| Date |
Text |
| 2022-05-04 07:26:42 | PLEASE PROVIDE A MECHANICAL DRAWING SHOWING THE ROOMS |
| | AND THE DOORS. I CANNOT APPROVE A DRAWING THAT DOES NOT |
| | SHOW ME THE DOORS OR CLOSETS. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMMENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS REVIEW |
| | BELOW: |
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| | 2) THE RETURN AIR SHALL NOT BE FROM A CLOSET. |
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| | FRC M1602.2 RETURN AIR OPENINGS. RETURN AIR OPENINGS |
| | FOR HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 4. RETURN AIR |
| | SHALL NOT BE TAKEN FROM A CLOSET, BATHROOM, |
| | TOILET ROOM, KITCHEN, GARAGE, MECHANICAL ROOM, BOILER |
| | ROOM, FURNACE ROOM OR UNCONDITIONED ATTIC. |
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| | 3) SHOW THE ANCHORAGE DETAIL OF THE OUTDOOR CONDENSING |
| | UNIT. |
| | M1307.2 ANCHORAGE OF APPLIANCES. APPLIANCES DESIGNED TO |
| | BE FIXED IN POSITION SHALL BE FASTENED OR ANCHORED IN |
| | AN APPROVED MANNER. IN SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORIES D0, D1 |
| | AND D2, AND IN TOWNHOUSES IN SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY C, |
| | WATER HEATERS AND THERMAL STORAGE UNITS SHALL BE |
| | ANCHORED OR STRAPPED TO RESIST HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT |
| | CAUSED BY EARTHQUAKE MOTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ONE OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING: |
| | 1. ANCHORAGE AND STRAPPING SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST |
| | A HORIZONTAL FORCE EQUAL TO ONE-THIRD OF THE OPERATING |
| | WEIGHT OF THE WATER HEATER STORAGE TANK, ACTING IN ANY |
| | HORIZONTAL DIRECTION. STRAPPING SHALL BE AT POINTS |
| | WITHIN THE UPPER ONE-THIRD AND LOVER ONE-THIRD OF THE |
| | APPLIANCE?S VERTICAL DIMENSIONS. AT THE LOWER POINT, |
| | THE STRAPPING SHALL MAINTAIN A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 4 |
| | INCHES (102 MM) ABOVE THE CONTROLS. |
| | 2. THE ANCHORAGE STRAPPING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THE APPLIANCE MANUFACTURER?S RECOMMENDATIONS. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM. |
| | |
| | MICHAEL EDWARDS |
| | MECHANICAL EXAMINER |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FL. 33401 |
| | 561-805-6728 |
| | [email protected] |
