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2018-08-20 11:44:56 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1. |
| FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2017 |
| 6TH EDITION |
| FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| NEC = NFPA 70 2014 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED |
| SATISFACTORILY ARE MARKED AS CORRECTED. PREVIOUS |
| COMMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED SATISFACTORILY |
| HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN PARENTHESES. ANY NEW |
| COMMENTS WILL BE LISTED AFTER PREVIOUS COMMENTS. |
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| 1. 3 PHASE PANEL ON SINGLE PHASE SERVICE. (THIS HAS NOT |
| BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE RISER DIAGRAM. RISER DIAGRAM MUST |
| ACCURATELY REFLECT THE CURRENT ELECTRICAL SERVICE. HOW |
| COULD A 3 PHASE SERVICE BE FED FROM A SINGLE PHASE |
| SERVICE? PROVIDE ACCURATE RISER DIAGRAM, SHOWING ALL |
| DETAILS OF SERVICE EQUIPMENT, UNDERGROUND OR OVERHEAD |
| SERVICE, WIRE AND BREAKER SIZES FOR SERVICE AND FEED TO |
| ANY SUB-PANEL(S). SHOW GEC SIZE AND SYSTEM, SHOW |
| INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION POINT. NEC 215.5, 230, |
| 250.50, 250.94, 408.30; WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
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| NEW COMMENT: |
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| 2. PLAN HAS A BLOCK NOTE THAT STATES THERE IS NOW WORK |
| TO BE INTENDED UNDER THIS PERMIT, BUT PLAN SHOWS |
| EXHAUST FANS BEING INSTALLED. CORRECT DISCREPANCY. WPB |
| FBC 107.2.1 |
| 3. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION FOR SERVICE, |
| INCLUDE EXISTING AND NEW LOADS TO CONFIRM CAPACITY OF |
| SERVICE IS ADEQUATE. LOAD CALCULATION SHOULD SHOW LOADS |
| BASED ON THE WATTAGE DEMAND FOR EACH LOAD, AND THEN |
| DIVIDED BY THE APPROPRIATE VOLTAGE. LOAD CALCULATION |
| PROVIDED SWITCHES BETWEEN AMPERAGE OF LOADS AND |
| WATTAGE, AND THEREFORE IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND. |
| BASED ON THE NUMBERS PROVIDED, THE SERVICE TO SOUTH |
| BUILDING IS OVERLOADED AS IS, AND NOW THERE WILL BE |
| ADDITIONAL LOAD FOR EXHAUST FANS. THERE IS ALSO NO LOAD |
| SHOWN FOR SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUITS, WATER HEATERS, AND |
| EXHAUST HOODS. NEC 215.2, 220, 408.30 |
| 4. PROVIDE PANEL SCHEDULE(S) INDICATING ANY NEW OR |
| ALTERED CIRCUITS, THE WIRE AND BREAKER SIZE FOR THESE |
| CIRCUITS, AND AFCI OR GFCI PROTECTION WHERE APPLICABLE |
| TO COMPLY WITH CODE. NEC 210.8, 210.12, 210.19, 210.20, |
| 215.5, 408.4; WPB FBC 107.3.5 |
| 5. EACH OCCUPANT SHALL HAVE READY ACCESS TO ALL |
| OVERCURRENT DEVICES PROTECTING THE CONDUCTORS SUPPLYING |
| THAT OCCUPANCY. LOCATION OF ELECTRICAL PANELS NOT SHOWN |
| ON PLAN, THEREFORE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE |
| COMPLIANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| NEC 240.24(B) |
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| END OF COMMENTS. |
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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 THE PREVIOUSLY |
| REVIEWED SHEETS. ONE COPY OF THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED |
| SHEETS SHOULD REMAIN IN PACKAGE AND BE MARKED OLD |
| SHEETS. |
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| SINCERELY, |
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| JOHN PEARSON |
| ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| 561-805-6746 |
| [email protected] |
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