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2017-09-27 07:35:47 | 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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| PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT WERE ADDRESSED HAVE BEEN |
| REMOVED, THE REMAINING ARE ITEMS NOT ADDRESSED |
| SATISFACTORILY. ADDITIONALLY, THE PLAN IS REQUIRED TO |
| BE SIGNED BY THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN. FS |
| 481.229 |
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| 3. PROVIDE AFCI PROTECTION TO CODE. NEC 210.12; FBC |
| RE3902.12, FBC 107.2.1 (THE NOTE PROVIDED REFERENCES |
| THE 2008 NEC, WHICH IS NOT THE CURRENT CODE. |
| ADDITIONALLY, AFCI PROTECTION IS REQUIRED IN MORE THAN |
| JUST SLEEPING AREAS. CODE STATES: ALL 120-VOLT, SINGLE |
| PHASE, 15 AND 20 AMPERE BRANCH CIRCUITS SUPPLYING |
| OUTLETS IN DWELLING UNIT FAMILY ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, |
| LIVING ROOMS, PARLORS, LIBRARIES, DENS, BEDROOMS, |
| SUNROOMS, RECREATION ROOMS, CLOSETS, HALLWAYS, OR |
| SIMILAR AREAS OR ROOMS, SHALL HAVE AFCI PROTECTION. NEC |
| 210.12; FBC RE3902.12) PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| 4. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT OUTLETS TO CODE. NEC |
| 406.12; FBC RE4002.14 (THE NOTE PROVIDED REFERENCES THE |
| 2008 NEC, WHICH IS NOT THE CURRENT CODE. ALSO, THE CODE |
| SECTION CITED, 406.11, IS NOT RELATED TO TAMPER |
| RESISTANT OUTLETS.) PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| 5. WATER HEATER BREAKER IS TOO LARGE. PROVIDE |
| CORRECTION. NEC 422.13 (RESPONSE TO COMMENTS STATES |
| THAT THE PANEL SCHEDULE WAS CHANGED, HOWEVER, IT IS |
| STILL SHOWING A 30 AMP BREAKER. AT 125% OF THE LOAD, |
| THE PROPER SIZE BREAKER FOR THIS IS 25 AMP.) PROVIDE |
| CORRECTION. |
| 6. AHU UNIT IS SHOWN BEING FED BY #6 WIRE. IS THIS |
| ROMEX, OR WIRING INSTALLED IN A CONDUIT? #6 ROMEX WIRE, |
| WHICH IS TYPICAL IN RESIDENTIAL WIRING, IS NOT RATED |
| FOR 60 AMPS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 334.80; FBC |
| RE3705.4.4 (THE CORRECTION PROVIDED WAS TO CHANGE THE |
| BREAKER SIZE TO 50 AMP. HOWEVER, WITH THE NEW |
| MECHANICAL SUBMISSION, I SEE THAT THE AHU WILL HAVE A 5 |
| KW HEAT STRIP. SO, THE PROPER SIZE BREAKER IS 30 AMP. |
| ALSO, THE CU UNIT SHOWS A 40 AMP BREAKER IN PANEL, BUT |
| THE SPECS STATE THAT THE MOCP IS 35 AMP. PROVIDE |
| CORRECTION FOR BOTH UNITS.) |
| 8. CLOSET LIGHT IS NOT SPECIFIED. PROVIDE DETAIL OF |
| FIXTURE, OR NOTE TO COMPLY WITH CODE. NEC 410.16; FBC |
| RE4003.12 (RESPONSE TO COMMENT STATES TO SEE NOTE # 6, |
| BUT THERE IS NOTHING IN NOTE # 6 THAT RELATES TO CLOSET |
| LIGHTING.) PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
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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, |
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| JOHN PEARSON |
| ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| 561-805-6746 |
| [email protected] |
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