Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 12060901
Permit Number 12060901
Review Stop P
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2012-07-12 11:22:342010 FBC
  
 DENIED BY PLUMBING
  
 1) THE MAXIMUM FLOW RATE OF THE JANDY 2 HP VARIABLE
 SPEED POOL PUMP THAT WAS SPECIFIED IS REQUIRED TO BE
 USED TO DETERMINE THE WATER VELOCITY IN THE POOL
 PIPING. BASED ON THE PUMP CURVE AND THE 51 FEET OF TDH
 THAT WERE PROVIDED FOR THE FILTRATION SYSTEM, THE
 MAXIMUM FLOW IS 133 GPM. THE PLANS SPECIFY 2-1/2"
 BRANCH PIPING BETWEEN THE TWO SUCTION OUTLETS AND
 2-1/2" MAIN DRAIN PIPING ON BOTH THE POOL AND THE SPA.
 ANSI/APSP-7 2006 SECTION 4.4 LIMITS THE MAXIMUM WATER
 VELOCITY IN BRANCH PIPING TO 6 FEET PER SECOND WHEN ONE
 OF A PAIR IS BLOCKED AND THE MAXIMUM VELOCITY IN OTHER
 SUCTION PIPING TO 8 FEET PER SECOND. BOTH OF THESE
 LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED WITH THE CURRENT DESIGN. PLEASE
 CORRECT. FBC 4101.6.3 AND ANSI/APSP-7
  
 2) THE CALCULATIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED SPECIFY A 3.84
 HOUR TURNOVER RATE AND A 56 GPM DEFAULT FLOW RATE. THE
 2010 FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION SECTION 403.9.4 (3) AND
 HOUSE BILL 849 REQUIRES POOL PUMPS 1 HP AND GREATER TO
 HAVE A DEFAULT CIRCULATION SPEED THAT RESULTS IN A FLOW
 RATE WILL NOT TURN THE POOL OVER IN LESS THAN SIX HOURS
 OR 36 GPM WHICHEVER IS GREATER WITH A HIGHER SPEED
 OVERRIDE CAPABILITY FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD NOT TO
 EXCEED ONE NORMAL CYCLE OR 24 HOURS, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
 PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE.
  
 ROBERT MCDOUGAL
 BLDG. PLAN REVIEW
 (561)805-6714
 [email protected]


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