| Date |
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| 2020-01-22 16:04:27 | 1ST REVIEW FBC-2017 MECHANICAL |
| | PERMIT #20010658 |
| | 1/22/20 |
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| | CODES IN EFFECT: |
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| | FBC B- FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| | FBC M- FLORIDA MECHANICAL CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| | FBC EC- FLORIDA ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE SIXTH EDITION |
| | 2017 |
| | FBC RES- FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE SIXTH |
| | EDITION 2017 |
| | FBC FG- FLORIDA FUEL GAS CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| | FS- FLORIDA STATUTES |
| | FAC- FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | WPB- WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SIXTH |
| | EDITION 2017 |
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| | PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED. |
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| | 1) ACCORDING TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY APPRAISER'S |
| | REPORT AND WEST PALM BEACH PERMIT RECORDS, THE AC |
| | SYSTEM IS NOT A CHANGE OUT BUT IS A NEW SYSTEM BEING |
| | INSTALLED IN A PREVIOUSLY UNCONDITIONED BUILDING. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | A) ENERGY COMPLIANCE REPORT- SECTION R503.2 FBC EC. |
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| | B) AC COOLING AND HEATING CALCULATIONS- SECTION |
| | R403.6.1 FBC EC. |
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| | 2) PROVIDE AN AC EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE ON THE PLAN THAT |
| | INCLUDES THE MAKE AND MODEL NUMBERS OF THE CONDENSER |
| | AND THE AIR HANDLER, COOLING AND HEATING CAPACITIES, |
| | TOTAL AIRFLOW CFMS, AND EFFICIENCY RATING- TABLE |
| | C403.2.3(1) FBC EC. |
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| | 3) THE PLAN SHOWS AN UNDERSIZED RETURN TRANSFER GRILL |
| | IN BEDROOM-1- SEE SECTION M1602.3 FBC RES. |
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| | 4) CLARIFY THE LOCATION OF THE AIR HANDLER AND NIOTE |
| | THE FOLLOWING COINCERNING AIR HANDLERS IN ATTIC SPACES: |
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| | M1305.1.3 FBC RES APPLIANCES IN ATTICS. |
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| | 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 20 FEET (6096 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 NOT LESS THAN 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 NOT LESS THAN OF 20 |
| | INCHES BY 30 INCHES (508 MM BY 762 MM), AND LARGE |
| | ENOUGH TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE. |
| | EXCEPTIONS: |
| | 1.THE PASSAGEWAY AND LEVEL SERVICE SPACE ARE NOT |
| | REQUIRED WHERE THE APPLIANCE CAN BE SERVICED AND |
| | REMOVED THROUGH THE REQUIRED OPENING. |
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| | 2.WHERE THE PASSAGEWAY IS UNOBSTRUCTED AND NOT LESS |
| | THAN 6 FEET (1829 MM) HIGH AND 22 INCHES (559 MM) WIDE |
| | FOR ITS ENTIRE LENGTH, THE PASSAGEWAY SHALL BE NOT MORE |
| | THAN 50 FEET (15 250 MM) LONG. |
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| | R403.3.6 FBC EC AIR-HANDLING UNITS. |
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| | AIR-HANDLING UNITS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED IN THE ATTIC |
| | WHEN A HOME IS BROUGHT INTO CODE COMPLIANCE BY SECTION |
| | R402. AIR-HANDLING UNITS SHALL BE ALLOWED IN ATTICS FOR |
| | COMPLIANCE BY SECTION R405 ONLY 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 DOWN |
| | THE UNIT 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 |
| | A PART OF YOUR AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM, THE AIR |
| | HANDLER, IS LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. FOR PROPER, EFFICIENT |
| | AND ECONOMIC OPERATION OF THE AIRCONDITIONING 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 DOWN THE SYSTEM WHEN THE |
| | CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING. 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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| | 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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