Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20100736
Permit Number 20100736
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2021-02-04 07:50:201ST REVIEW FBC-2020 MECHANICAL
 PERMIT-20100736
  
 CODES IN EFFECT:
  
 FBC B- FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SIXTH EDITION 2020
 FBC M- FLORIDA MECHANICAL CODE SIXTH EDITION 2020
 FBC EC- FLORIDA ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE SIXTH EDITION
 2020
 FBC FG- FLORIDA FUEL GAS CODE SIXTH EDITION 2020
 FBC EX- FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE SIXTH EDITION
 2020
 FBC RES- FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE SIXTH
 EDITION 2020
 FS- FLORIDA STATUTES
 FAC- FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
 WPB- WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SIXTH
 EDITION 2020
  
 PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED.
  
 1) SHEET M-4.2.1: PLEASE PROVIDE THE CALCULATIONS FOR
 EACH DRYER DUCT LENGTH AND EXPLAIN WHY A LONG VENT
 DRYER IS NOT REQUIRED. THE DRYER DUCT LENGTH LISTED IN
 EACH CHART, IS THAT LENGTH BEFORE THE 90 DEGREE AND 45
 DEGREE TURNS? PROVIDE THE DEVELOPED LENGTH OF PIPE
 BEFORE THE TURNS ARE ADDED. FROM OUR CONVERSATION YOU
 MUST SUBTRACT 10? FROM THE DRYER MANUFACTURERS DRYER
 DUCT LENGTH. EXAMPLE: A1 THE LENGTH IS 54? ? 10? = 44?;
 THE DRYER EXHAUST LENGTH LISTS 40? WITH THE ADDITION OF
 1 90 DEGREE AND 1 45 DEGREE TURN THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL
 ALLOWABLE LENGTH OF DRYER DUCT PIPING TO 36.5? WHICH IS
 LONGER THAN ALLOWED BY THE FBC M 504.8.4 WHICH WOULD
 MEAN THE LENGTH IDENTIFICATION MUST BE POSTED. FBC M
 504.8.5
  
  
 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 OLD
 SHEETS FROM THE PLAN SETS, BIND THEM TOGETHER
 SEPARATELY AND MARK VOID OR OLD ON THEM. PLEASE RETAIN
 THEM FOR REFERENCE WITH THE NEW SUBMITTED PLANS. THIS
 PROCESS WILL ALSO APPLY TO ANY DOCUMENTS SUCH AS
 PRODUCT APPROVALS OR CALCULATIONS BEING REPLACED OR
 UPDATED.
  
 MICHAEL EDWARDS
 MECHANICAL EXAMINER
 401 CLEMATIS STREET
 WEST PALM BEACH FL. 33401
 561-805-6728
 [email protected]
  


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