| Date |
Text |
| 2019-03-25 08:57:31 | PERMIT # 19030580 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | 1) A THOROUGH AND COMPLETE PLAN REVIEW CANNOT BE |
| | COMPLETED AT THIS TIME DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION |
| | SUBMITTED ON THE PLANS. ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | MAY BE GENERATED DURING PLAN RESUBMISSION. |
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| | 2) SHOP DRAWINGS WERE SUBMITTED FOR A DOUBLE CHECK |
| | VALVE ASSEMBLY HOWEVER THE INSTALLATION LOCATION FOR |
| | THIS ASSEMBLY IS NOT IDENTIFIED ON ANY OF THE DRAWINGS |
| | PROVIDED. PLEASE MARK THE LOCATION OF THE DDCV TO |
| | ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 24. |
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| | 3) PER NFPA 24 SECTION 6.2.1, 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 |
| | FEET FROM THE BUILDING. |
| | (A) FOR BUILDINGS LESS THAN 40 FEET IN HEIGHT, A POST |
| | INDICATOR VALVE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED |
| | CLOSER THAN 40 FEET 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 FEET FROM THE BUILDING. |
| | (A) FOR BUILDINGS LESS THAN 40 FEET IN HEIGHT, A |
| | BACKFLOW PREVENTER WITH AT LEAST ONE INDICATING VALVE |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED CLOSER THAN 40 FEET |
| | BUT AT LEAST AS FAR FROM THE BUILDING AS THE HEIGHT OF |
| | THE WALL FACING THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER. |
| | (5) CONTROL VALVES INSTALLED IN A FIRE-RATED ROOM |
| | ACCESSIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR |
| | (6) CONTROL VALVES IN A FIRE-RATED STAIR ENCLOSURE |
| | ACCESSIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR AS PERMITTED BY THE |
| | AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION |
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| | 4) JOINT RESTRAINT: PER NFPA 13 & 24, SECTION 10.8.1.1, |
| | ALL TEES, PLUGS, CAPS, BENDS, REDUCERS, VALVES, AND |
| | HYDRANT BRANCHES SHALL BE RESTRAINED AGAINST MOVEMENT |
| | BY USING THRUST BLOCKS OR RESTRAINED JOINT SYSTEMS. |
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| | 5) CORROSION RESISTANCE: PER NFPA 13 & 24, SECTION |
| | 10.8.3.5, AFTER INSTALLATION, RODS, NUTS, BOLTS, |
| | WASHERS, CLAMPS, AND OTHER RESTRAINING DEVICES SHALL BE |
| | CLEANED AND THOROUGHLY COATED WITH A BITUMINOUS OR |
| | OTHER ACCEPTABLE CORROSION-RETARDING MATERIAL. |
| | |
| | 6) ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS: PER NFPA 13 & 24, SECTION |
| | 10.10.2.1.3, UNDERGROUND PIPING, FROM THE WATER SUPPLY |
| | TO THE SYSTEM RISER, AND LEAD-IN CONNECTIONS TO THE |
| | SYSTEM RISER SHALL BE COMPLETELY FLUSHED BEFORE |
| | CONNECTION IS MADE TO DOWNSTREAM FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM |
| | PIPING. THE MINIMUM RATE OF FLOW SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN |
| | THE FLOW NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A VELOCITY OF 10 FEET PER |
| | SECOND. |
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| | 7) FLUSHING PAPERS: PER NFPA 13 & 24, SECTION 10.10.1, |
| | THE INSTALLING CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE |
| | COMPLETING AND SIGNING THE CONTRACTOR?S MATERIAL AND |
| | TEST CERTIFICATE(S) SHOWN IN FIGURE 10.10.1. |
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| | 8) HYDROSTATIC TESTING: PER NFPA 13 & 24, SECTION |
| | 10.10.2.2.1 ALL PIPING AND ATTACHED APPURTENANCES |
| | SUBJECTED TO SYSTEM WORKING PRESSURE SHALL BE |
| | HYDROSTATICALLY TESTED AT |
| | 200 PSI OR 50 PSI IN EXCESS OF THE SYSTEM WORKING |
| | PRESSURE, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, AND SHALL MAINTAIN THAT |
| | PRESSURE +/-5 PSI FOR 2 HOURS. |
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| | SUE ELLEN CALDERON |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
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