| Date |
Text |
| 2018-02-28 13:28:05 | |
| | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
| | |
| | 1) ON REVIEW OF THE LOCATION OF THE DDCV IT DOES NOT |
| | APPEAR TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIRMENTS OF NFPA 24. |
| | |
| | A REVIEW OF THE MASTER PERMIT, 17010799, SHEET FP 1 OF |
| | 1, INDICATES THAT THE UNDERGROUND WORK SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH NFPA 24. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 24, CHAPTER 6, VALVES |
| | |
| | |
| | 6.2.11 ALL CONNECTIONS TO PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS |
| | FOR FIRE |
| | PROTECTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE ARRANGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | ONE |
| | OF THE FOLLOWING SO THAT THEY CAN BE ISOLATED: |
| | (1)*A POST INDICATOR VALVE INSTALLED NOT LESS THAN 40 |
| | FT (12 M) |
| | FROM THE BUILDING |
| | (A) FOR BUILDINGS LESS THAN 40 FT (12 M) IN HEIGHT, A |
| | POST |
| | INDICATOR VALVE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED |
| | CLOSER THAN 40 FT (12 M) BUT AT LEAST AS FAR FROM THE |
| | BUILDING AS THE HEIGHT OF THE WALL FACING THE POST |
| | INDICATOR |
| | VALVE. |
| | (2) A WALL POST INDICATOR VALVE |
| | (3) AN INDICATING VALVE IN A PIT, INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 6.4 |
| | (4)*A BACKFLOW PREVENTER WITH AT LEAST ONE INDICATING |
| | VALVE NOT |
| | LESS THAN 40 FT (12 M) FROM THE BUILDING |
| | (A) FOR BUILDINGS LESS THAN 40 FT (12 M) IN HEIGHT, A |
| | BACKFLOW |
| | PREVENTER WITH AT LEAST ONE INDICATING VALVE SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED CLOSER THAN 40 FT (12 M) |
| | BUT AT LEAST AS FAR FROM THE BUILDING AS THE HEIGHT OF |
| | THE WALL FACING THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER. |
| | (5)*A NONINDICATING VALVE, SUCH AS AN UNDERGROUND GATE |
| | VALVE |
| | WITH AN APPROVED ROADWAY BOX, COMPLETE WITH T-WRENCH, |
| | LOCATED NOT LESS THAN 40 FT (12 M) FROM THE BUILDING |
| | (A) FOR BUILDINGS LESS THAN 40 FT (12 M) IN HEIGHT, A |
| | NONINDICATING |
| | VALVE, SUCH AS AN UNDERGROUND GATE VALVE WITH AN |
| | APPROVED ROADWAY BOX, COMPLETE WITH T-WRENCH, SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED CLOSER THAN 40 FT (12 M) |
| | BUT |
| | AT LEAST AS FAR FROM THE BUILDING AS THE HEIGHT OF THE |
| | WALL |
| | FACING THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER. |
| | (6) CONTROL VALVES INSTALLED IN A FIRE-RATED ROOM |
| | ACCESSIBLE |
| | FROM THE EXTERIOR |
| | (7) CONTROL VALVES IN A FIRE-RATED STAIR ENCLOSURE |
| | ACCESSIBLE |
| | FROM THE EXTERIOR AS PERMITTED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING |
| | JURISDICTION. |
| | |
| | 6.5 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES. |
| | 6.5.1 WHERE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 6.2.11(4), BACKFLOW |
| | PREVENTION |
| | ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR |
| | INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. |
| | 6.5.2 WHERE BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES ARE USED, |
| | THEY |
| | SHALL BE PROTECTED AGAINST MECHANICAL DAMAGE WHERE |
| | NEEDED. |
| | |
| | THE LOCATION OF THE DDCV APPEARS TO BE CLOSER THAN THE |
| | HEIGHT OF THE WALL. |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE LOCATION OR PROVIDE |
| | PROTECTION SHOULD THE WALL COLLASPE. |
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| | |
| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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