| Date |
Text |
| 2020-09-24 13:39:50 | 1ST REVIEW FBC-2017 RES. FUEL GAS |
| | PERMIT- 20090835 |
| | 9/24/2020 |
| | |
| | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC RES- FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE SIXTH |
| | EDITION 2017 |
| | FBC P- FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| | 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 FG- FLORIDA FUEL GAS CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| | FBC EX- FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE SIXTH |
| | FS- FLORIDA STATUTES |
| | FAC- FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | WPB- WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SIXTH |
| | EDITION 2017 |
| | |
| | PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED. |
| | |
| | 1) THE SUBMITTED PE SIZING TABLE FOR LP GAS, THE LP GAS |
| | REGULATOR SPECS, AND THE LP TANK SPECS ARE NOT |
| | ACCEPTED- THE RISER SHOWS A NATURAL GAS SYSTEM- SEC. |
| | 107.2.1 WPB. |
| | |
| | 2) GAS ISOMETRIC DRAWING: |
| | |
| | A) SHOW THE LENGTH, THE TYPE, AND SIZE OF PIPING FROM |
| | THE METER TO THE 1ST TEE, AND FROM THE 1ST TEE TO THE |
| | 2ND TEE- SECTION G2413.4.1 & G2413.4.2 FBC RES. |
| | |
| | B) PIPE SIZING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | G2413.3 FBC RES. PLEASE INDICATE THE METHOD USED PER |
| | SECTIONS G2413.4.1 LONGEST LENGTH, OR G2413.4.2 BRANCH |
| | LENGTH. INDICATE THE TABLES USED TO SIZE THE SCHEDULE |
| | 40 METALLIC AND PE PIPING- SEE TABLES G2413.4(1)- |
| | G2413.4(8). PLEASE NOTE IF USING THE LONGEST LENGTH |
| | METHOD TO SIZE THE SCHED. 40 METALLIC, THE MAIN PIPE |
| | FROM THE METER TO THE 1ST TEE, ACCORDING TO TABLE |
| | G2413.4(1) SHALL BE MINIMUM 2 IN. FOR A 919,000 BTUH |
| | LOAD AT 130 FT. DEVELOPED LENGTH. USING THE LONGEST |
| | LENGTH METHOD TO SIZE THE PE PIPING FROM THE TEE TO THE |
| | GENERATOR, ACCORDING TO TABLE G2413.4(7) A MINIMUM |
| | 1-1/2 IN. PIPE IS REQUIRED FOR THE 306.000 BTUH LOAD. |
| | THE PLAN INDICATES A 1 IN. PIPE WHICH WILL BE |
| | UNDERSIZED. |
| | |
| | C) SUBMIT UPDATED SPECS FOR THE 22KW GENERATOR. I HAVE |
| | CHECKED THE UPDATED SPECS FOR THE GENERAC 22KW MODEL |
| | AND THEY INDICATE A FULL LOAD OF 306,000 BTUH FOR |
| | NATURAL GAS. PLEASE CORRECT THE LOAD SHOWN ON THE |
| | RISER. |
| | |
| | D) THE GENERAC SPECS SHOW A NATURAL GAS INPUT PRESSURE |
| | OF 3.5- 7 IN. W.C. PLEASE SHOW THE LOCATION OF THE |
| | REQUIRED REGULATOR AT THE GENERATOR TO REDUCE PRESSURE. |
| | INDICATE THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE SELECTED REGULATOR |
| | ON THE RISER. SUBMIT MARKED UP OR HIGHLIGHTED REGULATOR |
| | SPECS SHOWING THE MODEL, INLET AND OUTLET PRESSURES, |
| | SPRING SELECTION, AND ORIFICE SIZE- SECTION G2421.1 & |
| | G2421.2. SHOW THE REQUIRED PIPE UNIONS AT THE |
| | REGULATOR. AS NOTED IN COMMENT 1 THE SUBMITTED REG. |
| | SPECS ARE FOR LP GAS. |
| | |
| | E) INDICATE HOW THE PE PIPING RISER WILL MAKE |
| | CONNECTION AT THE GENERATOR PER SECTIONS G2415.17.1 & |
| | G2415.17.2. PLEASE NOTE THAT SPECS FOR ANODELESS |
| | RISERS, PE/METALLIC PIPE CONNECTORS, OR FLEX CONNECTORS |
| | SHALL BE LISTED AND LABELED. SUBMIT SPECS OR PLACE A |
| | NOTE THEY WILL BE ONSITE FOR INSPECTION. |
| | |
| | F) INDICATE A DRIP LEG WILL BE INSTALLED AND PROVIDE A |
| | SYMBOL TO SHOW THE LOCATION- SECTION G2419.2 FBC RES. |
| | |
| | 3) PLEASE NOTE THE GENERATOR (UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT) |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED A MINIMUM OF 5' AWAY FROM |
| | COMBUSTIBLE WALLS- SEC. 4.1.4 NFPA 37, AND A MINIMUM OF |
| | 10' FROM MECHANICAL OR GRAVITY AIR INTAKES (WINDOW AND |
| | DOOR OPENINGS) INTO THE BUILDING- SEC. R303.5.1 FBC |
| | RES. |
| | |
| | 4) THERE IS A 0 VALUE FOR THE PROPOSED GAS PIPING |
| | INSTALLATION. PLEASE SUBMIT A COPY OF A SIGNED CONTRACT |
| | AND/OR COPIES OF INVOICES AND ESTIMATES SHOWING THE |
| | TOTAL COST OF THE INSTALLATION INCLUDING VALUE OF |
| | LABOR, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, SITE WORK, DESIGN FEES, |
| | AND OVERHEAD AND PROFIT- SECTION 109.3 WPB. |
| | |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
| | |
| | CHRISTOPHER L. COLE |
| | MECHANICAL/PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401 |
| | 561-805-6719 |
| | [email protected] |
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