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| 2019-12-13 13:03:20 | MECHANICAL PLAN REVIEW FAIL |
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| | 1- RETURN AIR FOR MASTER SUITE TO SMALL PER 2017 |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - RESIDENTIAL, SIXTH EDITION SEC |
| | M1602.3 BALANCED RETURN AIR. |
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| | RESTRICTED RETURN AIR OCCURS IN BUILDINGS WHEN RETURNS |
| | ARE LOCATED IN CENTRAL ZONES AND CLOSED INTERIOR DOORS |
| | IMPEDE AIR FLOW TO THE RETURN GRILL OR WHEN CEILING |
| | SPACES ARE USED AS RETURN PLENUMS AND FIRE WALLS |
| | RESTRICT AIR MOVEMENT FROM ONE PORTION OF THE RETURN |
| | PLENUM TO ANOTHER. PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE IN BOTH |
| | RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO AVOID |
| | UNBALANCED AIR FLOWS AND PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS CAUSED |
| | BY RESTRICTED RETURN AIR. PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS ACROSS |
| | CLOSED DOORS WHERE RETURNS ARE CENTRALLY LOCATED SHALL |
| | BE LIMITED TO 0.01 INCH WC (2.5 PASCALS) OR LESS. |
| | PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS ACROSS FIRE WALLS IN CEILING |
| | SPACE PLENUMS SHALL BE LIMITED TO 0.01 INCH WC (2.5 |
| | PASCALS) BY PROVIDING AIR DUCT PATHWAYS OR AIR TRANSFER |
| | PATHWAYS FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE ZONE TO THE LOW ZONE. |
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| | EXCEPTIONS: |
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| | 1.TRANSFER DUCTS MAY ACHIEVE THIS BY INCREASING THE |
| | RETURN TRANSFER 11/2 TIMES THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA |
| | (SQUARE INCHES) OF THE SUPPLY DUCT ENTERING THE ROOM OR |
| | SPACE IT IS SERVING AND THE DOOR HAVING AT LEAST AN |
| | UNRESTRICTED 1-INCH UNDERCUT TO ACHIEVE PROPER RETURN |
| | AIR BALANCE. |
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| | 2.TRANSFER GRILLES SHALL USE 50 SQUARE INCHES (OF |
| | GRILLE AREA) TO 100 CFM (OF SUPPLY AIR) FOR SIZING |
| | THROUGHTHE-WALL TRANSFER GRILLES AND USING AN |
| | UNRESTRICTED 1- INCH UNDERCUTTING OF DOORS TO ACHIEVE |
| | PROPER RETURN AIR BALANCE. |
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| | 3.HABITABLE ROOMS ONLY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MEET THESE |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPER BALANCED RETURN AIR EXCLUDING |
| | BATHROOMS, CLOSETS, STORAGE ROOMS AND LAUNDRY ROOMS, |
| | EXCEPT THAT ALL SUPPLY AIR INTO THE MASTER SUITE SHALL |
| | BE INCLUDED. |
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| | CHRIS MONTELLO |
| | 561-805-6733 |
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