| Date |
Text |
| 2008-02-11 15:28:54 | REVIEW #: 2ND |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
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| | THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE NUMBERED TO CORRESPOND WITH |
| | PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS AS WELL AS DESIGNER'S WRITTEN |
| | RESPONSES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUITY. |
| | |
| | 1 THROUGH 4: OK |
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| | 5. BOOSTER FAN HAS BEEN ADDED TO ACCOMMODATE NEW DRYER |
| | EXHAUST OUTLET LOCATION. CLOTHES DRYERS SHALL BE |
| | EXHAUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER?S |
| | INSTRUCTIONS PER FBC, M 504.1. A BOOSTER FAN MAY ONLY |
| | BE USED IF ALLOWED BY DRYER MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION |
| | INSTRUCTIONS. |
| | NOTE: WHERE THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE CLOTHES DRYER TO |
| | BE INSTALLED IS KNOWN AND THE MANUFACTURER?S |
| | INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUCH DRYER ARE PROVIDED |
| | TO THE CODE OFFICIAL, THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF THE EXHAUST |
| | DUCT, INCLUDING ANY TRANSITION DUCT, SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DRYER MANUFACTURER?S |
| | INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS PER FBC 504.6.1 EXCEPTION. |
| | THE DRYER MANUFACTURER MAY ALLOW DRYER DUCT LENGTHS |
| | WHICH WILL MAKE A BOOSTER FAN UNNECESSARY. PROVIDE |
| | MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS. |
| | |
| | 6 AND 7: OK |
| | |
| | 8. VENTILATION RATE FOR DWELLING UNIT TO BE DETERMINED |
| | PER THE RATIO OF OPENABLE WINDOW AND DOOR AREA TO FLOOR |
| | AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH FRC 303.1. PROVIDE CALCULATIONS |
| | CONTAINING THIS DATA SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS |
| | SECTION. ASHRAE 62-89 IS NOT APPLICABLE IN THIS |
| | SITUATION UNDER THIS CODE AS IT IS NOT A REFERENCE |
| | STANDARD FOR THE FRC ACCORDING TO FRC CHAPTER 43. |
| | |
| | 9. NO INFORMATION COULD BE FOUND ON PLANS REGARDING |
| | THIS COMMENT. THIS ISSUE CAN BE ADDRESSED BY FIELD |
| | INSPECTION. HOWEVER, ADDRESSING THIS NOW WITH DETAILED |
| | INFORMATION COULD AVOID DELAYS AND FAILED INSPECTIONS |
| | IN THE FUTURE. |
| | |
| | 10. WIND LOAD CALCULATIONS SUBJECT TO BUILDING PLAN |
| | REVIEW. |
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| | 11. OK |
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| | 12. FIRESTOP DETAIL FOR REFRIGERANT PIPES SHOWN ON |
| | PLANS, CAJ 1047, DOES NOT MAKE PROVISIONS FOR PIPE |
| | INSULATION AND THEREFORE IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR A |
| | REFRIGERANT PIPE APPLICATION. PROVIDE A |
| | THROUGH-PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEM WHICH IS |
| | APPROPRIATE FOR THE PIPING SYSTEM BEING USED PER FBC |
| | 712.3. |
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| | NOTE: PLEASE PROVIDE WRITTEN RESPONSE TO REVIEW |
| | COMMENTS TO ASSIST IN SUBSEQUENT REVIEWS. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
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