| Date |
Text |
| 2016-12-20 18:20:54 | PLAN |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| | 1ST REVIEW: FBC FIFTH EDITION (2014) |
| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | (561) 805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
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| | DENIED BY MECHANICAL |
| | PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| | 1) SPECIFY THE SIZES OF THE RETURN AIR DUCTS ON THE |
| | FIRST FLOOR. FBC-R - M 1602.4 |
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| | 2) FBC-R - M1305.1.3.2 AIR-HANDLING UNITS. |
| | 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: |
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| | NOTICE TO HOMEOWNER |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 3) FBC-R - M1305.1.3 APPLIANCES IN ATTICS. |
| | ATTICS CONTAINING APPLIANCES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN |
| | OPENING AND A CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY LARGE |
| | ENOUGH TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE, BUT |
| | NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) HIGH AND 22 INCHES |
| | (559 MM) WIDE AND NOT MORE THAN 6 FEET (1829 MM) LONG |
| | MEASURED ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE PASSAGEWAY FROM |
| | THE OPENING TO THE APPLIANCE. THE PASSAGEWAY SHALL HAVE |
| | CONTINUOUS SOLID FLOORING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 5 |
| | NOT LESS THAN 24 INCHES (610 MM) WIDE. A LEVEL SERVICE |
| | SPACE AT LEAST 30 INCHES (762 MM) DEEP AND 30 INCHES |
| | (762 MM) WIDE SHALL BE PRESENT ALONG ALL SIDES OF THE |
| | APPLIANCE WHERE ACCESS IS REQUIRED. THE CLEAR ACCESS |
| | OPENING DIMENSIONS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 20 INCHES BY |
| | 30 INCHES (508 MM BY 762 MM), AND LARGE ENOUGH TO ALLOW |
| | REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE. |
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