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| 2021-04-14 13:31:51 | WE HAVE LOOKED AT THE VENT TERMINATION AGAIN AND WHILE |
| | IT MEETS FBC M 501.3.2 REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL EXHAUST |
| | VENT TERMINATION WITH THE SCREEN, LOUVER OR GRILLE A |
| | DRYER VENT TERMINATION HAS SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| | THE VENT TERMINATION. |
| | FBC M 501.3.2EXHAUST OPENING PROTECTION. |
| | EXHAUST OPENINGS THAT TERMINATE OUTDOORS SHALL BE |
| | PROTECTED WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT SCREENS, LOUVERS OR |
| | GRILLES. OPENINGS IN SCREENS, LOUVERS AND GRILLES SHALL |
| | BE SIZED NOT LESS THAN 1/4 INCH (6.4 MM) AND NOT LARGER |
| | THAN 1/2 INCH (12.7 MM). OPENINGS SHALL BE PROTECTED |
| | AGAINST LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. LOUVERS THAT PROTECT |
| | EXHAUST OPENINGS IN STRUCTURES LOCATED IN |
| | HURRICANE-PRONE REGIONS, AS DEFINED IN THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING, SHALL COMPLY WITH AMCA |
| | STANDARD 550. OUTDOOR OPENINGS LOCATED IN EXTERIOR |
| | WALLS SHALL MEET THE PROVISIONS FOR EXTERIOR WALL |
| | OPENING PROTECTIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
| | THE PRODUCT DOES MEET THIS SECTION OF THE CODE FOR |
| | TYPICAL EXHAUST VENT TERMINATION. THE CODE IS SAYING |
| | ALL EXHAUST TERMINATION OPENINGS MUST HAVE EITHER A |
| | SCREEN, LOUVER OR GRILLE. |
| | DRYER VENT TERMINATIONS HAVE THEIR OWN SET OF RULES |
| | SPECIFICALLY COVERED IN. FBC M 504.4 EXHAUST |
| | INSTALLATION. |
| | DRYER EXHAUST DUCTS FOR CLOTHES DRYERS SHALL TERMINATE |
| | ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND SHALL BE EQUIPPED |
| | WITH A BACKDRAFT DAMPER. SCREENS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED |
| | AT THE DUCT TERMINATION. DUCTS SHALL NOT BE CONNECTED |
| | OR INSTALLED WITH SHEET METAL SCREWS OR OTHER FASTENERS |
| | THAT WILL OBSTRUCT THE EXHAUST FLOW. CLOTHES DRYER |
| | EXHAUST DUCTS SHALL NOT BE CONNECTED TO A VENT |
| | CONNECTOR, VENT OR CHIMNEY. CLOTHES DRYER EXHAUST DUCTS |
| | SHALL NOT EXTEND INTO OR THROUGH DUCTS OR PLENUMS. |
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| | BASED ON THIS CODE SECTION THE INTENT OF THE CODE IS TO |
| | NOT HAVE ANY RESTRICTIONS BEYOND THE BACKDRAFT DAMPER |
| | FOR ANY DRYER EXHAUST TERMINATION, THERE SHALL BE NO |
| | SCREEN, LOUVER OR GRILLE BEYOND THE BACKDRAFT DAMPER OF |
| | THE DRYER EXHAUST TERMINATION. |
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| | MICHAEL EDWARDS |
| | MECHANICAL EXAMINER |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FL. 33401 |
| | 561-805-6728 |
| | [email protected] |
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