| 2016-05-19 09:25:14 | GOOD MORNING KAREN, |
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| | ACCORDING TO YOUR E-MAIL IT APPEARS THAT I WAS HOLDING |
| | THIS JOB. THE REVISION WAS REVIEWED IN A TIMELY MANNER. |
| | IT WAS SUBMITTED ON MAY 12TH AND REVIEWED ON MAY 13TH. |
| | I RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST YOU TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION |
| | THAT IS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL TO |
| | AVOID ANY UNNECESSARY DELAYS. THE PLAN THAT WAS SIGNED |
| | AND SEALED BY THE ENGINEER (WILLIAM F. STUHRKE) 0N |
| | 04/29/16 AND SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW SHOWS A 12X6 R.T.G. |
| | OVER DOOR. THIS GRILL SIZE IS NON-COMPLIANT. PLEASE |
| | COORDINATE WITH THE ENGINEER AND CONTRACTOR AND |
| | RESUBMIT CORRECT INFORMATION. |
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| | REGARDS, |
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| | JULIO C. GOMEZ |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
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| | FROM: KAREN OLIVER |
| | TO: "JULIO GOMEZ ([email protected])" , |
| | "[email protected]" , "[email protected]" |
| | , "[email protected]" |
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| | CC: "[email protected]" , |
| | "[email protected]" , DENELLE |
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| | DATE: 05/17/2016 02:44 AM |
| | SUBJECT: 340 WALTON BLVD. REVISION #16050496 |
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| | JULIO, |
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| | ?PLEASE REVISIT THE ATTACHED PLAN THAT WAS REVIEWED ON |
| | MAY 13, 2016. YOUR RESPONSE WAS AS FOLLOWS: |
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| | ?RESIDENTIAL (R3) SECOND MECHANICAL REVISION CHECKLIST. |
| | CODE: FBC-RESIDENTIAL, 5TH EDITION (2014). |
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| | 1- TRANSFER GRILL SIZE SHOWN ON PLAN FOR MASTER BEDROOM |
| | AND BEDROOM #2 DOESN'T COMPLY WITH EXCEPTION #2 OF SEC. |
| | M1602.4 OF FBC-RESIDENTIAL, 5TH EDITION (2014). (REPEAT |
| | COMMENT) |
| | NOTE: ENGINEER OF RECORD MAY BE CHARGED FOUR TIMES THE |
| | PLAN REVIEW FEE EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD REVIEW IS |
| | REJECTED AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTE 553.80(2)(B). |
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| | ?THIS IN FACT WAS THE REVIEW COMMENT FOR THE PREVIOUSLY |
| | SUBMITTED PLAN (R2), HOWEVER THE PLAN |
| | SUBMITTED/REVIEWED ON MAY 13 WAS THE SAME AS THE ONE |
| | ATTACHED AND CLEARLY HAS THE CORRECTLY SIZED BALANCED |
| | RETURN TRANSFER GRILLES. THERE WAS QUESTION AS TO |
| | WHETHER OR NOT THE BALANCE RETURNS WERE SIZED ACCORDING |
| | TO CODE, HENCE THE FOLLOWING IS FOR CONTRACTOR CLARITY |
| | PURPOSES ONLY. |
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| | 601.5 BALANCED RETURN AIR. |
| | RESTRICTED RETURN AIR OCCURS IN BUILDINGS WHEN RETURNS |
| | ARE LOCATED IN CENTRAL ZONES AND CLOSED INTERIOR DOORS |
| | IMPEDE AIR FLOW TO THE RETURN GRILL OR WHEN CEILING |
| | SPACES ARE USED AS RETURN PLENUMS AND FIRE WALLS |
| | RESTRICT AIR MOVEMENT FROM ONE PORTION OF THE RETURN |
| | PLENUM TO ANOTHER. PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE IN BOTH |
| | RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO AVOID |
| | UNBALANCED AIR FLOWS AND PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS CAUSED |
| | BY RESTRICTED RETURN AIR. PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS ACROSS |
| | CLOSED DOORS WHERE RETURNS ARE CENTRALLY LOCATED SHALL |
| | BE LIMITED TO 0.01 INCH WC (2.5 PASCALS) OR LESS. |
| | PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS ACROSS FIRE WALLS IN CEILING |
| | SPACE PLENUMS SHALL BE LIMITED TO 0.01 INCH WC (2.5 |
| | PASCALS) BY PROVIDING AIR DUCT PATHWAYS OR AIR TRANSFER |
| | PATHWAYS FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE ZONE TO THE LOW ZONE. |
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| | EXCEPTIONS: |
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| | 1. TRANSFER DUCTS MAY ACHIEVE THIS BY INCREASING THE |
| | RETURN TRANSFER 1? TIMES THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA |
| | (SQUARE INCHES) OF THE SUPPLY DUCT ENTERING THE ROOM OR |
| | SPACE IT'S SERVING AND THE DOOR HAVING AT LEAST AN |
| | UNRESTRICTED 1 INCH (25 MM) UNDERCUT TO ACHIEVE PROPER |
| | RETURN AIR BALANCE. |
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| | 2. TRANSFER GRILLES SHALL USE 50 SQUARE INCHES (32 258 |
| | MM2) (OF GRILLE AREA) TO 100 CFM (OF SUPPLY AIR) FOR |
| | SIZING THROUGH-THE-WALL TRANSFER GRILLES AND USING AN |
| | UNRESTRICTED 1 INCH (25 MM) UNDERCUTTING OF DOORS TO |
| | ACHIEVE PROPER RETURN AIR BALANCE. |
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| | 3. HABITABLE ROOMS ONLY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MEET THESE |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPER BALANCED RETURN AIR EXCLUDING |
| | BATHROOMS, CLOSETS, STORAGE ROOMS AND LAUNDRY ROOMS, |
| | EXCEPT THAT ALL SUPPLY AIR INTO THE MASTER SUITE SHALL |
| | BE INCLUDED. |
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| | ?JULIO, |
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| | PLEASE APPROVE THIS AS-BUILT AT YOUR EARLIEST POSSIBLE |
| | CONVENIENCE, AS THIS JOB HAS BEEN LONG HELD UP WITH |
| | NECESSARY PLAN REVISIONS AND AS-BUILTS DUE TO THE |
| | COMPLEXITY AND AGE OF THE HOUSE. |
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| | ?REGARDS, |
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| | ?KAREN W. OLIVER |
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| | ?[ATTACHMENT "WALTON M1.00 5-13.PDF" DELETED BY JULIO |
| | GOMEZ/WESTPALM] |
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