| Date |
Text |
| 2007-10-30 15:27:09 | REVIEW #: 3 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2001 CODES W/ 2003 REVISIONS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE NUMBERED TO CORRRESPOND WITH |
| | PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS AS WELL AS DESIGNER'S |
| | RESPONSES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUITY. |
| | |
| | 1. OK |
| | |
| | 2. RETURN AIR TRANSFERS AND JUMPERS ARE STILL NOT |
| | DESIGNED TO MEET THE EXCEPTIONS AS LISTED UNDER FBC,M |
| | 601.4. EXAMPLE: UNIT B2 SHOWS AN 8 INCH ROUND (50 |
| | SQ.IN) R/A JUMPER FOR 7 INCH (38.5 SQ.IN) AND 4 INCH |
| | (13 SQ.IN) ROUND SUPPLY DROPS IN MASTER BEDROOM. THE |
| | R/A JUMPER MUST BE 1.5 TIMES THE SIZE OF THE SUPPLY |
| | DROPS IN THE MASTER TO MEET EXCEPTION 1 UNDER FBC,M |
| | 601.4. THE 7IN PLUST THE 4IN DUCTS TOTAL 51.5 SQ. IN. |
| | THE TRANSFER IS SMALLER THAN THE TWO SUPPLY DUCTS |
| | RATHER THAN 1.5 TIMES LARGER. THE EXCEPTION HAS NOT |
| | BEEN MET. IF THE DESIGNER CHOOSES NOT TO DESIGN TO MEET |
| | THE EXCEPTIONS, A FIELD TEST WILL BE REQUIRED AT FINAL |
| | INSPECTION TO DEMONSTRATE A MAX. PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL |
| | OF 0.01IN. W.C. ACROSS THE CLOSED BEDROOM DOORS AS |
| | REQUIRED BY FBC,M 601.4. |
| | |
| | 3. OK |
| | |
| | 4. OK |
| | |
| | 5. M15.06: CONDENSATE TRAP DETAIL FOR NON-DUCTED RETURN |
| | UNITS, THE SECONDARY DRAIN LINE FROM THE AUXILIARY |
| | DRAIN PAN SHALL NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE PRIMARY |
| | CONDENSATE RISER. A SEPARATE DRAIN LINE SHALL EXTEND |
| | FROM THE PAN TO A CONSPICUOUS POINT AND SERVE AS AN |
| | ALARM WHICH INDICATES THAT THE PRIMARY DRAIN IS |
| | RESTRICTED.AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A SEPARATE DRAIN |
| | LINE, AN APPROVED WATER LEVEL DETECTOR OR FLOAT SWITCH |
| | DEVICE SHALL BE USED TO CONTROL OVERFLOW BY |
| | AUTOMATICALLY SHUTTING DOWN THE EQUIPMENT OR APPLIANCE |
| | THAT PRODUCES THE CONDENSATE. THE FLOAT SWITCH ON THE |
| | SECONDARY DRAIN OUTLET AT THE AHU MAY BE INSTALLED |
| | (ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT NECESSARY) BUT IT CAN NOT REPLACE |
| | THE SEPARATE SECONDARY DRAIN LINE OR THE FLOAT SWITCH |
| | REQUIRED ON THE AUXILIARY DRAIN PAN. THE FLOAT SWITCH |
| | ON THE SECONDARY DRAIN OUTLET AT THE AHU IS ACCEPTABLE |
| | AS OVERFLOW PROTECTION ONLY ON THE DUCTED RETURN UNITS |
| | WHERE AN AUXILIARY DRAIN PAN CAN NOT BE INSTALLED UNDER |
| | THE AHU. FBC,M 307.2.3 AND 307.2.4 |
| | |
| | 6 THROUGH 10: OK |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
