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| 2022-03-10 08:42:09 | 03/10/22 1ST GAS REVIEW**DENIED** WITH COMMENTS |
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| | NOTE - A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW COULD NOT BE DONE AT THIS |
| | TIME, AND ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS MAY BE |
| | GENERATED UPON THE RE-REVIEW OF SUBMITTED CORRECTIONS. |
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| | 1. NOTE: THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH HAS NO RECORD OF |
| | EXISTING GAS PERMITS WITH INSPECTIONS OF THE CURRENT |
| | SYSTEM. A COMPLETE EVALUATION OF ALL GAS SYSTEMS AND |
| | EQUIPMENT WILL BE DONE ON THIS REVIEW, AND IF NOT TO |
| | CODE, IT MAY NEED TO BE BOUT UP TO CODE COMPLIANCE AT |
| | THE OWNER?S EXPENSE PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC |
| | SEC. 105.1. |
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| | 2. WOULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE A SCOPE OF WORK THAT IS |
| | BEING DONE? IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE WORK WILL BE DONE PER |
| | THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SEC. 101.2 SCOPE. |
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| | 3. THE PHYSICAL ADDRESS OF THE RESIDENCE MUST BE ON |
| | PLANS IN FULL, NUMBER, STREET, CITY, STATE, AND ZIP |
| | CODE PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SEC.107.2.1 |
| | INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 4. WOULD YOU PLEASE SUBMIT THE ISOMETRIC DRAWING THAT |
| | CLEARLY SHOWS THE LENGTH OF ALL CUT SECTIONS OF PIPE |
| | PER 2020 FBC RES. SECS. G2413.4.1, G2413.4.2. |
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| | 5. THIS TANKLESS UNIT CALL FOR A 10.5? WATER COLUMN, |
| | AND THE SERVICE METER DISCHARGES IS A 12? WATER COLUMN |
| | REQUIRING A REGULATOR FOR THIS UNIT AS PER THE |
| | MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION. SUBMIT MANUFACTURER?S |
| | SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PRESSURE REGULATORS IF |
| | APPLICABLE. REGULATORS INSTALLED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE |
| | BUILDING SHALL BE APPROVED FOR OUTDOOR INSTALLATION PER |
| | THE 2020 FBC RES. SEC. G2421.1 OR 410.1. |
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| | 6. IS THE DRYER IN A CLOSET OR OPEN SPACE? WOULD YOU |
| | PLEASE SUBMIT CALCULATIONS FOR COMBUSTION AIR PER THE |
| | FBC RES. SEC. G2407.1 AND G2439.4 (CLOTHES DRYERS). IF |
| | THE LOUVER IS USED, SHOW THE LOUVERS' LOCATIONS THAT |
| | ARE BEING INSTALLED FOR THE COMBUSTION AIR. THE LOUVERS |
| | CANNOT BE LOCATED ON AN EXTERIOR WALL THAT IS FIRE |
| | RATED AS THE FIRE RATING OF THE WALL MUST BE MAINTAINED |
| | PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO FBC SEC.107.2.1. |
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| | 7. SHOW THE DISTANCE FROM THE POINT OF DELIVERY (GAS |
| | METER / MP REGULATOR / LP TANK) TO THE MOST REMOTE |
| | OUTLET IN THE BUILDING AND/OR SYSTEM PER THE 2020 FBC |
| | FG SEC. 402.4.1 OR 2020 FBC RES. SEC. G2413.4.1. |
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| | 8. LIST THE BTU LOAD OF EACH APPLIANCE AND THE TOTAL |
| | BTU LOAD ON THE SYSTEM. REFER TO THE 2020 FBC FG SECS. |
| | 401.8 THROUGH 402.6.1 AND TABLES 402.4 (1) THROUGH |
| | 402.4 (37) OR 2020 FBC RES. SEC. G2413. |
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| | 9. WOULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE WHAT TYPE OF GAS (LP OR |
| | NATURAL) IS BEING USED PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE |
| | FBC SEC. 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 10. INDICATE THE SYSTEM'S DELIVERY PRESSURE (PSI) ON |
| | THE PLAN PER THE 2020 FBC FG SEC. 402.2 OR 2020 FBC |
| | RES. SEC. G2413.2. |
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| | 11. WOULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE MANUFACTURES |
| | SPECIFICATIONS FOR GAS TANKLESS, DYER, AND GENERATOR |
| | EQUIPMENT TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH 2020 FBC RES. SEC. |
| | G2408.1. GAS APPLIANCES SHALL BE LISTED AND LABELED. |
| | THE INSTALLATION MANUALS FOR ALL GAS |
| | APPLIANCES/EQUIPMENT SHALL BE ONSITE AT THE TIME OF |
| | INSPECTION PER THE 2020 FBC RES. SEC. G2413.2 AND |
| | G2404.3. |
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| | 12. IF UTILITIES PROVIDE A REGULATOR, NO SPECIFICATIONS |
| | ARE REQUIRED BUT SUBMIT THE MANUFACTURER?S |
| | SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PRESSURE REGULATORS INSTALLED AT |
| | TANKLESS OR ANY OTHER LOCATION. REGULATORS INSTALLED ON |
| | THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE APPROVED FOR |
