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| 2020-05-06 08:05:02 | JERRY SMITH: |
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| | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| | 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1. |
| | FBC RES = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | FBC EX = FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH |
| | EDITION |
| | FBC FG = FLORIDA FUEL GAS CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | NFPA 54 = NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE |
| | FAC= FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | 3RD REVIEW |
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| | GAS COMMENTS: DENIED |
| | AS REQUIRED BY TIM LARGE, THE INFORMATION ON THE |
| | RESPONSE NARRATIVE WAS TO BE ON THE PLANS. WPB AMEND. |
| | TO FBC SEC. 107.2.1. |
| | REGARDING THE SUBMITTED PLANS, THE FOLLOWING IS NOTED: |
| | 1) NEW STOVE APPEARS TO HAVE A TOTAL GAS DEMAND OF |
| | 77,600 BTUS, NOT 43,100 BTUS AS NOTED ON THE RISER |
| | DIAGRAMS. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, CORRECT THE DRAWING. IT |
| | IS NOTED THAT TOTAL DEMAND FOR THE SYSTEM AT 260,000 |
| | BTUS IS ADEQUATE BUT SHOULD REFLECT ACTUAL TOTAL BTU |
| | DEMAND. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, CORRECT THE DRAWING. |
| | 2) FBC FG TABLE 402.4(15) NOTED ON PLANS USED FOR |
| | SIZING CSST TUBING SHALL BE ADDRESSED AS FOLLOWS: |
| | A. METER IS FOR INLET PRESSURE LESS THAN 2 PSI/PRESSURE |
| | DROP 0.5 INCH W.C./SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.60 AND IS NOT THE |
| | TABLE TO BE USED FOR SIZING THE CSST TUBING IN THE 2 |
| | PSI SYSTEM. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE CORRECT TABLE |
| | FOR THE CSST TUBING IN THE 2 PSI SYSTEM (PLEASE NOTE |
| | THAT PRESSURE DROP IN 2 PSI SYSTEMS IS IN PSI, NOT W.C. |
| | AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTLY EXPRESSED ON THE PLANS). |
| | B. IS EXPRESSED IN EHD (EQUIVALENT HYDRAULIC DIAMETER) |
| | UNITS, NOT DIAMETER IN INCHES. SIZING ON THE PLANS FOR |
| | CSST TUBING IS ? INCH. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE |
| | CORRECT EHD (EQUIVALENT HYDRAULIC DIAMETER) SIZE. |
| | 3) FBC FG TABLE 402.4(2) NOTED AT THE METER IS FOR |
| | INLET PRESSURE LESS THAN 2 PSI/PRESSURE DROP 0.5 INCH |
| | W.C./SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.60 AND IS NOT THE TABLE TO BE |
| | USED FOR SIZING THE GALVANIZED PIPING IN THE 2 PSI |
| | SYSTEM (PLEASE NOTE THAT PRESSURE DROP IN 2 PSI SYSTEMS |
| | IS IN PSI, NOT WC). PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE |
| | CORRECT TABLE FOR THE GALVANIZED PIPING IN THE 2 PSI |
| | SYSTEM (PLEASE NOTE THAT PRESSURE DROP IN 2 PSI SYSTEMS |
| | IS IN PSI, NOT W.C. AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTLY EXPRESSED |
| | ON THE PLANS). TABLE 402.4(2) SHALL BE USED FOR SIZING |
| | GALVANIZED PIPING DOWNSTREAM OF THE MP REGULATOR AND |
| | SHALL BE INDICATED AS SUCH WHERE APPLICABLE ON THE |
| | PLANS. PLEASE NOTE; IF YOUR SYSTEM IS FOR THE HOUSE IS |
| | LESS THAN 2 PSI THEN IT NEEDS TO BE CLEARLY INDICATED |
| | ON THE PLANS. THERE IS CONFUSION AND CONFLICTION |
| | BETWEEN 003 P-ISOMETRIC AND 004 P-GAS ISOMETRIC. |
| | ADDITIONALLY IF THE SYSTEM IS LESS THAN 2 PSI THEN |
| | REGULATORS AT THE APPLIANCES SHOULD ONLY BE FURNISHED |
| | IF REQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. |
| | 4) PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE ON THE PLAN 003 |
| | P-ISOMETRIC DRAWING STATING HOW THE WATER HEATER |
| | CONDENSATION LINE WILL BE HANDLED. REFER TO RESPONSE |
| | LETTER DATED 4/24/2020. |
| | 5) PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE DETAIL (ELEVATION) FOR |
| | VENT TERMINALS. ARE THE VENT TERMINALS UNDER A ROOF? |
| | VERIFY ALL REQUIRED MINIMUM CLEARANCES AS REQUIRED BY |
| | FBC FG 503.8 (3) AND AS REQUIRED BY MANUFACTURER. |
| | MANUFACTURER?S INSTALLATION MANUAL WAS PREVIOUSLY |
| | REQUESTED BUT AS OF YET HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED. SEE HTT |
| | PS://WWW.AIRSOLUTIONS.CA/IMAGES/PRODUCTS/NAVIEN/PRODUCT |
| | S/NPE-SERIES/NAVIEN-NPE-INSTALLATION-MANUAL.PDF |
| | 6) IS THE NEW STOVE AN EXACT REPLACEMENT FOR THE OLD |
| | STOVE? IF NOT, SUBMIT CALCULATIONS FOR COMBUSTION AIR |
| | FOR THE PER FBC FG.304.1 USING ONE OF THE METHODS |
| | LISTED IN FBC FG 304.5 |
| | 7) IT IS NOTED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ISOMETRIC AND |
| | PLAN VIEW DRAWINGS WITH SOME REDUNDANCY AS WELL AS |
| | CONFLICTS ACROSS THEM. PLEASE BE SURE TO KEEP ALL |
| | INFORMATION ON ALL PLANS CONSISTENT TO AVOID CONFUSION |
| | AND FURTHER COMMENTS THAT COULD DELAY APPROVAL. |
| | 8) ALL UPDATED INFORMATION SHALL BE INDICATED ON THE |
| | PLANS PER WPB FBC 107.2.1. |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO TO SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID |
| | THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. |
| | ALL PLANS TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE DESIGNER IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FAC AND FS. |
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| | JERALD SMITH |
| | PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | EMAIL [email protected] |
| | PHONE 561-246-0882 MOBILE |
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| | 20031395 204 GREGORY RD |
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