| Date |
Text |
| 2016-01-29 10:17:42 | 1ST REVIEW: FBC 2014 MECHANICAL |
| | PERMIT 315120533 |
| | 1/29/16 |
| | |
| | 1) PROVIDE AC COOLING AND HEATING CALCULATIONS FOR THE |
| | NEW SYSTEMS ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND IN THE COTTAGE- SEE |
| | SECTION R403.6 FBC-14 ENERGY CONSERVATION. |
| | 2) PLEASE REVIEW SECTION R403.2.4 FBC-14 ENERGY |
| | CONSERVATION IN REGARD TO AHU-1 IN THE ATTIC, AND |
| | SUBMIT PERFORMANCE BASED ENERGY CALCULATIONS AND REVISE |
| | THE PLAN TO SHOW COMPLIANCE: R403.2.4 AIR-HANDLING |
| | UNITS. |
| | AIR HANDLING UNITS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED IN THE ATTIC |
| | WHEN A HOME IS BROUGHT INTO CODE COMPLIANCE BY SECTION |
| | R402. AIR-HANDLING UNITS SHALL BE ALLOWED IN ATTICS FOR |
| | COMPLIANCE BY SECTION R405 ONLY 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. |
| | 3) THE 8" TRANSFER DUCTS FROM BEDROOM 2 & 3 ARE |
| | UNDERSIZED PER SECTION M1602.4. PLEASE PROVIDE MINIMUM |
| | 9" DUCTS FOR COMPLIANCE. |
| | |
| | CHRISTOPHER L. COLE |
| | MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6719 |
| | [email protected] |
| | |
