| Date |
Text |
| 2015-11-03 16:40:06 | 2014 FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION R403.2.4 |
| | AIR-HANDLING UNITS SHALL BE ALLOWED IN ATTICS IF THE |
| | FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| | 1. THE SERVICE PANEL OF THE EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED WITHIN |
| | 6 FEET (1829 MM) OF AN ATTIC ACCESS. |
| | 2. A DEVICE IS INSTALLED TO ALERT THE OWNER OR SHUT THE |
| | UNIT DOWN WHEN THE CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING |
| | PROPERLY. |
| | 3. THE ATTIC ACCESS OPENING IS OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO |
| | REPLACE THE AIR HANDLER. |
| | 4. A NOTICE IS POSTED ON THE ELECTRIC SERVICE PANEL |
| | INDICATING TO THE HOMEOWNER THAT THE AIR HANDLER IS |
| | LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. SAID NOTICE SHALL BE IN ALL |
| | CAPITALS, IN 16 POINT TYPE, WITH THE TITLE AND FIRST |
| | PARAGRAPH IN BOLD: |
| | |
| | NOTICE TO HOMEOWNER |
| | |
| | A PART OF YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, THE AIR |
| | HANDLER, IS LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. FOR PROPER, EFFICIENT |
| | AND ECONOMIC OPERATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, |
| | YOU MUST ENSURE THAT REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED. |
| | YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS EQUIPPED WITH ONE OR |
| | BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| | |
| | 1)A DEVICE THAT WILL ALERT YOU WHEN THE CONDENSATION |
| | DRAIN IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR |
| | |
| | 2) A DEVICE THAT WILL SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN WHEN THE |
| | CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING. |
| | |
| | TO LIMIT POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO YOUR HOME, AND TO AVOID |
| | DISRUPTION OF SERVICE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU |
| | ENSURE PROPER WORKING ORDER OF THESE DEVICES BEFORE |
| | EACH SEASON OF PEAK OPERATION. |
| | |
