKER AND WIRE IF |
| | THE LOAD CALCULATION PERMITS. ALSO, THE FEEDER TO THE |
| | INTERIOR PANEL IS REQUIRED TO HAVE AN EQUIPMENT |
| | GROUNDING CONDUCTOR PER CODE, NOT A "BOND". THERE |
| | SHOULD NOT BE A "BOND", OR ANY OTHER GROUND WIRE IN THE |
| | SERVICE LATERAL FROM THE POWER COMPANY. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTIONS AS PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED AND EXPLAINED |
| | ABOVE. NEC 215.5, 240.6, 250.4(A), 250.24(A), |
| | 310.15(B)(16); FBC RE3705.6, RE3705.1, RE3607.1, |
| | RE3607.2, RE3704.6, RE3908.8, RE3908.12 |
| | 3. PREVIOUS COMMENT #5 NOT ADDRESSED SATISFACTORILY. |
| | THE NOTE CURRENTLY ON PLAN FOR AFCI PROTECTION DOES NOT |
| | INCLUDE ALL AREAS THAT REQUIRE THIS PROTECTION. REVISE |
| | NOTE OR ADD CODE SECTION TO STATEMENT TO REFLECT THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE. FBC 107.2.1, FBC RE3902.12; |
| | NEC 210.12 |
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| | PLEASE NOTE: SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. WHEN |
| | RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RESUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, INSERT CORRECTED PAGES |
| | INTO THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID THE |
| | PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. |
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| | SINCERELY, |
| | |
| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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