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| 2018-04-04 13:26:04 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH ED. |
| | 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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| | 1. BE ADVISED THAT FIRE ALARM, LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS, |
| | DAS, LIGHTNING PROTECTION, GENERATORS, COMMERCIAL HOOD |
| | SYSTEMS, WALK IN COOLERS, SIGNS, SITE LIGHTING, AND |
| | SWIMMING POOLS (WHERE APPLICABLE) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN |
| | THE SCOPE OF THIS PLAN REVIEW. PROVIDE A BLOCK NOTE |
| | INDICATING THE REQUIRED SEPARATE PERMITS AND DATA |
| | SPECIFICATION SHEET SUBMITTALS FOR ANY OF THESE SYSTEMS |
| | PRESENT. WPB FBC 105.1, 107.2.1 |
| | 2. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION INCLUDING ALL |
| | LOADS. THE FORMAT IN THE FBC RESIDENTIAL SHOULD BE |
| | FOLLOWED. THE LOAD CALCULATION PROVIDED IS NOT PER |
| | CODE, SHOWING DEMAND APPLIED WHERE IT SHOULD NOT BE AND |
| | ALSO MATH IS NOT CORRECT. BASED ON THE NUMBERS PROVIDED |
| | ON PLAN AND BY MY CALCULATION, IT APPEARS THAT THE 200 |
| | AMP SERVICE SPECIFIED WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT. HOWEVER, |
| | THAT CAN ONLY BE DETERMINED BY AN ACCURATE CALCULATION. |
| | NEC 220; FBC RE E3602.2 |
| | 3. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS THREE 3/0 CONDUCTORS WITH A # 6 |
| | GROUND IN ALL SERVICE CONDUITS. THE # 6 EQUIPMENT |
| | GROUNDING CONDUCTOR SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE |
| | CONDUIT FROM FPL TO THE METER OR IN THE CONDUIT FROM |
| | THE METER TO THE TRANSFER SWITCH. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | NEC 250.6; FBC RE E3610.4 |
| | 4. NOTE 1 IN REFERENCE TO AFCI PROTECTION IS NOT |
| | CORRECT PER NEW CODE ADOPTED: ?ALL BRANCH CIRCUITS THAT |
| | SUPPLY 120-VOLT, SINGLE-PHASE, 15- AND 20-AMPERE |
| | OUTLETS INSTALLED IN KITCHENS, FAMILY ROOMS, DINING |
| | ROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, PARLORS, LIBRARIES, DENS, |
| | BEDROOMS, SUN-ROOMS, RECREATIONS ROOMS, CLOSETS, |
| | HALLWAYS, LAUNDRY AREAS AND SIMILAR ROOMS OR AREAS |
| | SHALL BE AFCI PROTECTED.? ADDITIONALLY, THE PLAN SHOWS |
| | ONLY THE RECEPTACLE OUTLETS IN THE BEDROOM WITH ?AF? |
| | PROTECTION. AS STATED ABOVE, ALL OUTLETS, INCLUDING |
| | LIGHTING AND RECEPTACLES, SHALL BE AFCI PROTECTED. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.12; FBC RE E3902.16 |
| | 5. NOTE # 2 STATES THAT RECEPTACLES SHALL BE TAMPER |
| | RESISTANT PER NEC 406.11. THIS CODE SECTION DOES NOT |
| | APPLY TO TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. NEC 406.12; FBC RE E4002.14 |
| | 6. NOTE # 3 REFERENCES THE 2011 NEC, WHICH IS NOT THE |
| | CURRENT CODE. IT ALSO REFERENCES FBC SECTION 905.2, |
| | WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SMOKE ALARMS. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. FBC PREFACE, FBC RE R314, 315 |
| | 7. NOTE 4 REFERENCES THE 2011 NEC, WHICH IS NOT THE |
| | CURRENT CODE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. FBC PREFACE |
| | 8. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS A SINGLE GROUND ROD AS A |
| | SUPPLEMENTAL GROUNDING ELECTRODE. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL |
| | GROUNDING ELECTRODE NEEDS TO BE AUGMENTED BY AN |
| | ADDITIONAL ELECTRODE AT LEAST 6 FEET AWAY OR PROVIDE |
| | EVIDENCE OF RESISTANCE TO GROUND OF 25 OHMS OR LESS. |
| | NEC 250.53(A)(2); FBC RE E3608.4 |
| | 9. BREAKER FOR POOL PUMP REQUIRED TO BE GFCI PROTECTED. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 680.21(C); FBC RE E4203.1.3 |
| | 10. GFCI PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL OUTLETS IN |
| | GARAGE, INCLUDING THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. NEC 210.8; FBC RE E3902.2 |
| | 11. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR DISHWASHER. NEC |
| | 210.8(D); FBC RE E3902.10 |
| | 12. PROVIDE COMPLIANCE: "A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF THE |
| | LAMPS IN PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL |
| | BE HIGH-EFFICACY LAMPS OR A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF |
| | THE PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL |
| | CONTAIN ONLY HIGH EFFICACY LAMPS". A NOTE WILL SUFFICE. |
| | FBC EC R404.1 |
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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 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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