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| 2008-07-30 09:23:30 | PLUMBING PLAN REVIEW: |
| | DENIED:**FOR PLAN REVIEW ONLY NOT FOR PERMIT** |
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| | PLAN REVIEW UNDER THE 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODES WITH |
| | 2007 REVISIONS, CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO |
| | CHAPTER 1 (W.P.B.), FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | (F.A.C.), AND FLORIDA STATUTES (F.S.). |
| | |
| | THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS/INFORMATION ARE REQUIRED FOR |
| | PLUMBING PLAN REVIEW TO MEET CODE COMPLIANCE. |
| | |
| | 1. SHEET A-0 REQUIRED PLUMBING FIXTURES: THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE BASED ON THE FBC- PLUMBING |
| | SECTION TABLE 403.1 FOR MERCANTILE NOT BUSSINESS. |
| | PLEASE CORRELATE THE REQUIRED PLUMBING FIXTURES WITH |
| | THE OCCUPANCY SUMMARY. PER FBC-2004 PLUMBING SECTION |
| | 401.1 SCOPE AND TABLE 403.1 MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED |
| | PLUMBING FIXTURES. |
| | |
| | 2. SHEET P-1 SANITARY PLUMBING ISOMETRIC DETAIL #2: |
| | ONLY THE FIXTURES WITHIN THE BATHROOM GROUP SHALL |
| | CONNECT TO THE WET-VENTED HORIZONTAL BRANCH DRAIN. (THE |
| | MOP SINK SHALL CONNECT DOWNSTREAM OF THE BATHROOM |
| | FIXTURES). PER FBC- PLUMBING SECTION 909.1 WET VENT |
| | PERMITTED. |
| | |
| | 3. SHEET P-1 GENERAL PLUMBING NOTES #15, STATES THE |
| | FOLLOWING "FURNISH AND INSTALL APPROVED AIR CHAMBERS AT |
| | EACH PLUMBING FIXTURE AND PDI APPROVED SHOCK ARRESTORS |
| | ON MAIN LINES AND RISERS". PLEASE KNOW THAT AIR |
| | CHAMBERS ARE NOT APPROVED BY FBC-2004 PLUMBING SECTION |
| | 604.9 WATER HAMMER AND SHOULD BE DELETED FROM PLANS. |
| | 604.9 WATER HAMMER. |
| | THE FLOW VELOCITY OF THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM |
| | SHALL BE CONTROLLED TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF WATER |
| | HAMMER. A WATER-HAMMER ARRESTOR SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | WHERE QUICK-CLOSING VALVES ARE UTILIZED. WATER-HAMMER |
| | ARRESTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| | MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. WATER-HAMMER ARRESTORS |
| | SHALL CONFORM TO ASSE 1010. |
| | |
| | 4. SHEET P-1 POTABLE WATER PLUMBING ISOMETRIC DETAIL |
| | #2: PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING PER FBC-2004 PLUMBING |
| | SECTIONS. |
| | |
| | A} DELETE THE AIR CHAMBERS ON THE RISER DIAGRAM. PER |
| | SECTION 604.9 WATER HAMMER (REFERENCE COMMENT #3). |
| | |
| | B} PROVIDE THE REQUIRED THERMAL EXPANSION CONTROL FOR |
| | THE WATER HEATER. PER SECTION 607.3 THERMAL EXPANSION |
| | CONTROL. |
| | |
| | 5. SHEET P-1 WATER HEATER DETAIL #6: PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | THE FOLLOWING PER FBC-2004 PLUMBING SECTIONS. |
| | |
| | A} CLEARLY INDICATE THE HEIGHT OF THE WATER HEATER |
| | SHELF FROM FINNISH FLOOR TO THE TOP OF THE SHELF. PER |
| | SECTION 501.1 SCOPE. |
| | |
| | B} CLEARLY INDICATE THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE AND |
| | PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. PER SECTION 504.4 RELIEF VALVE. |
| | |
| | C} CLEARLY INDICATE THE T & P RELIEF VALVE IN THE TOP |
| | 6 INCHES OF THE TANK BEING SERVED. PER SECTION 504.4.1 |
| | INSTALLATION. |
| | |
| | D} CLEARLY INDICATE THAT THE T & P RELIEF VALVE SHALL |
| | DISCHARGE FULL SIZE TO A SAFE PLACE OF DISPOSAL SUCH AS |
| | THE FLOOR, WATER HEATER PAN, OUTSIDE THE BUILDING OR AN |
| | INDIRECT WASTE RECEPTOR. THE DISCHARGE PIPE SHALL NOT |
| | HAVE ANY TRAPPED SECTIONS AND SHALL HAVE A VISIBLE AIR |
| | GAP OR AIR GAP FITTING IN THE SAME ROOM AS THE WATER |
| | HEATER. PER SECTION 504.6.1 DISCHARGE. |
| | |
| | E} CLEARLY INDICATE THAT THE WATER HEATER PAN SHALL |
| | NOT BE LESS THAN 1-1/2 INCHES DEEP AND THE PAN DRAIN |
| | PIPE SIZE SHALL BE MINIMUM OF 3/4 INCHES IN DIAMETER. |
| | PER SECTION 504.7.1 PAN SIZE AND DRAIN. |
| | |
| | ********IMPORTANT INFORMATION******** |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS, PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF THE |
| | OLD PLANS, CLEARLY INDICATE THE REVISION ON THE NEW |
| | PLANS, REMOVE AND REPLACE ANY PAGES AS NECESSARY. A |
| | TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT |
| | NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION MADE, |
| | IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE |
| | CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. |
| | THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
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| | END OF COMMENTS: |
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| | REVIEW BY: MIKE PERSON |
| | PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | PHONE= (561) 805-6730 |
| | FAX= (561) 805-6731 |
| | E-MAIL= [email protected] |