| | OUTDOOR INSTALLATION PER THE 2020 FBC RES. SEC. |
| | G2421.1. A REGULATOR IS REQUIRED TO BRING THE SYSTEM |
| | DOWN TO 10.5 WC ON THE HEART, BUT THE FPU REGULATOR MAY |
| | STEP DOWN FOR THIS SYSTEM. |
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| | 13. WOULD YOU PLEASE SUBMIT A HOUSE PLAN SHOWING THE |
| | LOCATION OF THE TANK-LESS WATER HEATER AND THE LOCATION |
| | AND DISTANCE OF ANY OPERABLE DOORS OR WINDOWS IN |
| | RELATION TO THE WATER HEATER? THE LOCATION OF THE WATER |
| | HEATER SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S |
| | INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. THE HOUSE PLAN CAN BE |
| | HAND-DRAWN PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SEC. |
| | 107.2.1. INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 14. HOT WATER LINES NOT IN CONDITION SPACE NEED TO BE |
| | INSULATED WITH A MINIMUM R-3 PER THE 2020 FBC SEC. RE |
| | 403.5.3. WOULD YOU PLEASE NOTE ON PLANS. IF APPLICABLE. |
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| | 15. CONDENSATE FOR TANKLESS NEEDS TO BE 1' AWAY FROM |
| | THE STRUCTURE PER THE 2020 FBC SEC. R318.5. IF |
| | APPLICABLE. WOULD YOU PLEASE NOTE ON PLANS. IF |
| | APPLICABLE. |
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| | 16. THE CLAIMED VALUE APPEARS TO BE UNDERESTIMATED ON |
| | THE APPLICATION; PLEASE PROVIDE AN ITEMIZED DOCUMENT |
| | PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 109.3. BUILDING |
| | PERMITS VALUATIONS. THE PLUMBING APPLICATION AND THE |
| | OVERALL VALUE IS LOW. WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 109.3 |
| | BUILDING PERMITS VALUATIONS. SUPPOSE, IN THE OPINION OF |
| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE CLAIMED VALUATION OF THE |
| | BUILDING, ALTERATION, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, GAS, |
| | MECHANICAL, OR PLUMBING SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE |
| | UNDERESTIMATED ON THE APPLICATION. IN THAT CASE, THE |
| | PERMIT SHALL BE DENIED UNLESS THE APPLICANT CAN SHOW |
| | DETAILED QUANTITY ESTIMATES AND/OR BONA FIDE SIGNED |
| | CONTRACTS (EXCLUDING LAND VALUE) TO MEET THE APPROVAL |
| | OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE VALUATION OF BUILDINGS |
| | AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE FOR |
| | PERMITTING PURPOSES, INCLUDING STRUCTURAL, ELECTRIC, |
| | PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR FINISH, RELATIVE SITE |
| | WORK, ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING COSTS, |
| | OVERHEAD, AND PROFIT, EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE. |
| | VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED |
| | DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES |
| | (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.), AS PUBLISHED BY |
| | INTERNATIONAL CODE CONGRESS. THE FINAL BUILDING PERMIT |
| | VALUATION SHALL BE SET BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE |
| | VALUE HAS BEEN CHANGED, AND FEES AND NOC ARE REQUIRED. |
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| | 17. WOULD YOU PLEASE SUBMIT THE SIZING TABLE USED IN |
| | THE DESIGN FOR THE GAS SYSTEM OR PLACE A NOTE ON BOTH |
| | SETS OF PLANS LISTING THE SIZING TABLES FROM GAS CODES |
| | OR ANOTHER STANDARD THAT WAS USED IN THE DESIGN OF THIS |
| | SYSTEM PER THE 2020 FBC RES. SEC. G2413.3. |
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| | 18. WOULD YOU PLEASE LABEL THE SHUTOFF VALVES AND DRIP |
| | LEGS ON GAS ISOMERIC PER THE 2020 FBC FG SEC. 409.5 OR |
| | 2020 FBC RES. SEC. G2420.5. |
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| | 19. A LICENSED CONTRACTOR REQUIRES A GENERATOR PERMIT |
| | FOR THE SCOPE OF WORK PER THE WPB AMENDMENT TO THE FBC |
| | SEC. 105.1. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS, PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION & |
| | REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY NECESSARY PAGES. |
| | A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW |
| | COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION |
| | MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE |
| | THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND, WILL HELP EXPEDITE YOUR |
| | PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
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| | HTTPS://CODES.ICCSAFE.ORG/CODES/FLORIDA |
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| | WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS 2017 FBC CHAPTER; UPON |
| | REQUEST. |
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| | LUIS A. CRESPO |
| | PLUMBING PLAN EXAMINER / INSPECTOR |
| | EMAIL: [email protected] OFFICE: 561 805-6720 |
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