| Date |
Text |
| 2007-08-06 15:59:10 | ** MECHANICAL REVISION ** |
| | *** DENIED *** |
| | 1) THE DEFLECT-O ADJUSTABLE DIFFUSER SUBMITTED IS NOT |
| | STATE THAT IT IS DESIGNED TO BE A CLOTHES DRYER VENT |
| | CAP, PLEASE SUBMIT THE CLOTHES DRYER MANUFACTURER'S |
| | INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SHOWING THAT THIS TYPE OF CAP |
| | MAY BE USED ON THEIR DRYER EXHAUST, AND INFORMATION |
| | FROM DEFLECT-O SHOWING THAT IT IS UL APPROVED AS A |
| | CLOTHES DRYER VENT CAP, SEE 2004 FBC M1501.1. |
| | |
| | **2004 FBC/R M1501.1 GENERAL. |
| | DRYER EXHAUST SYSTEMS SHALL BE INDEPENDENT OF ALL OTHER |
| | SYSTEMS, SHALL CONVEY THE MOISTURE TO THE OUTDOORS AND |
| | SHALL TERMINATE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. EXHAUST |
| | DUCT TERMINATIONS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DRYER |
| | MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. SCREENS SHALL |
| | NOT BE INSTALLED AT THE DUCT TERMINATION. EXHAUST DUCTS |
| | SHALL NOT BE CONNECTED WITH SHEET-METAL SCREWS OR |
| | FASTENING MEANS WHICH EXTEND INTO THE DUCT. EXHAUST |
| | DUCTS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A BACKDRAFT DAMPER. |
| | EXHAUST DUCTS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF MINIMUM |
| | 0.016-INCH-THICK (0.406 MM) RIGID METAL DUCTS, HAVING |
| | SMOOTH INTERIOR SURFACES WITH JOINTS RUNNING IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF AIR FLOW. FLEXIBLE TRANSITION DUCTS USED |
| | TO CONNECT THE DRYER TO THE EXHAUST DUCT SYSTEM SHALL |
| | BE LIMITED TO SINGLE LENGTHS, NOT TO EXCEED 8 FEET |
| | (2438 MM) IN LENGTH AND SHALL BE LISTED AND LABELED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH UL 2158A. TRANSITION DUCTS SHALL NOT BE |
| | CONCEALED WITHIN CONSTRUCTION. |
| | |
| | MECHANICAL PLAN REVIEW BY; |
| | TOM GORDON (561) 805-6729. |
