| Date |
Text |
| 2022-10-11 20:53:19 | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
| | |
| | |
| | 1. PER YOUR REPSONSE LETTER THE OVERHEAD SERVICE |
| | CONDUCTORS ARE "EXISTING". REGARDLESS THAT OVERHEAD |
| | SERVICE ENTRANCE CONDUCTORS ARE EXISTING YOU ARE |
| | PROPOSING AN INCREASED SERVICE SIZE FROM 400AMPS TO |
| | 600AMPS. OVERHEAD SERVICE ENTRANCE CONDUCTORS AND |
| | CONDUIT MUST BE OF SUFFICENT SIZE. NEC 230.23A FBC |
| | 107.2.1 |
| | |
| | 2. SERVICE ENTRANCE CONDUCTORS FROM METER TO SERVICE |
| | DISCONNECT ARE NOT OF SUFFICIENT SIZE FOR A 600AMP |
| | SERVICE. NEC 230.31 |
| | |
| | 3. NO EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR PERMITTED FROM |
| | METER-CAN TO SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS. THIS IS A |
| | PARRALLEL PATH BACK TO THE GROUNDED CONDUCTOR (NEUTRAL) |
| | PLEASE REMOVE EQUIPMENT GROUND, THE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING |
| | CONDUCTOR ORIGINATES ON THE LOAD SIDE OF THE SERVICE |
| | DISCONNECTING MEANSNEC 250.24 |
| | |
| | |
| | 4. PARALLELL CONDUCTORS TO METER CENTER (UNGROUNDED |
| | CONDUCTORS, GROUNDED CONDUCTORS, AND EQUIPMENT |
| | GROUNDING CONDUCTORS) ARE NOT OF SUFFICENT SIZE FOR |
| | 600AMP PARALLEL FEEDERS. |
| | NEC 215.2 NEC 240.4 NEC 310.10H NEC 250.122 |
| | |
| | 5. NO OVERCURRENT PROTECTION SHOWN FOR UNIT BREAKERS ON |
| | METER CENTER. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | |
| | 6. WHAT IS METER CENTER AMPERAGE/VOLTAGE/PHASE RATING? |
| | FBC 107.2.1 |
| | |
| | 7. WHAT IS VOLTAGE AND PHASE OF SERVICE? NOT LABELED ON |
| | PLAN. SINGLE PHASE? THREE PHASE? |
| | |
| | 8. HOUSE PANEL IS SHOWN AS 100AMPS BUT ON PANEL |
| | SCHEDULE IT'S SHOWN AS A 60AMP MAIN BREAKER PANEL. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION FBC 107.2.1 |
| | |
| | 9. THERE IS A BRANCH CIRCUIT FROM HOUSE PANEL THAT |
| | SHOWS A SINGLE #3 CU CONDUCTOR IN A 1/4'' CONDUIT??? |
| | THERE IS NO 1/4'' CONDUIT PERMITTED AND A SINGLE #3 CU |
| | CONDUCTOR IS NOT A COMPLETE BRANCH CIRCUIT. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. |
| | |
| | 10. **** PREVIOUS PLAN REVIEW COMMENT SATISFIED |
| | |
| | 11. WHAT WIRE TYPE IN UNITS IS BEING PROPSOED? MC? |
| | ROMEX? FBC 107.2.1 |
| | |
| | 12. SMOKE ALARMS MUST BE 3 FT AWAY FROM TIPS OF FAN |
| | BLADES, BATHROOM DOORS, FORCED AIR, AND 10FT AWAY FROM |
| | COOKING EQUIPMENT PER NFPA 72. PROVIDE CORRECTIONS. |
| | |
| | |
| | END OF COMMENTS. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | |
| | HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/DEVELOPMENT-SERVICES/FORMS/B |
| | UILDING-PERMIT-FORMS |
| | |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH ED. |
| | FBC EB = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE EXISTING BUILDING 2020 |
| | 7TH EDITION |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2020 |
| | 7TH EDITION |
| | FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | NEC = NFPA 70 2017 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
| | |
| | V/R, |
| | |
| | FRANK GIAQUINTO III |
| | ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | [email protected] |
| | CELL: 561-805-6744 |
| | |
| | |
