| Date |
Text |
| 2018-12-12 10:06:05 | 1ST REVIEW FBC-2017 MECHANICAL |
| | PERMIT #18090632 |
| | 12/12/18 |
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| | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | |
| | FBC B- FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| | FBC M- FLORIDA MECHANICAL CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| | FBC EX- FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE SIXTH EDITION |
| | 2017 |
| | FS- FLORIDA STATUTES |
| | FAC- FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | WPB- WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SIXTH |
| | EDITION 2017 |
| | NFPA 37-2018 |
| | NFPA 110- |
| | |
| | PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED. |
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| | |
| | 1) SHEET M-401: THE GENERATOR/TANK (EPS) ROOM DRAWINGS |
| | SHOW THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST AIRFLOW ARROWS REVERSED. |
| | THE RADIATOR IS EXHAUST AND THE LOUVER BY THE DOORS IN |
| | ALLEY IS INTAKE- PLEASE CORRECT. |
| | |
| | 2) M-401: IT APPEARS THAT THE GENERATOR RADIATOR |
| | EXHAUST DISCHARGE AND EF-2 ARE BOTH DISCHARGING INTO |
| | THE PARKING GARAGE. PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING LIST OF |
| | CODE SECTIONS AND CORRECT: |
| | |
| | A) SECTION 501.3 FBC M: AIR REMOVED BY MECHANICAL |
| | EXHAUST SYSTEMS SHALL DISCHARGE TO THE OUTDOORS. |
| | |
| | B) SECTION 510.6.7 FBC M: HAZARDOUS EXHAUST DUCT |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL EXTEND DIRECTLY TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE |
| | BUILDING. |
| | |
| | C) SECTION 6.3.6.5.2 NFPA 37- 2015: VENTILATION SHALL |
| | DISCHARGE TO A SAFE LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. |
| | |
| | D) SECTION 7.7.4.2 NFPA 110- 2016: RADIATOR AIR SHALL |
| | DISCHARGE BE DUCTED OUTDOORS. |
| | |
| | 3) M-401: PLEASE CORRECT KEYED NOTE #3. THE EXHAUST |
| | SYSTEM IN THE GENERATOR/TANK (EPS) ROOM (EF-2) SHALL |
| | RUN CONTINUOUSLY- SECTIONS 4.1.2.1.3 & 6.3.6.5.1 NFPA |
| | 37, AND SECTION 502.4.2 FBC M. |
| | |
| | 4) M-401: PROVIDE EXHAUST VENTILATION CALCULATIONS FOR |
| | THE GENERATOR/TANK (EPS) ROOM, AND PROVIDE AN EQUIPMENT |
| | SCHEDULE FOR EF-2- SECTION 502.4.2 FBC M. |
| | |
| | 5) M-401: INDICATE THE TYPE AND GAGE OF THE EXHAUST |
| | DUCTWORK- SECTION 510.9 FBC M. |
| | |
| | 6) M-401: THE OUTSIDE AIR INTAKE FOR THE GENERATOR/TAN |
| | K (EPS) ROOM SHALL BE 10' FROM THE ALLEY IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 510.6.5 AND 401.4 (1) & (2) FBC M. |
| | |
| | 7) M-401: REFER TO SECTION 7.7.1 NFPA 110- 2016 AND |
| | VERIFY THAT THE VENTILATION AIRFLOW IN THE |
| | GENERATOR/TANK (EPS) ROOM IS DESIGNED TO LIMIT THE |
| | MAXIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE IN THE ROOM TO THE MAXIMUM |
| | AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE REQUIRED BY THE GENERATOR |
| | MANUFACTURER. CONSIDERATION SHALL BE GIVEN TO ALL THE |
| | HEAT EMITTED TO THE ROOM BY THE ENERGY CONVERTER, |
| | EXHAUST PIPES, AND ALL OTHER HEAT PRODUCING EQUIPMENT- |
| | SECTION 7.7.1.1. DESIGN OF THE HEATING, COOLING, AND |
| | VENTILATION SYSTEM SHALL AMONG OTHER THINGS, INCLUDE |
| | PROVISONS FOR FACTORS SUCH AS HEAT, COLD, HUMIDITY, |
| | LOUVERS, ETC.- SECTION 7.7.7. |
| | |
| | 8)1SUBMIT THE GENERATOR EXHAUST PIPE SPECIFICATIONS, |
| | AND PROVIDE AN EXHAUST PIPE DIAGRAM SHOWING THE TOTAL |
| | SYSTEM RUN AND LENGTH MEASUREMENT. PLEASE INCLUDE ALL |
| | COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SILENCER, AND |
| | ANY CONTRACTOR SUPPLIED PIPING. |
| | |
| | 9) THE MAXIMUM BACKPRESSURE FOR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM PER |
| | THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECS IS 10 KPA PLEASE PROVIDE A |
| | BACKPRESSURE CALCULATION TO SHOW COMPLIANCE. THE CALC |
| | MUST INCLUDE ALL COMPONENTS OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, |
| | INCLUDING THE SILENCER AND ALL FACTORY OR CONTRACTOR |
| | SUPPLIED PIPING. |
| | |
| | 10) PROVIDE THE UL CERTIFICATES FOR THE GENERATOR AND |
| | THE FUEL TANK- SECTION 304.1 FBC M. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PLAN SHEETS INTO THE SETS, REMOVE THE |
| | PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS AND MARK VOID ON THEM, AND |
| | KEEP THEM WITH THE SUBMITTALS |
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| | CHRISTOPHER L. COLE |
| | MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401 |
| | 561-805-6719 |
| | [email protected] |
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